Teacher's Leaflet No. 2, Nature Study and Children's Gardens, 1904
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Among George Washington Carver's contributions were the bulletins he issued from the Agricultural Experiment Station at the Tuskegee Institute. This pamphlet, written for teachers, treats the popular topic of "nature study," the early 20th century's version of environmental education. It was a guide for educators wanting to involve school children in gardening to help prepare them for successful farming careers. Carver's nature study bulletins emphasized both aesthetic and scientific understandings of nature and were popular across the country.
Among George Washington Carver's contributions were the bulletins he issued from the Agricultural Experiment Station at the Tuskegee Institute. This pamphlet, written for teachers, treats the popular topic of "nature study," the early 20th century's version of environmental education. It was a guide for educators wanting to involve school children in gardening to help prepare them for successful farming careers. Carver's nature study bulletins emphasized both aesthetic and scientific understandings of nature and were popular across the country.
Artifact
Bulletin
Date Made
1904
Subject Date
1904
Creators
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Place of Creation
United States, Alabama, Tuskegee
Creator Notes
Written by George Washington Carver, published by the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.285.19
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
front cover: Extension Division Department of Agriculture Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute Tuskegee, Alabama
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