Letter signed by Maya Angelou
date: label: Date
content: March 22, 1976
name: label: Written by
content: Maya Angelou, American, 1928 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: A typewritten letter, black ink on white paper, written to George Washington High School in San Francisco, California, and signed in blue ink by Maya Angelou. At top center is a P.O. box address in Boyes Hot Springs, California. The letter is dated at top right [March 22, 1976] and addressed to Claire Camozzi, teacher of "San Francisco Experience Classes." In the body of the letter, Angelou accepts an invitation from the school for a visit, but declines to be a guest for lunch. Angelou's signature appears at bottom right. There are no marks or inscriptions on the reverse of the letter.
place: label: Place made
content: Boyes Hot Springs, Sonoma County, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Youth
setName: label: See more items in
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 Claire Camozzi
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.51
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Maya Angelou
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (26.7 × 18.4 cm)