Guide to the Florence "Flory" Joyce Lo Sasso burlesque collection PA Mss 105
Finding aid prepared by Zachary Liebhaber, 2014.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2014 November 4
Title: Florence "Flory" Joyce Lo Sasso burlesque collection
Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 105
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.33 linear feet
(1 document box, 1 oversize box, 1 audiocassette)
Creator:
Lo Sasso, Florence Joyce
Date (inclusive): 1920s-2003
Date (bulk): 1920-1960
Abstract: Personal ephemera collection of burlesque dancer Florence (Flory) Joyce Lo Sasso of Denver, Colorado.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
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.
Acquisition Information
Library purchase, 2014.
Processing Information
Processed by Mona Luo.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photograph albums
Photographs
Correspondence
Clippings
Interviews
Ephemera (general object genre)
Burlesque (Theater)
Audiocassettes
Women dancers -- United States
Lo Sasso, Florence Joyce -- Archives
Box 1, Folder 1
Collection contents note from dealer
undated
Box 1, Folder 2
Ephemera/Vaudeville Contract
1920s
Box 1, Folder 5
"Strip Polka"--sheet music
undated
Box 1, Folder 6
Interview with Florence Joyce
2003
Box 2
Photo Album--149 photos & clippings
1920s
item A25097/CS
Flo Interview 1
2003 October 25