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  1. A Chinese Actor

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1899
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai, Son Fong Quon
    Description: Article published in the West Bay City Times about a performance by Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese actor and female impersonator.
  2. A Chinese Play

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 22, 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Moo Sung Lee, Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing, Yaka Wing
    Description: Article published in The St. Louis Republic about a performance by Taka Wing, "the great female impersonator of China".
  3. A Chinese Theater

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 1, 1890
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Chinese People, Mr. Ah Gian
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to the use of racist language.
  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 Dark Conspiracy" in Chinese

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1889
    Topics: Chinese drama, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: A Dark Conspiracy, Asian people, Chinese People, Koong Ming, Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing
    Description: This item is an article published in the New York Herald reporting on the performance of "A Dark Conspiracy" featuring Taka Wing, a female impersonator.
  6. A Poster of Holly Woodlawn

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1979
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Trans women
    Subject: Holly Woodlawn, Trude Heller's
    Description: Poster advertising Holly Woodlawn's appearances at Trude Heller's club in Greenwich Village.
  7. A Promotional Photograph of Aaron Bateley and Holly Woodlawn for "The Ritz"

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Swope, Martha
    Date: circa Apr. 1983
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ plays, LGBTQ+ theater, Puerto Ricans
    Subject: Holly Woodlawn, The Ritz
    Description: A promotional photograph of Aaron Bateley and Holly Woodlawn for the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Ritz."
  8. A Promotional Photograph of Cal Culver and Holly Woodlawn for "The Ritz"

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Swope, Martha
    Date: circa Apr. 1983
    Topics: BIPOC, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ plays, LGBTQ+ theater, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Holly Woodlawn, The Ritz
    Description: A promotional photograph of Cal Culver and Holly Woodlawn for the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Ritz."
  9. A Promotional Photograph of Holly Woodlawn for "The Ritz"

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Swope, Martha
    Date: circa Apr. 1983
    Topics: BIPOC, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ plays, LGBTQ+ theater, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Holly Woodlawn, The Ritz
    Description: A promotional photograph of Sal Vituggio and Holly Woodlawn for the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Ritz."
  10. A Promotional Photograph of Sal Vituggio, Aaron Bateley and Holly Woodlawn for "The Ritz"

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Swope, Martha
    Date: circa Apr. 1983
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ plays, LGBTQ+ theater, Puerto Ricans, QTPOC, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Holly Woodlawn, The Ritz
    Description: A promotional photograph of Sal Vituggio, Aaron Bateley and Holly Woodlawnfor the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Ritz."
  11. A Transvestite Tangles Tongues: An Interview with Sandy Day

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: GAY Magazine
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Female impersonators, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfemininity
    Subject: Sandy Day
    Description: "A Transvestite Tangles Tongues: An Interview with Sandy Day" from GAY Magazine Vol. 4 No. 06. There is an interview with performer Sandy Day about her gender affirming procedures, plan to get bott...
  12. A Vivid Picture of a Great Actor Harassed by Century Old Traditions

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 2, 1898
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Fon Chong Mai
    Description: Article published in the New York Herald about Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese female impersonator; includes illustrations.
  13. An Amalgamationist in Limbo for the Second Time

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 9, 1842
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Peter Sewally
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to the use of racist language.
  14. An Intimate Circle of Friends

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Moody, Linda
    Date: Oct. 13, 1984
    Topics: Crossdressing, Lesbian artists, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ archives, LGBTQ+ theater, Sexism
    Subject: Addie Manning, Anne Whitney, Boston Area Lesbian and Gay History Project, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Booth, Eliza Cook, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gay Community News, Hamlet, Harriet Hosmer, Janet Kahn, Macbeth, Matilda Hays, Oliver Twist, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
    Description: This article details the life and history of Charlotte Cushman and her circle of friends, many of whom were lesbians and engaged in crossdressing. There are several small typos in the article; Cush...
  15. an intimate view of grand opera as seen by Ray Bourbon: ONE ON THE AISLE (UTC 6)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Rae Bourbon, Ray Bourbon
    Description: Album vinyl cover (front and back) of Ray Bourbon's album "One On The Aisle" Includes several images of Rae in different costumes