Abstract
The Tamara Pickett Papers (1977-1998) are comprised of materials related to the experiences of transgendered individuals in America. The collection includes transgender publications, scientific articles about sex reassignment surgery, and informational material provided to Pickett from various doctors as she planned her own sexual reassignment surgery.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Tamara Pickett Papers focus on Tamara Pickett's personal transition from male to female and the transgender community in which she participated. The collection features personal documents including information about sexual reassignment surgeries from various doctors from 1996, personal correspondence, and her advancement to a second-degree Reiki healer in 1998. Other materials include medical articles about sex reassignment surgery, transgender publications including
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
Tamara Pickett was born Terry Lee Pickett. As a male, he served as a soldier in the United States Army. Terry finished her transition to Tamara with sexual reassignment surgery in 1996. As Tamara, she is known for her activism in Las Vegas, Nevada, especially her successful campaign for better health care provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for transgender veterans. She was also involved with the Nevada Gender League and The Turnabouts, a transgender support group in Las Vegas.
Source:
McBride, Dennis. "Las Vegas Transgender"
Preferred Citation
Tamara Pickett Papers, 1977-1998. MS-00467. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2003 by Tamara L. Pickett; accession number 2003-07.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Franklin Howard revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.