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  1. Bette Midler with Drag Queens at Studio One

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Rocco, Pat
    Date: 1978
    Topics: Celebrities, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Gay discotheques
    Description: Bette Midler with drag queens at Studio One. 1978.
  2. Cops Slam Door at a Swinging Spot

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 13, 1965
    Topics: Criminalization of cross-dressing, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ bars, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Transfemininity, Transgender community
    Description: Newspaper article titled "Cops Slam Door At a Swinging spot" describes the police raid and arrest of patrons at the Chukker Club (misidentified as the "Checker Club") in San Francisco, California; ...
  3. Finding Aid to the Ralph W. Judd Collection on Cross-Dressing in the Performing Arts

     
    Collection: Discovery Resources
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: ONE Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
    Date: 2007
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Male impersonators, Transvestism, Vaudeville
    Subject: Charles Pierce, Jim Bailey, Julian Eltinge, Karyl Norman, Ralph Judd
    Description: The collection consists of materials collected by Ralph Judd relating to the history of cross-dressing in the performing arts. The collection is focused on popular music and vaudeville from the 189...
  4. From the Queens Liberation Front, Vol. 1, No. 1

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Queens Liberation Front
    Date: circa 1974
    Topics: Criminalization of cross-dressing, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Transgender community, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Angela Douglas, Bebe Scarpi, Colette Goudie, Lee Brewster, Transsexual Action Organization (TAO), Ty Bennett
    Description: Queens Liberation Front newsletter with information on membership, a statement of values and purpose of the organization, photography of drag performers and legal information and updates concerning...
  5. From the Queens Liberation Front Vol. 1, No. 3

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Queens Liberation Front
    Date: circa 1974
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Gay liberation, Gay pride, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Transgender community, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Bebe Scarpi, Danny La Rue, Jim Bailey, New York Gay Activist Alliance, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: Queens Liberation Front edition honoring Sylvia Rivera for her contributions to the transvestite movement, updates on legal matters concerning the trans community, and an article about trans exclus...
  6. Lena Meets Sir Lady Java at Festive L.A. Birthday Bash

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 10, 1978
    Topics: Black transgender people, Female impersonators, QTPOC, Trans women
    Subject: Lena Horne, Sir Lady Java
    Description: An article in Jet Magazine about Lena Horne meeting Sir Lady Java at a birthday party at the Piped Piper Club in Los Angeles.
  7. Letters: Lesbians, Bisexuals & Others

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 1960
    Topics: Crossdressers, Female impersonators, Lesbians, Transgender people
    Subject: Daughters of Bilitis, Del Martin, Finocchio's Club
  8. Moonshadow (October 1973)

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Transsexual Action Organization
    Date: Oct. 1973
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Transgender community, Transgender newsletters, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Angela Douglas, Gay Liberator, Transsexual Action Organization (TAO)
    Description: An issue of Moonshadow from the Transsexual Action Organization discusses laws about trans people across the globe, including female impersonator performance bans and arrests of trans people. Snipp...
  9. Of Many Things, Of Cabbages & Queens

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: May 1962
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Homosexuality, Plays, Theatre shows
    Subject: Bob Horton, Havelock Ellis, The Jewel Box Lounge, The Jewel Box Revue, The Thief's Journal
  10. Sir Lady Java Fliers

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 3, 1976
    Topics: Black transgender people, Female impersonators
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Fliers for drag performer Sir Lady Java featuring cash prizes and show and dance.
  11. Sirs (September 1962)

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: M., Andrée
    Date: Sep. 1962
    Topics: Crossdressers, Female impersonators, Prejudices
    Subject: Jewel Box Revue, La Poupee
  12. The Chatterbox

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: The Chatterbox
    Date: Mar. 15, 1971
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people
    Subject: Bla Bla Cafe, Groovy Gal Contest
    Description: An edition of the Chatterbox that includes information about female impersonators, photography, and descriptions of drag competitions and events.
  13. Transvestite Magazine Issue 40

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Slavik, Cathy Charles
    Date: 1974
    Topics: Chosen name, Eunuchs, Female impersonators, Hormone therapy (Gender), Indian LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ magazines, Native American LGBTQ+ people, Perfumes, Transgender press, Transvestites
    Subject: Chevalier D'Eon, Empathy Club, Empathy Press
    Description: CONTENT WARNING: contains slurs. An issue of The Transvestite Magazine that contains letters to the editor, photos of crossdressing, personal columns, advice columns about fashion, a news sectio...
  14. Transvestite Magazine Vol. 3, Issue 29

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Slavik, Cathy Charles
    Date: 1970
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ magazines, Transgender people in the military, Transgender poetry, Transgender press, Transvestites
    Subject: Empathy Club
    Description: An issue of Transvestite Magazine that includes letters to the editor, an advice column, personal essays, personal ads, poetry, and photographs of transvestites and crossdressers.
  15. Transvestite Magazine Vol. 3, Issue 36

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Slavik, Cathy Charles
    Date: 1972
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Cosmetics, Female impersonators, Gender expression, Hair removal, LGBTQ+ books, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Transfemininity, Transgender community, Transvestites
    Subject: Empathy Club, Female Mimics (FM)
    Description: Transvestite Magazine featuring letters to the editor, an advice column, news concerning the transvestite community and photography of transvestites.