Letter to James Baldwin from Alex Haley
date: label: Date
content: January 18, 1968
name: label: Written by
content: Alex Haley, American, 1921 - 1992
label: Received by
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: Louis E. Lomax, American, 1922 - 1970
notes: label: Description
content: A typewritten letter from Alex Haley to James Baldwin in which Haley critiques a “Pittsburg Courier's" article about Malcolm X. There is a handwritten note in green ink at the bottom of the letter. The letter is signed in green ink by Haley.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: 13 Rue du Dr. M. Provencal, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Literature
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.99.28
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)