Press release from Howard University for the premiere of "The Amen Corner"
date: label: Date
content: May 6, 1955
name: label: Created by
content: Howard University, American, founded 1867
label: Subject of
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
notes: label: Description
content: A May 6, 1955 press release from Howard University announcing the upcoming premiere performance of "The Amen Corner." This press release contains a handwritten note by James Baldwin on the back referencing the legacy of "my father."
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Drama (Theatre)
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
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: 2011.99.44
objectType: label: Type
content: press releases
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 (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)