Correspondence, Circa 1937-1991

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Correspondence contains letters written and received by Alex Haley. Letters to Alex Haley include fan mail, request for appearances, autographs, copies of "Roots", and invitations to family reunions. Additionally, there are letters from publishers, school children and foreign correspondents in Germany and China. Correspondence from Alex Haley from 1979 to 1991 contain responses through his executive assistant Jacqueline "Jackie" Naipo. Responses are copies of the original letter and some are the original draft that were never mailed.

The correspondence series is organized alphabetically by last name or name of organization, followed by first name and unidentified correspondence.

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