Letter and envelope from Paul Williams to Harold Williams
date: label: Date
content: May 8,1973
name: label: Written by
content: Paul R. Williams, American, 1894 - 1980
label: Received by
content: Harold Louis Williams, American, 1924 - 2015
label: Owned by
content: Harold Louis Williams, American, 1924 - 2015
notes: label: Description
content: Letter and envelope written by Paul R. Williams to Harold Williams. The letter (a) has white paper with black printed text. There are crease lines where the letter was folded into thirds. There is a central letterhead for Paul R. Williams above the date May 8, 1973. The letter reads [Dear Harold: / The PARTY was a tremendous success. THANKS for / the great job you did putting ALL of the parts to- / gether. / The telephones are still ringing and telegrams pouring in - all expressing "This Was The Greatest". / How about lunch when you get back in town?]. Paul Williams signed the letter in blue ink. The back of the paper is blank.
label: Description
content: The white envelope (b) has black printed text in the upper left which reads PAUL R. WILLIAMS, F.A.I.A. / 3440 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD / LOS ANGELES 90005]. The center left of the envelope reads [PERSONAL [underlined]]. To the right of this is the printed address for [Mr. Harold Williams / Kinsey, Meeds & Williams / 1930 Wilshire Boulevard / Los Angeles, California 90057]. There is a black postmark on the back for Los Angeles with the date of May 8, 1973.
place: label: Place used
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
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 Betty Smith Williams in memory of Harold Louis Williams
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: TA2017.53.5.1.2.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: envelopes
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 on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Letter, unfolded): 10 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (26.7 × 18.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Envelope): 3 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (9.5 × 19.1 cm)