GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

With 49 photographs, scanned from 35mm slides and color transparencies, this Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA) Collection features images of queer nightlife in Kansas City, from 1959-1967. Clubs featured include the Colony Club, the Forest Ballroom, Arabian Nights, and the Jewel Box.

Items in Collection: 49

Topics

Kansas City History

LGBTQIA & GLAMA History & Representation

Women’s History & Representation

Digital Collections

GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Skip Arnold performing at the Jewel Box Lounge

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