Mama Galore drag photograph album, 1980s-1995
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Summary
- Creator:
- Mama Galore (Theater group)
- Abstract:
- Collection comprises a photograph album featuring 405 color photographs (ranging in size from 2.5" x 3.5" to 4" x 6", primarily 3.5" x 5") and black-and-white publicity stills documenting members of Mama Galore and their friends while at home, backstage, and on tour. Images capture performances, make-up and other performance prep, performer's pets, and general gatherings. Also includes many ephemeral items, including obituaries, news clippings, clippings of performers mentioned in Etcetera Magazine, flyers, greeting cards, and several inscribed publicity stills.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Foot (1 item)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11061
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises a photograph album featuring 405 color photographs (ranging in size from 2.5" x 3.5" to 4" x 6", primarily 3.5" x 5") and black-and-white publicity stills documenting members of Mama Galore and their friends while at home, backstage, and on tour. Images capture performances, make-up and other performance prep, performer's pets, and general gatherings. Also includes many ephemeral items, including obituaries, news clippings, clippings of performers mentioned in Etcetera Magazine, flyers, greeting cards, and several inscribed publicity stills. Digital scans have been made of the individual pages; the electronic files have been transferred to the server.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mama Galore was a group of East Coast Drag show performers that appeared in New York City, Philadelphia, North and South Carolina, and Florida, among other locales.
- Acquisition information:
- The Mama Galore drag photograph album, 1980s-1995, was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Mansucript Library as a purchase in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, April 2015.
Encoded by: Alice Poffinberger, September 2015.
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2015-0046.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Mama Galore Drag Photograph Album, 1980s-1995, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.