Guide to the Florence "Flory" Joyce Lo Sasso burlesque collection PA Mss 105

Finding aid prepared by Zachary Liebhaber, 2014.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2014 November 4


Title: Florence "Flory" Joyce Lo Sasso burlesque collection
Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 105
Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1.33 linear feet (1 document box, 1 oversize box, 1 audiocassette)
Creator: Lo Sasso, Florence Joyce
Date (inclusive): 1920s-2003
Date (bulk): 1920-1960
Abstract: Personal ephemera collection of burlesque dancer Florence (Flory) Joyce Lo Sasso of Denver, Colorado.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Florence "Flory" Joyce Lo Sasso, burlesque collection PA Mss 105. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Library purchase, 2014.

Processing Information

Processed by Mona Luo.

Scope and Content

Personal ephemera collection of burlesque dancer Florence (Flory) Joyce Lo Sasso of Denver, Colorado. Includes Flo's snapshot album (1941-1960), photographs and clippings, "Strip Polka" sheet music by Johnny Mercer, correspondence from 1936 and 1942, as well as programs and other ephemera. Includes one audiocassette of interview of Florence, dated to 2003 October 25.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Photograph albums
Photographs
Correspondence
Clippings
Interviews
Ephemera (general object genre)
Burlesque (Theater)
Audiocassettes
Women dancers -- United States
Lo Sasso, Florence Joyce -- Archives

Box 1, Folder 1

Collection contents note from dealer undated

Box 1, Folder 2

Ephemera/Vaudeville Contract 1920s

Box 1, Folder 3

Correspondence 1920s

Box 1, Folder 4

Photographs 1920s

Box 1, Folder 5

"Strip Polka"--sheet music undated

Box 1, Folder 6

Interview with Florence Joyce 2003

Box 2

Photo Album--149 photos & clippings 1920s

item A25097/CS

Flo Interview 1 2003 October 25