Poem written to Paula Baldwin by James Baldwin
date: label: Date
content: mid-20th century
name: label: Written by
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
label: Received by
content: Paula Baldwin Whaley, American
notes: label: Description
content: A three-page typewritten poem by James Baldwin to his sister Paula on her birthday. The poem would later be published with the title "Some Days (for Paula)" in Baldwin's poetry collection "Jimmy's Blues: Selected Poems." The poem is signed: "Love Jimmy."
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
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: 2011.99.18
objectType: label: Type
content: poems
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 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (29.8 x 21 cm)