Delivered on November 9, 1979 in the Bryan Recital Hall at Bowling Green State University.
Letter from Ernest A. Champion to Chinua Achebe, inviting Achebe to be a guest of honor and chief speaker at BGSU's annual African Conference.
An 'exploratory' letter from Dr. Ernest Champion to James Baldwin, requesting his participation in a public lecture at BGSU.
Campus flier for James Baldwin's "Passage to America" lecture at Bowling Green State University
A letter to JET Magazine from Dr. Robert Perry inviting JET to attend the release party for James Baldwin's Just Above My Head at Dr. Perry's home in Toledo, Ohio.
A letter from BGSU professors Robert Perry and Ernest Champion commending the actors in the production of Message from a Region in His Mind, an interpretation of the work of author James Baldwin. The production was staged by the Third World Theatre at BGSU's Department of Theatre & Film.
A letter to James Baldwin from Dr. Ernest A. Champion reflecting on Baldwin's three-day visit to Bowling Green State University.
An invitation to a dinner in honor of James Baldwin at Bowling Green State University.
Contact sheets containing photographic images of James Baldwin teaching at Bowling Green State University.
Students and faculty in the Department of Ethnic Studies, Bowling Green State University, including Dr. Ernest Champion (far left) and Dr. Robert L. Perry (far right).
Official press release for James Baldwin's residency at BGSU, with quotes from Provost Michael Ferrari and Dr. Ernest Champion, Assistant Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies
BGSU President Hollis A. Moore's remarks upon bestowing James Baldwin an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.