Museum object · telegrams
Western Union telegram to Berdis Baldwin from James Baldwin
March 21, 1962
New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
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.
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.
- Catalog date
- March 21, 1962
- Recorded places
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Communication; Literature
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2011.99.9
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection