Billy Tipton photographs, circa 1950s.
Collection Number: 7767
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Billy Tipton photographs, circa 1950s.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
7767
Abstract:
A group of personal and professional photographs of Billy Tipton.
Creator:
Tipton, Billy, 1914-1989
Quanitities:
.2 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
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.
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."
Collecting Program: Human Sexuality Collection.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Billy Tipton photographs, #7767. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library.
Names:
Tipton, Billy, 1914-1989.
Subjects:
Transvestites -- United States.
Jazz musicians -- United States.
Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Billy Tipton photographs,
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1950s. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Loose Photos From Albums
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Loose Photos From Albums
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Loose Photos From Albums
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Loose Photos From Albums
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Loose Photos From Albums
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1953 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Loose Photos From Albums
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Sept-1951 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Loose Photos From Albums
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Album Photos
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April-May 1950 |