Letter from Dr. Ernest A. Champion to Edward J. Acton regarding the contract applying to author James Baldwin's term as Visiting Distinguished Professor of Ethnic Studies at Bowling Green State University in the fall of 1979.
Details about lodging, telephone, and restaurant charges from Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge in Bowling Green, Ohio, for author James Baldwin.
Letter to James Baldwin from Bowling Green State University Associate Provost Ramona Cormier thanking him for guest lecturing on the evening of November 9, 1979.
Letter from Dwight Burlingame, Dean of Libraries and Learning Resources at Bowling Green State University, to author James Baldwin regarding the possibility of Baldwin depositing his papers at the BGSU Library.
Letter from Bowling Green State University President Paul Olscamp to Paul Maginley of the BGSU English Department, on university budgeting procedures and the uncertainty of available funds with which to invite author James Baldwin to campus as a visiting professor for the upcoming semester.
Press release for a memorial service for author James Baldwin, to be held at Bowling Green State University on February 19, 1988, with poet Nikki Giovanni as the keynote speaker.
Letter from Bowling Green State University to the Holiday Travel Center regarding unused airline tickets for author and visiting professor James Baldwin.
Report submitted by Dr. Ernest A. Champion detailing the expenses of his trip to the Toledo Express Airport to bring author James Baldwin to Bowling Green State University for a visiting professorship.
The letter is from Dr. Ernest Champion to James Baldwin confirming Baldwin's acceptance of the position of "Writer in Residence" at Bowling Green State University for the month of May, 1978.