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Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
HUGHES, LANGSTON. Two Autograph Letters Signed, "Langston Hughes" or "Langston," to Melba Raeford ("Dear Miss Raiford" or "Dear Melbra"), in green ink. The first, promising to keep her pictures on file and to advise her about casting opportunities for his plays. The second, remembering her azalea and stating that he does not have a list of clubs to send her. Each 1 page, 8vo, personal stationery; column of moderate staining along left or right edge affecting text, staple holes in upper margin, folds. New York, 20 January 1960; 5 May 1961
With--Typed Document Signed by National Negro Opera founder Mary Cardwell Dawson, awarding a one-year scholarship to Melba Raeford. 1 page, 4to, National Negro Opera stationery; staining from cello tape at lower right corner and upper edge, pin holes along upper edge, folds. Washington, 29 January 1954.
