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Form letter for the 1943 National Baptist Convention in Chicago. The card has black printed text on a tan background. The title in bold at the top reads [Headquarters of the National Baptist Convention – Womans [sic] / Auxiliary – National Laymen’s Dept. and Youth Council]. The location information is listed below this [Held in the UNITED STATES ARMORY, 35th and Giles Avenue – OLIVET BAPTIST / CHURCH, 31st and So. Parkway – PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH, 33rd and Indiana Ave. / MONUMENTAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 729 Oakwood Boulevard – Sept. 7 to 12, 1943]. The data for the card was gathered by Prof. Clynedyke A. Baker. The lower portion of the card includes a short paragraph written in letter style from the perspective of a convention attendee. There is space for the letter to be addressed, dated, and signed individually. The body of letter begins [Arrived safely. Had a most enjoyable trip enroute, the scenery was beautiful; Chica- / go is a Metropolitan City, truly a great place for folk of our race to visit.] Details about the population of the city and the churches is included. The reverse is blank.
| Date | 1943 |
| Created by | National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., American, founded 1895 |
| Subject of | Clynedyke Aldophus Baker, American, born 1895 |
| Subject of | Olivet Baptist Church, American, founded 1861 |
| Subject of | Pilgrim Baptist Church, American, founded 1922 |
| Subject of | Monumental Baptist Church, American, founded 1919 |
| Subject of | 8th Regiment Armory, American, 1914 - 1960s |
| Place depicted | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | ink on paper |
| Dimensions | H x W: 3 1/2 × 5 7/16 in. (8.9 × 13.8 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family |
| Object number | 2017.14.9 |
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