Letter from Robert R. Moton, Principal of Tuskegee Institute, to Clara Ford, December 11, 1923
THF213374 / Letter from Robert R. Moton, Principal of Tuskegee Institute, to Clara Ford, December 11, 1923
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Artifact Overview
Robert Moton, president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, sent Clara Ford this fundraising letter in 1923. The Fords had supported education and education charities long before they had a Tuskegee connection; Henry Ford and famous Tuskegee professor George Washington Carver did not become friends until the late 1930s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
11 December 1923
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.419
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: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
letterhead:
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Founded by Booker T. Washington
For the Training of
Colored Young Men and Women
Office of the Principal
Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
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