Online content
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Hart, Walter
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 2 linear feet (1 oversized box)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Walter Hart scrapbook. GLBT Historical Society
Background
- Scope and content:
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Scrapbook of Walter Hart, a prominent female impersonator who headlined at Finocchio’s in San Francisco for 17 years. Hart was billed as the "male Sophie Tucker." Pages feature photographs of Hart throughout his career; head shots of other prominent performers, autographed with notes to Hart; as well as newspaper clippings spanning Hart’s career at Finocchio’s.
- Acquisition information:
- Donation anonymously mailed to GLBT Historical Society in 2021.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- LGBTQ
Drag
Albums (Books) - Names:
- Finocchio’s (Cabaret : San Francisco, Calif.)
- Places:
- San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Please contact the Archivist for information about access.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright to material has not been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society 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 by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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Walter Hart scrapbook. GLBT Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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989 Market Street, Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103, US
- Contact:
- (415) 777-5455