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  1. Sir Java/Lady Java: The World's Greatest Female Impersonator

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Flyer advertising Sir Lady Java's show at Ciro's in West Hollywood.
  2. Sir Lady Java Headshot Card

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator: Flatte of Hollywood
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American LGBTQ+ people, African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, Trans women
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: A headshot picture of Sir Lady Java from chest-up. She styles a teased and curly hairstyle and a chunky necklace. The back of the card reads "Flatte of Hollywood", the name of a Lithuanian photo st...
  3. Sir Lady Java, Mr. Sam... Green, Tommy Dodson and his Skating Band

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Sam Green, Sir Lady Java
    Description: A poster advertising a show with Sir Lady Java, Mr. Sam Green, and Tommy Dodson at the Sands in Los Angeles.
  4. Sir Lady Java Newspaper Coverage

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Bobbie Blue Bland, Sir Lady Java, Variety Magazine
    Description: Community bulletin from The Metro Atlanta featuring stories about Sir Lady Java's protests and performance journey. Bobby "Blue" Bland, another performer, is also covered.
  5. Sir Lady Java Profile

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: A profile of Sir Lady Java briefly covering her development from high school up to her nightclub performance at a Los Angeles nightclub, which the writer reflects upon complimentarily.
  6. Sir Lady Java Promotional Card with Three Photos

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American LGBTQ+ people, African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Three-photograph card of Sir Lady Java in a two-piece set and dark cape with a tulle headpiece.
  7. Sir Lady Java Promotional Photo

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American LGBTQ+ people, African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Promotional card for Sir Lady Java including logo for Bobby Bryant as her personal management.
  8. 'Split'

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Fisher-Turk, Ellen, Robinson, Chris
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests, Transsexual people
    Subject: International Chrysis, Miss All-America Camp Beauty Contest, Split: Portrait of a Drag Queen, The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)— publicity materials including ads and press clippings, photographs and film stills, and correspondence for The Q...
  9. TAIT’S Presents RAE BOURBON and COMPANY

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: B.B.B. Cellar Cafe, Boris Kramarenki, Flora Shime, Girls Will Be Boys, Millie Burdett, Rae Bourbon, Tait's
    Description: An advertisement for TAIT's featuring "Rae Bourbon and Company." Includes the night's program.
  10. Texas Tomboy Collection

     
    Collection: Discovery Resources
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: GLBT Historical Society
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: LGBTQ+ films, Trans men, Transgender people
    Subject: Cary Cronenwett, Monika Treut, Texas Tomboy, Texas Tomboy Brand Prod Archive
    Description: "The Texas Tomboy collection contains materials from video artist Texas Tomboy, aka Tex Starr, one of the stars of Monika Treut’s film “Gendernauts” (1999) and Cary Cronenwett’s “Maggots and Men” (...
  11. The Beige Room

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Female impersonators, Gender expression, Performance art
    Subject: The Beige Room
    Description: A poster advertising "The Beige Room," stating: "Three Female Impersonator Revues Nightly."
  12. The Black Cat

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ night life
    Subject: Black Cat Bar
    Description: A drawing and advertisement of the Black Cat Bar.
  13. The Female Impersonator #4

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag balls, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ relationships
    Subject: Genie Dee, National Cotillion, Paris in the Spring ball, Rene Del Rio, The Little Parrot
    Description: An edition of the Female Impersonator Magazine with photos from The Paris in the Spring ball, an article with makeup tips, letters to the editor as well as an article and accompanying photographs f...
  14. The Female Impersonator Vol. 5 No. 7

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Female Impersonator
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Erotica, Female impersonators, Gender expression, Kinks and fetishes, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites
    Subject: Carmen Del Ray, Frisco Follies, Hedy Jo Starr, Pudgy Roberts, Salmacis
    Description: Edition of The Female Impersonator Magazine with articles about drag performance, Drag Ball photography, and captioned erotic photography.
  15. The Female Impersonator Vol 6 No. 9

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Female Impersonator, Collins, Sussie
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Breast augmentation, Crossdressing, Drag community, Drag shows, Estrogen, Female impersonators, Gender affirming surgery, Transgender relationships, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Bert Savoy, Charles Ludham, Charles Pierce, Claude Sacha, Francis Renault, Jim Bailey, Lynne Carter, Pudgy Roberts, The Battle of the VIPs, The Mayflower Ballroom
    Description: Edition of the Female Impersonator Magazine with a photo series and article about breast growth, short stories, an article about female impersonating performers, relevant news from companion public...