Letter from Austin Curtis, Jr. to Henry and Clara Ford, August 26, 1942

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Artifact Overview

Chemist Austin Curtis, Jr., came to the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1935 to assist the increasingly frail George Washington Carver and carry on his work. Curtis accompanied Carver on his many trips, including one to Greenfield Village in the summer of 1942. In this letter he thanks Henry and Clara Ford for their hospitality on the recent visit.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

26 August 1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1.435

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handwriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 10.938 in
Width: 8.438 in

Inscriptions

Letterhead: The George Washington Carver Foundation (Incorporated) Founded February 10, 1940 Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
Letter from Austin Curtis, Jr. to Henry and Clara Ford, August 26, 1942