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

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.