One handwritten and signed card from Dorothy Dandridge to reporter Hy Gardner. Card is handwritten in pen and measures 5 x 4". Dandridge wrote this letter from her hotel on 54th Street in New York City on February 6, 1954. She writes.." Just want to thank you for the nice things you have said about me. I enjoyed our little talk so much. It's nice to know I have someone like you in my corner. I hope to see you before I leave. Sincerely, Dorothy Dandridge." Card is in good condition and comes with authentication documents.

Plus an 10 x 8" Black and White Dorothy Dandridge Photograph with COA, as well as a glossy color photograph of the actress, 11 x 8.5".

A Cinema Apart, or the Beverly and Larry Richards Collection, was amassed by Larry Richards over a number of many years. A respected historian and a librarian at the Philadelphia Free Library, and author of the book African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography, Mr. Richards was deeply passionate and knowledgeable about African-American culture and history. In 2008, Mr. Richards tragically and suddenly died quite young, leaving behind his collection of hundreds of motion picture posters featuring African-American stars and addressing African-American issues, as well as rare broadsides, window cards, and ephemera. Additionally, he possessed items relating to African-American and slavery history. His collection has been deemed so culturally important that a section of it is now in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. His wife, Dr. Beverly Richards, now oversees the collection, and has lectured on and exhibited the items both nationally and internationally.