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African American actresses

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Papers of Gail Lumet Buckley, 1883-2011

Collection Identifier: MC 980: T-533
Overview:

Family documents about Lena Horne's life and research material for Gail Lumet Buckley's books; and records concerning Buckley's book tours and book publicity.

Dorothy Dandridge collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1954-1959

Collection Identifier: A/D178
Overview:

Black and white and colorized film stills from Dorothy Dandridge's 1954 film Carmen Jones and lobby cards advertising her 1959 film Tomango.

Pauline Myers papers concerning her stage shows

FOUND IN: Houghton Library
Collection Identifier: MS Thr 2112
Content Description:

Collection includes scripts; photocopied poems and other writings by various writers; promotional material for her shows; letters to various addressees; lists of her stage and film credits; a program; and clippings. Shows include her special for the CBS television network, "The World of My America".