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 Ernest A. Champion to Chinua Achebe, inviting Achebe to be a guest of honor and chief speaker at BGSU's annual African Conference.
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 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 Edward J. Acton to Dr. Ernest A. Champion regarding contracts and housing requirements for author James Baldwin's upcoming teaching residency at Bowling Green State University.
Letter to Dr. Ernest A. Champion from Edward J. Acton regarding author James Baldwin's availability for a fall 1979 teaching residency at Bowling Green State University.
Edward J. Acton informs Mary Beth Sweeney that James Baldwin is not certain if he can attend the University of Notre Dame Sophomore Literary Festival.
Letter from Edward J. Acton, agent of author James Baldwin, to Strivers Row Press confirming that the Press may name an award after Baldwin.
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.
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.
A letter from Florence Alexis, daughter of Haitian novelist and poet Jacques Stephen Alexis, to James Baldwin.
Letter from James Baldwin to Dr. Ernest A. Champion regarding his availability for a fall 1979 teaching residency at Bowling Green State University.