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  1. Fifteen Arrested by Police as 'Fairies' Turn 'Em On

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Ray, Ebenezer
    Date: Mar. 5, 1938
    Topics: Arrests, Competitions, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Ethnic relations, Police
    Subject: Annual Masquerade and Civic Ball of Hamilton Lodge, Hamilton Lodge, The Fairies Ball
  2. Gladys Bentley

     
    Collection: Academic Papers and Publications
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Young, Wilbur
    Date: Sep. 1938
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ musicians, Male impersonators
    Subject: Gladys Bentley, Ubangi Club
    Description: This item is an essay about Gladys Bentley written by Wilbur Young as a part of the "Sketches of Colorful Harlem Characters." This item portrays Bentley in a negative light.
  3. Pauli Murray for City Councilor Campaign Resume

     
    Collection: Pauli Murray
    Institution: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: 1933 to 1945
    Topics: African American transgender people, Liberal Party, Transgender people, Transgender politicians
    Subject: Citizen's Committee of Children, N.Y. County Lawyer's Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Council for Negro Women, Pauli Murray
    Description: Pauli Murray's resume for their City Councilor campaign. Detailed information on Pauli Murray's educational, occupational, and community-oriented pursuits. Also includes some endorsements by the Am...
  4. Pauli Murray's Family Photograph Album, ca. 1919-1950

     
    Collection: Pauli Murray
    Institution: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
    Creator: Murray, Pauli
    Date: 1910 to 1950
    Topics: African American transgender people, Transgender people, World War, 1939-1945
    Subject: Pauli Murray
    Description: Photograph album entitled, "The 'Life and Times' of An American Called Pauli Murray," featuring photos of Pauli Murray through the years, Murray's family and friends, and experiences during Murray'...