Letter from Frederick Douglass Patterson to Henry Ford, January 20, 1943

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Artifact Overview

Frederick Douglass Patterson, President of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama from 1935-1953, wrote to Henry Ford several times. Patterson thanked Ford for his kindness to Ford's friend, and longtime Tuskegee agricultural sciences educator and researcher, George Washington Carver.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

20 January 1943

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1.445

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: 10.875 in
Width: 8.25 in