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Guide to the Billy Tipton Photographs, circa 1950s

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Billy Lee Tipton, born on December 29, 1914, was an American jazz musician and bandleader who lived as a man for nearly 50 years. Tipton died on January 21, 1989.

A group of personal and professional photographs of Billy Tipton, including one photo album, four 8x10", two 5x7", and loose photos from albums. The locations of these photos appear to be Roseburg and Medford, OR, Spokane, WA, and Reno, NV. One is labeled "At the Simons Home - Spokane, 1953."

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Identifier
f1881k91k
Collection
Discovery Resources
Institution
Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
Creator(s)
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Date Created
Jun. 2010
Dates Covered
1950 to 1959
Genre
Finding Aids
Subject(s)
Billy Tipton
Places
Oregon > Douglas County > Roseburg
Topic(s)
Jazz musicians--United States
Music
Passing (Gender)
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Related URL
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM07767.html
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