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.
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.
Memorandum to Dr. Laura Kivlin, Acting Chairperson of the BGSU Honors Committee, recommending James Baldwin for an Honorary Doctorate.
A tribute to James Baldwin written by Dr. Ernest A. Champion on the occasion of Baldwin's death in 1987. Dr. Champion discusses Baldwin's importance as a writer and remembers Baldwin's tenure as a writer-in-residence and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Bowling Green State University's…
A letter from Dr. Ernest A. Champion to James Baldwin regarding some administrative and financial details in connection with Baldwin's recent visiting professorship at Bowling Green State University.
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.
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.