Letter from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, September 29, 1941
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Henry Ford and George Washington Carver were colleagues, correspondents, and friends. Carver lived and worked at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. By 1941, he had become increasingly frail. Henry Ford paid for an elevator to be installed at Tuskegee so Carver could travel from his rooms to his laboratory. In this letter Carver offers his profuse thanks for the gift.
Henry Ford and George Washington Carver were colleagues, correspondents, and friends. Carver lived and worked at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. By 1941, he had become increasingly frail. Henry Ford paid for an elevator to be installed at Tuskegee so Carver could travel from his rooms to his laboratory. In this letter Carver offers his profuse thanks for the gift.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
29 September 1941
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.428
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.938 in
Width: 8.438 in
Inscriptions
Carver [typescript of attached]
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