Letter to David Baldwin from Cynthia Packard
date: label: Date
content: July 20, 1994
name: label: Written by
content: Cynthia Packard
label: Received by
content: David Baldwin, American
label: Subject of
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
notes: label: Description
content: A typewritten letter (a) dated July 20, 1994 from Cynthia Packard, James Baldwin’s former assistant, to David Baldwin. In the letter Packard conveys her feelings about James Baldwin and how she misses him even seven years after his death. Packard signed the letter with "Cyndie." Also included is the envelope (b) that the letter was sent in. The letter was sent from the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where Packard taught.
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content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Route de la Colle, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
label: Place depicted
content: 325 New Africa House, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
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: 2011.99.32ab
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 or paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (letter): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (envelope): 4 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (10.8 x 24.1 cm)