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Letter to Margaret Martin Wallace ("Meg") from Josephine Baker

November 1, 1938

Le Vésinet, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A signed, typed letter from Josephine Baker to her sister Margaret Martin Wallace ("Meg"). The letter is written in French and was accompanied by a typed translation of the text.

Catalog date
November 1, 1938
Recorded places
Le Vésinet, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Recorded subjects
African American; Actors; Entertainers; Families; U.S. History, 1933-1945

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2010.36.14

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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