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Jorgensen (Christine) Cross Dressing Correspondence
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Christine Jorgensen Cross Dressing Correspondence Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SC.CJC
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
Date: 1953
Abstract: The collection consists of four letters
concerning cross dressing and Christine Jorgensen, one of the first people in the United
States to speak publicly about having sex reassignment surgery. One letter is from Eddie
Emory, another is from Stephen G. Vernon, the third is signed "Louise," and the fourth is
unsigned.
Language of Material: English
The
Christine Jorgensen Cross Dressing Correspondence Collection
consists of four letters concerning cross dressing and Christine Jorgensen, one of
the first people in the United States to speak publicly about having sex reassignment
surgery. One letter is from Eddie Emory, another is from Stephen G. Vernon, the third
is signed "Louise," and the fourth is unsigned.
This collection is a part of the
Vern and Bonnie Bullough Collection on Sex and Gender.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Richard Wheeler, 19983
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Jorgensen, Christine, 1926-1989