Letter to Berdis Baldwin from James Baldwin
date: label: Date
content: January 19, 1977
name: label: Written by
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
label: Received by
content: Berdis Baldwin, American
notes: label: Description
content: A handwritten letter from James Baldwin to his mother, Berdis Baldwin in January 1977. In the letter Baldwin mentions enclosed photographs that his friend Max took. He also references being in the middle of writing a new book and calls it his "hardest work".
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
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: 2011.99.22
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © James Baldwin Estate
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (29.2 x 21 cm)