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  1. 6th Performing Arts Show of Latino/a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Artists

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Al Lujan, Alexis Miranda, Daniel Flores, DramaDIVAS, Frank Aviles, Hank Tavera, Jesse Saenz, José Sarria, Karla Rosales, LLEGÓ California, Mario Huerta, Michael Sifuentes, Mr. Gay Latino, Pro Latino Folklorico Dance Company, Ronald Aguilera, Teresita-La Campesina, Virginia Velez
    Description: A poster for the 6th Performing Arts Show of Latino/a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Artists presented by LLEGÓ California. Features a photo of José Julia Sorria.
  2. "A bit of old San Francisco” Best Wishes.

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1972
    Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria, Nightingale of Montgomery Street
    Description: Artwork of Jose Sarria described as the "Nightingale of Montgomery Street." Text next to the image reads: "'A bit of old San Francisco' Best Wishes."
  3. A Chinese Actor

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Evening News
    Date: 1891
    Topics: Bail, Defense (Civil procedure), Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: C.D. Wright, Chinese People, Ga Bing, J.D. Edson
    Description: Article in the Evening News about Ga Bing who was arrested for not fulfilling his contract and getting paid in advance.
  4. A Comedy of Murder

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Chinese Theatrical Company, Taka Wing, Two Unfortunate Maidens
    Description: Article published in The New York Herald about a performance by Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator.
  5. A Noted Actress Ill and In Want

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 16, 1905
    Topics: LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: A Female Drummer, Johnstone Bennett
    Description: An article about Johnstone Bennet, published in the August 16, 1905 issue of the "San Francisco Chronicle."
  6. An Evening in Copenhagen with Rae Bourbon (UTC 1)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Description: Two page program with writing " 'A bit of old San Francisco' best wishes" on the left, a photo of a person in a dress, with words underneath: "José, Nightingale Montgomery Street."
  7. Clippings

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ comedians, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites
    Subject: Cannes FIlm Festival, Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant, The Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)—a behind-the-scenes look at the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant in New York City—including corresponde...
  8. Confidential and Contemptuous flier

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 1999
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag kings, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: 99 Cent Queer Video Fest, Allison Hennessy, Arturo Galster, Charles Herman Wurmfeld, Crack Baby, David Hawkins, DJ Robert Squared, Jeffrey Winter, Jordy Jones, Jose Guevara, Lisi de Haas, Museo Contempo, Nao Bustamente, Pussy Tourette, Samuael Topiary, Sini Anderson, Stafford, Texas Tomboy, Vicki Monaco
    Description: A flier for the Club Confidential club night at the Embassy Lounge in San Francisco, California, featuring local drag kings and other performers. This item comes from the Jordy Jones Papers at the ...
  9. Dancer is Returning Saturday

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 23, 1925
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Kitty Doner, Lady Be Good, Orpheum, Twenty Minutes in Paris
    Description: A clipping about Kitty Doner's performance at the Orpheum in Los Angeles.
  10. FEAST: A Pansexual Queer Cabaret

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1999
    Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ theater, Sadomasochism
    Subject: Heklina, Sister Roma, Trannyshack
    Description: A handbill advertising FEAST, a queer cabaret night featuring S&M and drag performances. This item comes from the Jordy Jones Papers at the GLBT Historical Society.
  11. Film Festival - Take Two

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: C.G.
    Date: Nov. 1, 1974 to Nov. 7, 1974
    Topics: Abortion, Disabilities, Drag, Gay theatre, LGBTQ+ theater, Theatre
    Subject: Andre Brassard, Robert Crumb
  12. Finocchio's Yellow Cover

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Li-Kar
    Description: A collection of club Finocchio's drag performers, which includes their photographs, descriptions of their various talents, and a character of each performer.
  13. 'France' correspondence for The Queen

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Decaris, Yvonne, Litvinoff, Si, Makovski, Claude, Maxtone-Graham, John, Weinberg, Herman G.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests
    Subject: Cannes FIlm Festival, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)—a behind-the-scenes look at the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant in New York City—include correspondenc...
  14. Girlfriend!, 1993

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Autumn 1993
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Nightlife
    Description: This 1993 Fall edition of Girlfriend! contains several articles and stories of drag queens. Entries portray an update in nightlife, an interview with RuPaul, and theater.
  15. In Memoriam: The Black Cat

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria
    Description: An advertisement for the closing of the Black Cat Cafe, which mentions that José Sarria will perform there October 31, 1963 to say goodbye to the bar.