Form letter for National Baptist Convention in Chicago
date: label: Date
content: 1943
name: label: Created by
content: National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., American, founded 1895
label: Subject of
content: Clynedyke Aldophus Baker, American, born 1895
label: Subject of
content: Olivet Baptist Church, American, founded 1861
label: Subject of
content: Pilgrim Baptist Church, American, founded 1922
label: Subject of
content: Monumental Baptist Church, American, founded 1919
label: Subject of
content: 8th Regiment Armory, American, 1914 - 1960s
notes: label: Description
content: Form letter for the 1943 National Baptist Convention in Chicago. The card has black printed text on a tan background. The title in bold at the top reads [Headquarters of the National Baptist Convention – Womans [sic] / Auxiliary – National Laymen’s Dept. and Youth Council]. The location information is listed below this [Held in the UNITED STATES ARMORY, 35th and Giles Avenue – OLIVET BAPTIST / CHURCH, 31st and So. Parkway – PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH, 33rd and Indiana Ave. / MONUMENTAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 729 Oakwood Boulevard – Sept. 7 to 12, 1943]. The data for the card was gathered by Prof. Clynedyke A. Baker. The lower portion of the card includes a short paragraph written in letter style from the perspective of a convention attendee. There is space for the letter to be addressed, dated, and signed individually. The body of letter begins [Arrived safely. Had a most enjoyable trip enroute, the scenery was beautiful; Chica- / go is a Metropolitan City, truly a great place for folk of our race to visit.] Details about the population of the city and the churches is included. The reverse is blank.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.14.9
objectType: label: Type
content: form letters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 1/2 × 5 7/16 in. (8.9 × 13.8 cm)