1963 appointment book belonging to James Baldwin
date: label: Date
content: 1963
name: label: Used by
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: Richard Avedon, American, 1923 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: A 1963 appointment book belonging to James Baldwin. The dates of August 19-22, 1963 show appointments with the photographer, Richard Avendon, for "work on the book". This is most likely referring to the book, "Nothing Personal", published in 1964, which was collaboration between Avendon, who took the photographs, and Baldwin, who wrote the text.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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: 2011.99.52
objectType: label: Type
content: appointment books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic and leather
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 6 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 in. (16.2 x 10.8 x 1.3 cm)