Museum object · Documents and Manuscripts
Letter to Paula Baldwin from James Baldwin
1961
Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A typewritten letter to Paul Baldwin from her brother, James Baldwin in Turkey. The letter discusses Baldwin's entrance into Turkish society and a change in forwarding address. This letter is mostly typed with a handwritten note at the bottom asking Paula to check with American Express in reference to a money order that never arrived.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2011.99.19
