Drag shows

 Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Tina Louise Hummer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1133
Scope and Contents

The Tina Louise Hummer Papers contain 19 scrapbooks that document drag performance and pageantry across the Southern and Midwestern United States from the 1970s to the 2000s. Drag performer Tina Louise created and maintained these scrapbooks throughout her career, which began in Nashville, Tennessee in the early 1970s.

The 19 scrapbooks are arranged in chronological order in Paige boxes.

Dates: 1970s-2000s
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Paige, Bianca (Mark Middleton) (1964-2010)

 Person

Jerry Peek and Joe Heatherly Digital Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1117
Scope and Contents The Jerry Peek and Joe Heatherly Digital Papers contain roughly 26 gigabytes of TIFF and JPEG copies of paper documents and photographs related to Peek and Heatherly's management of drag bars in Nashville, Tennessee and their involvement in the Miss Gay America pageant. The collection is arranged into three series: 1) Journey Restaurant and Lounge, 2) Miss Gay America, and 3) Photographs.Series 1, Journey Restaurant and Lounge: This series contains scans of menus,...
Dates: 1971-2015
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Ron Sanford Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1091
Content Description

Photographs, costumes, hair wigs, documents, and other three-dimensional artifacts related to Ron Sanford's career and personal life involved with drag queen productions and pageants as well as living as an openly gay man in Nashville and other areas of the country.

Dates: 1972-2023
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

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