Alex Haley Autographed Personal Note Card & TLS. The 5 ¼” x 3 ¼” personalized note card inscribed to Mike Newton is signed in black felt tip pen, it reads “Best Wishes from The Roots Family of Kunta Kinte!”, dated 5/19/80. Included is a Type Written Letter (TLS) by his assistant Jacqueline Naipo dated May 19, 1980 and a cut-out address. Provenance: This item is part of many autograph collections of Mr. Mike Newton, a writer for Fort Hamilton Press from 1960’s to 1980’s (or later). It appears that he writes biographies, articles about history, films in various genre, politics and more that the readers follow in his regular column in Fort Hamilton Press. This gives him the purpose and passion to write to personalities, politicians, businessman, royalties and important individuals to gain materials for press releases or articles. He also gained regular correspondence on some of them and collected, kept and treasured their signed photos, letters and documents he received on the mail. He is also an author of a number of books published by Fort Hamilton Press, Hamilton, Ohio. Some of his autographs collection may that bear the name of Mr. Jim Newton from Hamilton Journal – News, The Journal Publishing Co. Hamilton, Ohio who also appears to be a writer, possibly another pseudonym of Mike Newton.

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Condition: Very good, some yellowing of paper and card and letter has fold marks, no rips.