Statement regarding the Death of George Washington Carver, 1943

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Artifact Overview

This draft of a tribute to the recently deceased George Washington Carver was likely dictated or composed by Henry Ford. "Dr. Carver had the brain of a scientist and the heart of a saint....Both of us were interested in the same thing: we believed that weeds and grasses have great possibilities as food and industrial materials..." Ford and Carver had been close friends.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Draft (Document)

Date Made

1943

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1.443

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: 8.5 in