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  1. Karyl Norman Career Summary Page

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Lyricists, Musical theater, Singers, Theater
    Subject: Karyl Norman
    Description: Page with career summary for Karyl Norman. Includes multiple pictures of Karyl Norman across different times in her career, two of which are signed.

  2. Nabbed in 'maid' masquerade

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 27, 1950
    Topics: Arrests, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Household work, Imprisonment, LGBTQ+ people of color, Police stations
    Subject: Frank Porter, Mary Lee Porter, Queque Malpress, Rita Porter, Tisha Porter, Willie Moore
    Description: Masculine jail clothing was substituted for feminine attire worn by these three youths after they were nabbed early today. They said they had been employed as female domestic servants in fashionabl...

  3. County Woman Kills Herself

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Manistee News Advocate
    Date: Jan. 29, 1951
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Death and dying, FtMs, LGBTQ+ newspapers, Suicide
    Subject: Axel Pederson, John A. Dehorn, Melbourne Beebe, Myrtle Mapes, Thomas Oliver Mapes
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide. The text reads: "COUNTY WOMAN KILLS HERSELF Muskegon, Mich- (U.P.) - Authorities reported today a 29-ye...

  4. "Pansies" Bloom in Cocktail Bar

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 17, 1951
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Sexual offenses laws, Soldiers
    Subject: Bambi
    Description: A newspaper article discussing the trial of a crossdresser referred to as "Bambi."

  5. Dare Vol. 1 No. 7 (July 1953)

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Fiction Publications, Inc.
    Date: 1953
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender realignment surgery, MtFs, Tabloids, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Transsexualism
    Subject: Elaine Stewart, Fran Warren
    Description: Contents: Christine Jorgensen -- Chiang's A-bomb spies? -- People in the news -- What makes a pretty girl? -- Point 4 -- Farouk -- Plattertalk -- Dubbing a movie -- Is Ike sick? Washington pipeline...

  6. Dear Gentlemen

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Sarua, Ot
    Date: May 1953
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Homosexuality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen

  7. Club My-O-My Postcard (1)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Waters, Pat
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: Clubs, Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Club My-O-My, Pat Waters
    Description: A postcard advertising Club MY-O-MY with an image of the club members in ballroom gowns.

  8. Club My-O-My Postcard (2)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Waters, Pat
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: Clubs, Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Club My-O-My, Pat Waters
    Description: A postcard advertising Club MY-O-MY with an image of the club members in ballroom gowns.

  9. Club My-O-My Postcard (3)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Waters, Pat
    Date: 1950s
    Topics: Clubs, Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Club My-O-My, Pat Waters
    Description: A postcard which reads, "Pat Waters World Famous My-O-My Club" beneath an image of a performance.

  10. Five men dressed as women nabbed in Altadena cafe raid

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 1, 1954
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Police raids, Police stations
    Subject: Benny Zubiate, J. Noroy Bramblette, John D'Andrea, Robert W. Stewart, Tom Tuites

  11. continental journey

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Trebor
    Date: Jan. 1955
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Police, Prejudices

  12. As For Me...

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: May 1956
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender identity, Transphobia, Transsexual people
    Subject: Luther Allen

  13. The Homophile in Search of a Historical Context and Cultural Contiguity

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Hay, Henry
    Date: Aug. 1957
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Homosexuality, Psychiatry

  14. Homosexuality, Transvestism & Change of Sex

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Mulford, Harry
    Date: Sep. 1958
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender realignment surgery, Homosexuality, Intersex people
    Subject: Eugene de Savitsch, Homosexuality, Transvestism, and Change of Sex

  15. Swish or Swim

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Vest, D. B.
    Date: Jan. 1, 1959
    Topics: Camp (Gay culture), Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender bending, Intersex

  16. The [slur] and Theories of Sexual Inversion

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Legg, W. Dorr
    Date: Spring 1959
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gender role, Native americans, Polygamy, Sexuality, Two-Spirit people
    Subject: David Thompson, George Catlin, John Tanner, Male and Female, Margaret Mead, Peter Martyr, Pietro Martire D'Anghiera, Saulteurs
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to racist and transphobic language.

  17. An Introduction to the Subject of Transvestism or Femmiphilia (cross dressing)

     
    Collection: Informational and Event Brochures
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Transvestia Magazine
    Date: circa 1960
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Homosexuality, Masculinities, Tolerance

  18. The Other Variations

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 1960
    Topics: Acceptance, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Prejudices

  19. Transvestism Today

     
    Collection: Rare Books
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Podolsky, Edward, Wade, Carlson
    Date: 1960
    Topics: Childhood, Criminal law, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Heterosexuality, History, Homosexuality, Medical sciences, Parents of crossdressers, Partners of transgender people, Psychologists, Psychology, Sexual excitement, Sexual orientation, Transsexual people, Transsexualism, Underwear
    Subject: Alfred Kinsey, Bambi, Bernhard Berliner, Burma, Carlos Eduardo Sosa, Chevalier D'Eon, Christine Jorgensen, Coccinelle, David O. Cauldwell, Edwin W. Hirsch, Francois Timoleon de Choisy, George W. Henry, Harry Benjamin, Hasty Pudding Club, Havelock Ellis, Hugo Beigel, Jack Lemmon, Kabuki Theatre, Kenneth Walker, Kitt Russell, Magnus Hirschfeld, Margaret Mead, Mario Costello, Mary Anne Talbot, Otto Fenichel, Powdered Wig Society, Ray Leen, Tony Curtis, Transvestism Today
    Description: Summary reads: "An individual who derives pleasure from wearing clothes of the opposite sex is called a 'transvestite.' When a man wears female clothing, complete with bloomers, brassiere, slip and...

  20. Man dressed as woman solicits officer

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: May 7, 1960
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Police, Prostitution, Transgender prostitution
    Description: A newspaper article on a police officer's encounter with a crossdressing sex worker. Page two of the story is located in the "Related Links" section.

  21. How Transvestism is Linked With Corporal Punishment

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 10, 1960
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender role, Passing (Gender), Spanking
    Description: Two letters on the nature of crossdressing, specifically how it begins in children and how it is fostered.

  22. A Headshot of Tiffany Chandelle

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album
    Description: A headshot of Tiffany Chandelle wearing a brown fur coat and black hat.

  23. A Person in a Grocery Store

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A person standing in the produce section of a grocery store clutching several food items.

  24. A Photograph of Two People Posing Outside

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1961?
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: Two people associated with the Playgirl Club posing together outside, standing in front of trees.

  25. Letters from Female Impersonators Vol. 2

     
    Collection: Letters from Female Impersonators
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Nutrix Co.
    Date: 1961
    Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Hormones, Masculinities, Photography, Psychiatry, Sexuality, Stereotypes
    Subject: Addie Adams, Belle S., Dorothy Denise, Jackie Jackson, Pat Dares

  26. Tranvestism and Transexualism

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Evans, Ray
    Date: Summer 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender realignment surgery, Literature review, MtFs, Psychiatry, Transsexual people, Transsexualism
    Subject: Virginia Prince

  27. Photographs of Felicity Chandelle in a Floral Dress

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 3, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album
    Description: Photographs of Felicity Chandelle standing and smiling in a dark blue dress with a floral pattern and holding a floral patterned clutch.

  28. Photographs of Felicity Chandelle in a Red and Blue Outfit

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 3, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album
    Description: Photographs of Felicity Chandelle wearing a red blouse and blue skirt, holding a red handbag.

  29. A Photograph of Felicity Chandelle in Polk-a-Dot Skirt

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 4, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album
    Description: A black and white photograph of Felicity Chandelle in a belted, polk-a-dot skirt with a patterned blouse standing outside.

  30. A Photograph of Felicity Chandelle in a Blue Velvet Dress

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 14, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album
    Description: A photograph of Felicity Chandelle on stage, wearing a blue velvet dress, a beaded shawl, and gloves.

  31. A Photograph of Felicity Chandelle in a Blue Velvet Dress and Fur

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 14, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album
    Description: A photograph of Felicity Chandelle on stage, wearing a blue velvet dress. a fur jacket, and gloves.

  32. A Photograph of Felicity Chandelle in a Plaid Skirt Suit

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 15, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album
    Description: A photograph of Felicity Chandelle standing outside in a plaid skirt suit and fur shawl. There is a handwritten note on the back reads, "The original negative for this print was not returned when I...

  33. Photographs of Felicity Chandelle Posing in Front of a Pine Tree

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 28, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album
    Description: Photographs of Felicity Chandelle posing in front of a pine tree in a brown, jacquard dress.

  34. A Photograph of Felicity, Sandy, and Gloria on Halloween

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 31, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Halloween
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album
    Description: A photograph of Felicity, Sandy, and Gloria (left to right) posed on a red carpet in evening wear.

  35. The Wigs and Gowns on a Beach

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 5, 1961
    Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Courts, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender role, Police, Wigs
    Subject: Bernie Barnard Jones, Frank Bell
    Description: Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ekins collection at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria)

  36. A Photograph of Felicity and Marie Holding Hands

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Partners of crossdressers
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A photograph of Felicity and Marie holding hands, standing in front of a fireplace.

  37. A Photograph of Felicity Chandelle Posing Next to a Car

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A photograph of Felicity Chandelle posing next to a silver car wearing a brown suit.

  38. A Photograph of Felicity Chandelle Smiling in Front of a Car

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A photograph of Felicity Chandelle in a fur trimmed jacket smiling in front of a car.

  39. A Photograph of Karen, Lee, Pamela, and Suzanna with Captain John Miller

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, John MacDonald Miller, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A photograph of Karen, John Miller, Lee, and Pamela standing with their arms linked and Suzanna posed on the floor in front of them. Captain John Miller, who also went by Felicity Chandelle, is wea...

  40. A Photograph of Marie and Vicki Smiling at Each Other

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A photograph of Marie descending a set of stairs, smiling at Vicki, who is wearing a maid's outfit and smiling back at Marie. "Playgirl House Party" is written on the back.

  41. A Photograph of Pamela and Suzanna

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A photograph of Pamela and Suzanna standing together in a living room.

  42. A Photograph of Pamela by a Fireplace

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A photograph of Pamela standing in front of a fireplace with her hands on her hips. "Playgirl Club House Party" is written on the back of the photo.

  43. A Photograph of Pamela Holding a Cigarette

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A photograph of Pamela, a visitor from Montreal, standing in a black skirt, white blouse, and red belt, holding a cigarette at the first party of the Playgirl Club.

  44. A Photograph of Pamela in a High Back Chair

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A black and white photograph of Pamela in a high back chair with legs crossed, holding a cigarette. "Playgirl Club House Party" is written on the back of the photo.

  45. A Photograph of Pamela, Karen, and Lee

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A Photograph of Pamela, Karen, and Lee sitting at a dining table. The back someone's head is visible sitting across from them.

  46. A Photograph of Pamela, Vicki, and Suzanna

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A black and white photograph of Pamela, Vicki, and Suzanna (left to right) posing together by a staircase.

  47. A Photograph of Pamela, Vicki, and Suzanna

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A black and white photograph of Pamela, Vicki, and Suzanna posing together by a staircase.

  48. A Photograph of Pamela with a Magazine

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A photograph of Pamela sitting in an arm chair, holding a magazine.

  49. A Photograph of Playgirl Club Members

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties, Partners of crossdressers
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A photograph of Playgirl Club members seated on a couch at the first house party. From left to right: Felicity, Karen, Pamela, Lee, Nick, Pat, Marie (Suzanna's wife), and Suzanna.

  50. A Photograph of Playgirl Club Members at a Dining Table

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A black and white photograph of Playgirl Club members arranged around a dining table at the first house party. Pictured from left to right: Felicity, Doctor, Karen, Suzanna, Lee, Marie, Ken, Pat.