Letter from James Baldwin's agent, Edward J. Acton, to Ernest A. Champion, responding to Champion's October 7, 1976 invitation to James Baldwin to give a lecture 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.
A letter from Florence Alexis, daughter of Haitian novelist and poet Jacques Stephen Alexis, to James Baldwin.
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.
Letter from Joseph A. Walker, playwright, director, and professor of theatre at Howard University, to James Baldwin.
A letter to James Baldwin from Dr. Ernest A. Champion reflecting on Baldwin's three-day visit to Bowling Green State University.
A letter from Louis Hudson to James Baldwin during Baldwin's residency at Bowling Green State University, in which Hudson requests that Baldwin send him an autographed photo.
An invitation from Hollis A. Moore, president of Bowling Green State University, to James Baldwin to receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the summer commencement on August 27, 1980.
Memorandum to Dr. Laura Kivlin, Acting Chairperson of the BGSU Honors Committee, recommending James Baldwin for an Honorary Doctorate.
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 James Baldwin to Dr. Ernest A. Champion regarding his availability for a fall 1979 teaching residency at Bowling Green State University.