The first box contains the Baldwin's updated autobiography, “Highlighted Story of a Long and Unusual Life.” The material is divided in chapters, whose titles provide descriptions of each folder's contents. Box 1 also contains a collection of correspondences, both outgoing and incoming, dealing with a wide range of topics such as: donation of the collection to the Grand Rapids Public Library, the American Geophysical Union, Oliver Machinery Company, Aquinas College, etc. These items were provided by Baldwin to detail his various memberships and affiliations. Finally, the first box contains an interview of Baldwin conducted by Ronald E. Doel in 1989. The content of the conversation is similar to that of the autobiography, viz. family, life, science, and career.