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  1. Amusements at the Torch Club

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 18, 1936
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Theatre shows
    Subject: Billy Beryl, Danny Brown, Jean Harlow, Torch Club

  2. Anchor Nite Club Presents "A Cruise Around The World"

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 14, 1937
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Musical theatre, Night life
    Subject: Flo Arden, George Hayes, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jackie Starr, Kate Smith, Marjorie Jayne, Paul Russell

  3. Anchor Nite Club Presents Jackie Starr

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 17, 1937
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Night life
    Subject: Gypsy Rose Lee, Jackie Starr

  4. Bothwell Browne Tells Real Name and Age

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Daw, Marjorie
    Date: Jun. 5, 1919
    Topics: Actors, Female impersonators, Theatre
    Subject: Bothwell Browne, Gloria Swanson, Oscar Olafsson

  5. Cross-Port InnerView, Vol. 7 No. 11 (November, 1991)

     
    Collection: Cross-Port InnerView
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Cross-Port
    Date: Nov. 1991
    Topics: Ballet, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Dancing schools, Drag, Female impersonators, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Medication
    Subject: Cincinnati Enquirer, Crystal Club, Heather Peerson, Indiana Crossdresser Society, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Jerry Springer Show, Jim Borgman, Southern Comfort Conference, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, W.G. Magic
    Description: Magazine name changed from "Cross-Port" starting with Vol. 1 No. 3 (September, 1985)

  6. In Male Attire: Remarkable Career of a Female Who Passed for a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Terra Haute Gazette
    Date: Sep. 20, 1875
    Topics: Androgyny, Arrests, Dance, Female impersonators, Law, Minstrel shows, Music, Police, Theatre, Theatre groups
    Subject: Ella Seigen, John Johnson, St. Leon

  7. Kunkel's Opera Troupe Listing

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Cleveland Leader
    Date: Mar. 17, 1855
    Topics: Dance, Dancers, Female impersonators, Minstrel shows, Theatre, Theatre groups
    Subject: T.L. Floyd

  8. Oriental Dancer Is A Mere Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Plain Dealer
    Date: 1922
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Princess Zira, Robert North
    Description: Article published by The Plain Dealer about a performance done by an Asian female impersonator, Princess Zira.

  9. San Francisco (3/1/1964)

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: McIntire, W.E.G.
    Date: Mar. 1, 1964
    Topics: Death and dying, Death notices, Drag, Female impersonators, Homosexuality
    Subject: Finocchio's Club, Lester La Monte

  10. Tangarra Photo Album

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Bars (Drinking establishments), Birthday parties, Costume, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ obituaries, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Art Goodrich, Bill Krurnowski, Buddy Herrick, Buffalo Underground, Cherry Cooper, Chris Scarlet, Claudette, David Ward, Emily Breen, Fay Norman Traveling Floor Show, Federal Gardens, Gerace's Cafe, Jamie Lyn, Janice Reese, Jeanie Lynne, Jerri Paris, Jerry Jans Trio, Jim Beamer, Jimmy Smith, Jocko's Supper Club, John Fanning, Juanita Taylor, Ken Walters, Lorraine Anthoine, Ninfa's, Pat Neal, Pat Norman, Paul Hood, R. Hollywood, Rita Butler, Rose Bud, S. Davis, Stage Door, Tangarra, Teddy Ray, Vet's Club, Villa Capri, White House Inn
    Description: Tangarra was Buffalo's first female impersonator. Tangarra began performing as a teenager in the late 1920's. This album contains photos of Tangarra from the 1930s to the early 2000s.

  11. The Wonder Club Postcard

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1948
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators
    Subject: Marie Cummins, The Wonder Club
    Description: A postcard featuring an image of the members of the Wonder Club as well as a hand-written message to Marie Cummins.

  12. Top Hat Night Club

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 2, 1954
    Topics: Advertisements, Drag, Female impersonators, Night life
    Subject: Chris Lucky, Dick Barrett, Jay Diamond, Lynn Baker, Tommy Glenn, Ty Bennett

  13. Torch Club Last 4 Days: Danny Brown's Female Impersonators In Glorifying the American Boy

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 2, 1939
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Night life
    Subject: Danny Brown, Jackie Starr, Torch Club

  14. Winsor M'Cay Draws Impressions of Mr. Julian Eltinge at Orpheum

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: McCay, Winsor
    Date: Feb. 21, 1910
    Topics: Cartoons, Clothing, Dance, Drawings, Female impersonators, Gender swapping, Theatre
    Subject: Julian Eltinge