Description
Virginia Prince established, edited,
and wrote for the magazine
Transvestia. As editor and writer
for
Transvestia, Prince collected newspaper clippings, magazine
articles, cartoons, and photographs on cross dressing that appeared in other print media
outlets. The clippings date from the 1930s to 1970s. She subscribed to a news service which
scanned a number of publications across the country, and sent clippings to her. The
clippings file served as a resource for the magazine.
Background
Virginia Prince was born on November 23, 1912, in Los Angeles. A trans woman, she began
cross-dressing at about the age of twelve, at first using her mother's clothes. In 1939, she
received a PhD in pharmacology from the University of California, San Francisco. As a
research assistant and lecturer in pharmacology, Prince used the opportunity of access to
the medical library to become acquainted with medical literature on trans identities and
related issues.
Restrictions
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.