Dorothy Dandridge collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1954-1959
Overview
Black and white and colorized film stills from Dorothy Dandridge's 1954 film Carmen Jones and lobby cards advertising her 1959 film Tomango.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1959
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in materials in the Dorothy Dandridge collection of the Schlesinger Library may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
2 folders (1 folder, 1 folio folder)The Dorothy Dandridge collection of the Schlesinger Library contains black and white and colorized film stills from Dandridge's 1954 film Carmen Jones and lobby cards advertising her 1959 film Tomango.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2023-M120
Materials in the Dorothy Dandridge collection of the Schlesinger Library were acquired by the Schlesinger Library from Max Rambod Rare Books in September 2023.
Processing Information
Processed: January 2024
By: Johanna Carll
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Title
- Dorothy Dandridge collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1954-1959: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible by the Alice Jeannette Ward Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch02265
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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