Gay bars

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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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