Written by:

Cynthia Packard  Search this

Received by:

David Baldwin, American  Search this

Subject of:

James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987  Search this

Medium:

ink or paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W (letter): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

H x W (envelope): 4 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (10.8 x 24.1 cm)

Type:

letters (correspondence)

Place depicted:

Route de la Colle, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

325 New Africa House, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

July 20, 1994

Description:

A typewritten letter (a) dated July 20, 1994 from Cynthia Packard, James Baldwin’s former assistant, to David Baldwin. In the letter Packard conveys her feelings about James Baldwin and how she misses him even seven years after his death. Packard signed the letter with "Cyndie." Also included is the envelope (b) that the letter was sent in. The letter was sent from the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where Packard taught.

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

Correspondence  Search this

Literature  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Object number:

2011.99.32ab

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54166ac36-87e6-4d8f-83e8-ebf60ba9317c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.99.32ab