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  1. Photograph of Mei Lanfang Holding a Staff

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1920 to circa 1930
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Operas, Chinese
    Subject: Asian people, Mei Lanfang
    Description: A photograph of Mei Lanfang holding a staff in costume.
  2. Photographs (1967) for The Queen

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Kanovitz, Howard, Mark, Mary Ellen
    Date: 1967
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests
    Subject: Rachel Harlow, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968) including photographs: film stills, contact sheets and prints by Howard Kanovitz (most approximately 8x10), 1967.
  3. Photographs (1967?) for The Queen

     
    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, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests
    Subject: Jack Dorowshow, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968) including photographs: paper copies of contact sheets, prints, 1967.
  4. Photographs (1993) for The Queen

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M.
    Date: Mar. 19, 1993
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests
    Subject: The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968) including photographs: prints (4x6, 5x7), negatives, of Film Forum pre-screening party to benefit the AIDS Initia...
  5. 'Photos' regarding The Queen

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests
    Subject: Crystal LaBeija, Jack Dorowshow, Lewis Allen Productions, Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant, Rachel Harlow, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)— including film stills, publicity, an invitation for the Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant, and an invitation...
  6. Police Guard for Chinese Actor

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1905
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Wong Chung
    Description: Article published in the Evening News detailing the story of Wong Chung, a Chinese female impersonator. According to the article, Chung was running away from the criminal organization Hip Sing Tong...
  7. 'Portugal offer' for The Queen

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Gagnon, Renée, Robinson, Chris
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Lewis Allen Productions, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)—including correspondence explaining that the film is not suitable for cinema in Portugal.
  8. 'Press' for The Queen

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Gubbins, Ray, Schorr, Jose, Sorensen, John
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests
    Subject: Cannes FIlm Festival, Lewis Allen Productions, Paris Is Burning, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)—which includes content from Cannes Film Festival press: publicity materials, clippings, photo list, press list, p...
  9. Press kit master for The Queen

     
    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, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests
    Subject: Cannes FIlm Festival, Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968); these files contain the press kit master, which includes invitation (Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant), pub...
  10. 'Press/Reviews' for The Queen

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Maxtone-Graham, John
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Crystal LaBeija, Paris Is Burning, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)—including pages from a press reviews file forum; copies of earlier press clippings and publicity materials (1967-...
  11. Princess Theatre

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 5, 1914
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Herschell Mayall, Izzy Sinck, Leon Finch, Princess Theatre, Roscoe Slater, Tsuri Aohi, Vaudeville
    Description: A short clipping from the August 5, 1914 issue of the "Moberly Daily Monitor," the text of which advertises "Beautiful Mr. Leon Finch Female Impersonator in marvelous portrayal of Feminine Types."
  12. Program for the Third Annual Harvest Moon Cabaret

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Hot Peaches
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: Program for the Third Annual Harvest Moon Cabaret, performed by the Hot Peaches and hosted by Marsha P. Johnson.
  13. 'Queer Screen'

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Mitchell, Jeff, Robinson, Chris
    Date: 1994 to 1995
    Topics: Drag queens, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ film festivals, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)—includes correspondence; clippings; and program pages from ‘Queer Screen’ Ltd. and Mardi Gras Film Festival, Aust...
  14. Rae Bourbon: A Girl Of The Golden West (UTC 4)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: A Girl of the Golden West, An Evening in Copenhagen, Around The World In 80 Ways, Bourbon 100-Proof, Don't Call Me Madam, Hollywood Exposé, Horse Opera, Ladies of Burlesque, Let Me Tell You About My Operation, One On The Aisle (Claque-Claque), Rae Bourbon, Ray Bourbon, The Railroad's Coming Thru, To Hell With The Range, Ugh!, Where Does The Difference Come In?, You're Stepping on My Eyelashes
    Description: Album cover (front and back of vinyl) by Rae Bourbon Content Warning: Offensive visual depiction of Indigenous Americans.
  15. RAE BOURBON: A TRICK AIN’T ALWAYS A TREAT LP

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: A Girl of the Golden West, An Evening in Copenhagen, Around The World In 80 Ways, Bourbon 100-Proof, Diamond Lil, Don't Call Me Madam, Hollywood Exposé, Ladies of Burlesque, Let Me Tell You About My Operation, One On The Aisle (Claque-Claque), Rae Bourbon, You're Stepping on My Eyelashes
    Description: Front and back covers of Rae Bourbon's LP "A Trick Ain't Always a Treat"