Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Rae Hamilton music and photographs
- Dates:
- 1945-1948
- Creators:
- Hamilton, Rae
- Abstract:
- Music and photographs, 1945-1948, of singer Rae Hamilton. She performed at the Cafe Continentale Bar and Night Club during the 1940s. The bar was located at 7823 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California, and was operated by lesbian women, Tess and Silva.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet 1 folder
- Language:
- English and English
- Preferred citation:
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[Item] Rae Hamilton Music and Photographs, Coll2014-061, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of reprints of photographs, sheet music to Hamilton's Crazy About You, and a transcript of the Packard-Bell Television Talent Test. The program aired on KFI Los Angeles; Hamilton was a contestant on the November 06, 1948 episode.
- Biographical / historical:
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Kay Hamilton sang and played the marimba on an episode of Packard-Bell Television Talent Test in 1948. She also sang at the Cafe Continentale Bar and Night Club during the 1940s as Rae Hamilton. The bar was located at 7823 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Marie Cartier, circa 2009.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Michael C. Oliveira, September 2014.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Lesbian singers -- California -- Los Angeles
Photographs - Names:
- Hamilton, Rae
About this collection guide
- Sponsor:
- Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2014-12-12 12:09:28 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Item] Rae Hamilton Music and Photographs, Coll2014-061, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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909 West Adams BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007, US
- Contact:
- (213) 821-2771