Florence "Flory" Joyce Lo Sasso burlesque collection, 1920s-2003, bulk 1920-1960

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Lo Sasso, Florence Joyce
Abstract:
Personal ephemera collection of burlesque dancer Florence (Flory) Joyce Lo Sasso of Denver, Colorado.
Extent:
1.33 linear feet (1 document box, 1 oversize box, 1 audiocassette)
Language:
English
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.

Background

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.

Acquisition information:
Library purchase, 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by Mona Luo.

Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062