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- Letter from Austin Curtis, Jr. to Henry and Clara Ford, August 26, 1942 - 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.
- August 26, 1942
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Letter from Austin Curtis, Jr. to Henry and Clara Ford, August 26, 1942
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.
- Letter from Frederick Douglass Patterson to Henry Ford, January 20, 1943 - 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.
- January 20, 1943
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Letter from Frederick Douglass Patterson to Henry Ford, January 20, 1943
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.
- Greeting Card from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, December 1938 - George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in developing new industrial products from the fruits of the soil. Carver's warm letters to Ford, Clara Ford, and Ford's secretary Frank Campsall speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. Carver often gives Ford advice on research avenues to pursue and suggests recipes for natural health.
- December 01, 1938
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Greeting Card from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, December 1938
George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in developing new industrial products from the fruits of the soil. Carver's warm letters to Ford, Clara Ford, and Ford's secretary Frank Campsall speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. Carver often gives Ford advice on research avenues to pursue and suggests recipes for natural health.
- Letter from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, September 29, 1941 - Henry Ford and George Washington Carver were colleagues, correspondents, and friends. Carver lived and worked at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. By 1941, he had become increasingly frail. Henry Ford paid for an elevator to be installed at Tuskegee so Carver could travel from his rooms to his laboratory. In this letter Carver offers his profuse thanks for the gift.
- September 29, 1941
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Letter from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, September 29, 1941
Henry Ford and George Washington Carver were colleagues, correspondents, and friends. Carver lived and worked at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. By 1941, he had become increasingly frail. Henry Ford paid for an elevator to be installed at Tuskegee so Carver could travel from his rooms to his laboratory. In this letter Carver offers his profuse thanks for the gift.
- Letter of Thanks to Edsel Ford regarding Helen Keller's Visit to Greenfield Village, October 1930 - Helen Keller (1880-1968) visited the Henry Ford's newly opened museum and Greenfield Village in 1930. Keller lost both her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months due to illness. This remarkable woman, with the help of dedicated teachers and companions, overcame these setbacks and became an advocate for others with similar disabilities.
- October 28, 1930
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Letter of Thanks to Edsel Ford regarding Helen Keller's Visit to Greenfield Village, October 1930
Helen Keller (1880-1968) visited the Henry Ford's newly opened museum and Greenfield Village in 1930. Keller lost both her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months due to illness. This remarkable woman, with the help of dedicated teachers and companions, overcame these setbacks and became an advocate for others with similar disabilities.
- Handwritten Telegram from Arthur Conan Doyle's Secretary regarding the Receipt of Five Pounds, October 16, 1923 - George Holley, founder of Holley Motor Company, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famed author, became acquainted after Holley attended one of Doyle's lectures in Detroit. From 1923 to 1929, the two maintained a robust correspondence. Spiritualism was a frequent topic as they traded recommendations of mediums, bemoaned skeptics like Harry Houdini, and discussed the state of belief on both sides of the Atlantic.
- October 16, 1923
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Handwritten Telegram from Arthur Conan Doyle's Secretary regarding the Receipt of Five Pounds, October 16, 1923
George Holley, founder of Holley Motor Company, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famed author, became acquainted after Holley attended one of Doyle's lectures in Detroit. From 1923 to 1929, the two maintained a robust correspondence. Spiritualism was a frequent topic as they traded recommendations of mediums, bemoaned skeptics like Harry Houdini, and discussed the state of belief on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Thank You Note for Participating in the 2017 Women's March on Washington -
- January 21, 2017
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Thank You Note for Participating in the 2017 Women's March on Washington
- Letter to Henry Ford from Amy Hopkins, Thanking Him for Providing Employment for Her Brother, May 10, 1914 -
- May 10, 1914
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Letter to Henry Ford from Amy Hopkins, Thanking Him for Providing Employment for Her Brother, May 10, 1914
- Thank You Card from the Democratic National Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 2020 - Americans elected Joe Biden in 2020 to become the 46th President of the United States. Biden, a longtime senator and Vice President under President Barack Obama, won the crowded Democratic primary race and then chose his one-time challenger, California Senator Kamala Harris, as his running mate. The Biden/Harris team defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
- 17 August 2020-20 August 2020
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Thank You Card from the Democratic National Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 2020
Americans elected Joe Biden in 2020 to become the 46th President of the United States. Biden, a longtime senator and Vice President under President Barack Obama, won the crowded Democratic primary race and then chose his one-time challenger, California Senator Kamala Harris, as his running mate. The Biden/Harris team defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
- Thank-You Note Card from Jacqueline Kennedy, circa 1964 - Soon after President Kennedy's death, Jacqueline Kennedy began work on creating the John F. Kennedy Library as a memorial to her husband. Mrs. Kennedy chose then relatively unknown architect I. M. Pei to design the building (completed in 1979). This card, with the printed signature of Jacqueline Kennedy, thanks the sender for a contribution to the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library fund.
- circa 1964
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Thank-You Note Card from Jacqueline Kennedy, circa 1964
Soon after President Kennedy's death, Jacqueline Kennedy began work on creating the John F. Kennedy Library as a memorial to her husband. Mrs. Kennedy chose then relatively unknown architect I. M. Pei to design the building (completed in 1979). This card, with the printed signature of Jacqueline Kennedy, thanks the sender for a contribution to the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library fund.