Letter from Henry Ford to Frederick Douglass Patterson, January 8, 1943

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Artifact Overview

George Washington Carver died January 5, 1943. After hearing the news, his friend Henry Ford sent a letter of sympathy and appreciation to Frederick Douglass Patterson, president of the Tuskegee Institute, the university in Alabama where Carver had worked since 1896. Ford and the noted agricultural scientist had been friends and colleagues since the late 1930s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

08 January 1943

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1.444

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.375 in
Width: 7.25 in

Inscriptions

George Washington Carver X H Ford letter signed & mailed 1-12-43 card enclosed
Letter from Henry Ford to Frederick Douglass Patterson, January 8, 1943