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Title: Al Burgess Collection of Beige Room records
Dates: circa 1949-1958
Collection Number: 1999-49
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 linear foot
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This collection contains photographs and memorabilia from Al Burgess' nightclub, the Beige Room - the other major club besides
Finocchio's to feature female impersonators in San Francisco during the late 1940s and 1950s.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Al Burgess Collection of Beige Room records . Collection Number: 1999-49. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Tom Pait on August 10, 1999.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains photographs and memorabilia from Al Burgess' nightclub, the Beige Room - the other major club besides
Finocchio's to feature female impersonators in San Francisco during the late 1940s and 1950s. The bulk of the collection consists
of photographs of performers and one folder of ephemera including letters, souvenir postcards and promotional materials from
the Beige Room and other venues and production companies that featured female impersonators. These include the Jewel Box Lounge
in Kansas City and Michael Martin Productions. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001443; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008517
Drag
Nightlife