Western Union telegram to Berdis Baldwin from James Baldwin
date: label: Date
content: March 21, 1962
name: label: Written by
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
label: Received by
content: Berdis Baldwin, American
label: Created by
content: Western Union, founded 1851
notes: label: Description
content: Western Union telegram from James Baldwin to his mother, Berdis Baldwin, announcing his arrival at Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy Airport) in New York City.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Literature
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2011.99.9
objectType: label: Type
content: telegrams
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: 5 7/16 x 8 in. (13.8 x 20.3 cm)