Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection contains six pieces of sheet music featuring images of male and female impersonator vaudeville acts.
- Extent:
- 1 box and 6 items
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Male and Female Impersonators Sheet Music Collection (1906-1922) contains six pieces of sheet music featuring images of male and female impersonator vaudeville acts. Three out of the six pieces of sheet music feature the male impersonation acts: Florence Tempest (born Claire Lillian Ijames) sometimes billed as Florenze Tempest who alongside her sister Marion Sunshine were known as "Sunshine and Tempest"; and Claire Romaine, nicknamed "London's Pet Boy". Another piece of sheet music features John Russell of the Russell Brothers who were known for their comedy act, "The Irish Servant Girls".
- Arrangement:
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The sheet music titles are arranged alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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There are no access restrictions on this collection.
- Terms of access:
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The Gerth Archives and Special Collections is not the copyright holder for these photographs. If a patron wishes to make copies of materials in this collection, it is the responsibility of the researcher to attempt to locate the holder of the copyright to obtain permission for publication. Full responsibility for legal questions relating to the use and publication of manuscripts rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
- Location of this collection:
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University Library, 5th Flr (5039)1000 E. Victoria StreetCarson, CA 90747, US
- Contact:
- (310) 243-3895