HIST 150: Southern LGBTQ+ Theatre Research (Fall 2025)

Follow the directions below. Once you have an answer, call over the librarian. 
Once you have a correct answer, I'll send your next question. 
First team to finish all 8 win!

HINTS:

• Keep searches simple: these are specialized databases so your searches don't need to be complex. For example, if you're in a newspaper database you don't need to use "newspaper" as a keyword. If you're in a history database, you don't need "history" as a keyword.
• Use quotation marks and use AND.  For example "Richmond Triangle Players"  or "LGBT Community Center" AND Cleveland.
• Using  OR helps if you put it in parentheticals. For example, (LGBT* OR queer) AND Richmond
• Use the asterisk * for terms with various forms and endings, example: LGBT*

Using PRIMO, find a review of any performance of the Richmond Triangle Players.

HINT: Use quotation marks and boolean searching to limit results. You might need to use the reviews tab to limit results.

Using LGBTQ+ Source, find an academic/peer reviewed article about queer theatre in Georgia

HINT: Keep it basic! Use the state name as a keyword, use AND, and only use a couple search terms.  Use quotation marks. Limit to per reviewed articles

Use WorldCat to find a chapter about the Richmond Triangle Players

HINT: there will be articles, archives, and books. Limit to books  to narrow the search.

Using the Census website, what is the current reported number of inhabitants who claim to belong to "Two or more races" in the Shreveport, Louisiana? 

HINT: Under tables, select "race and ethnicity" and narrow the search there.

Using Nexis Uni to find any news article about  Richmond Triangle Players

HINT: Just quotation marks. Keep the search simple.
Limit to "News" in the result
Please note: the link is sometimes slow to load.

Using LGBT Magazine Archive, find the earliest reference to a "Drag show"

Hint: use the publication date limiter  function

Use the library website to see if the music librarian is free for an appointment on Sept 15, 2025.

Hint: Just follow the steps from the library main page!

Using the Interlibrary Loan page, everyone at the table needs to make a [free] ILL account

HINT: Sign in with your normal WM credentials. 
 

For department, please put your major. List yourself as student, not faculty.

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