Guide to the Billy Tipton Photographs,
circa 1950s.

Collection Number: 7767

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
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Compiled by:
Lara Blas
Date completed:
July 2010
EAD encoding:
Lara Blas, July 2010

© 2010 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Billy Tipton photographs, circa 1950s.
Collection Number:
7767
Creator:
Billy, Tipton 1914-1989
Quantity:
0.2 cubic feet.
Forms of Material:
Photographs
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
A group of personal and professional photographs of Billy Tipton.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Billy Lee Tipton, born Dorothy Lucille Tipton on December 29, 1914, was an American jazz musician and bandleader who lived as a man for nearly 50 years. Tipton died on January 21, 1989.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

A group of personal and professional photographs of Billy Tipton, including one photo album, four 8x10", two 5x7", and loose photos from albums. The locations of these photos appear to be Roseburg and Medford, OR, Spokane, WA, and Reno, NV. One is labeled "At the Simons Home - Spokane, 1953."
SUBJECTS

Names:
Tipton, Billy,1914-1989
Tipton, Billy 1914-1989.

Subjects:
Jazz musicians--United States.
Transvestites--United States.

Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Billy Tipton photographs, #7767. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
NOTES

Collecting Program: Human Sexuality Collection.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Loose Photos From Albums
 Box 1 Folder 1
Loose Photos From Albums
 Box 1 Folder 2
Loose Photos From Albums
 Box 1 Folder 3
Loose Photos From Albums
 Box 1 Folder 4
1953
Loose Photos From Albums
 Box 1 Folder 5
Sept-1951
Loose Photos From Albums
 Box 1 Folder 6
Loose Photos From Albums
 Box 1 Folder 7
April-May 1950
Album Photos
 Box 1 Folder 8