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
Collection Title
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
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