Finding Aid to the Sizzle Drag Show Photographs, 1986 Coll2014.038
Loni Shibuyama
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Sizzle drag show photographs
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2014.038
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
1 archive carton.
Abstract: Photographs and other material from Sizzle, the first Gay Pride Night held at the Carriage Trade Restaurant and Lounge in
Palm Springs, California, on June 28, 1986.
Directed by H. Gordon Chavez and Peter T. Romich, Sizzle was a two-act drag show celebrating Palm Springs' first Gay Pride
Night on June 28, 1986.
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
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for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
[Box/folder #, or item name] Sizzle Drag Show Photographs, Coll2014-038, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Collection processed by Cooper Moll, August 2014.
The bulk of this collection is comprised of photographs from the drag show Sizzle, the first Gay Pride Night held at the Carriage
Trade Restaurant and Lounge in Palm Springs, California, on June 28, 1986. The bulk of the collection is a scrapbook album
that includes color photographs and publicity material. The collection contains 33 black and white photographs and 246 color
photographs.
The Sizzle Scrapbook is at the beginning of the collection. Remaining folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Drag shows
Gay community--California--Palm Springs
Gay pride festivals
Photograph albums
Sizzle photographs