Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rainbow History Project Oral History Collection Description An account of the resource Eye-witness accounts of what we’ve seen and experienced provide a valuable resource to researchers and future generations to understand our past and how we arrived where we are today. Each interview in this collection has a narrator telling the story and a documenter guiding the process. Collected since the founding of the RHP, this collection is growing and is open to researchers. All interviews have been digitized and are described in the catalog; only some of them have transcripts available. None of the interviews stream online. To obtain access to an interview, you must request by contacting us directly, providing a brief description of your project and your research interests. Our email address is: info AT rainbowhistory DOT org One of our team will share the file from our Google Drive, and you can listen from home. Please be sure to have "Music Player for Google Drive" enabled on your machine to play the recording. www.driveplayer.com Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. To see all interviews in the collection, click on "Items in the Rainbow History Project Oral History Collection" link below. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rainbow History Project Various narrators per oral history Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Jerry Buskirk Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Jerry Buskirk aka Beulah Description An account of the resource <em><strong>Please Note: An audio file is currently not available for this record, the notes from this interview are provided below</strong></em> Abstract A summary of the resource. 03/17/04 phone interview JERRY BUSKIRK aka Beulah Founder of the Awards Club, Emmy’s and Family Affair House Originally from West Virginia, now lives near Youngstown, OH Awards Club pageants were juried, titles were voted on, not assigned as in the Oscars Miss Gay America started by Buskirk c. 1961 Academy took over Miss Gay America lineage Miss Gay America ran from 1962 to 1989, last years under the Awards Club Based on Miss Gay America Atlantic City pageant Categories: swimsuit, parade of states (creative fashion), evening gown, talent Controversy in late 80s over who won, two different MGA pageants MGA spread over 3 nights with preliminaries at Waaay Off Broadway Was on the board of Waaay Off Broadway Jessie Kinneson, manager of Waaay Off Broadway, was a member of Buskirk’s Family Affair House in the awards club Knew Kinneson from WV Went to Cleveland as a teenager, then stayed at Wabash St YMCA in Chicago Bought most competition gowns off the rack, from Claire Dratch in Bethesda (Wisc. Ave.) – shop had models and did viewings Being small was an advantage, could buy clothes off the rack “it was all so much fun” Plus One, Pier 9 and Lost & Found all had good restaurants Pier 9 was gigantic, had levels, started first light shows in DC, had shows by the Awards Club Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/17/2004 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This interview belongs to the Rainbow History Project Bars and clubs Beulah/Jerry Buskirk Drag performances Lost and Found Nightlife Plus One Restaurants