Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Biography
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: George Washington Carver letter to Dana H. Johnson
Collection number: MS-M041
Dates: 1931
Creator:
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943
Collection Size:
0.2 linear feet
(1 oversize folder)
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library.
Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: Collection comprises one manuscript letter, with envelope, from George Washington Carver, noted African American agricultural
chemist, to Dana H. Johnson. The letter, which is friendly and informal, concerns the domestic life of Johnson. It is written
on letterhead of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.
Preferred Citation
George Washington Carver letter to Dana H. Johnson. MS-M041. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dana Johnson, 1984.
Processing Information
Processed by Andre Ambrus and description written by Ryan Hildebrand, 2004.
Biography
George Washington Carver was a noted African American agricultural chemist. Often cited as the inventor of peanut butter,
Carver also served as Director of Agriculture at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute and made important advances in agriculture.
He was born near Diamond Grove, Missouri, in 1864, and died in 1943.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection comprises one manuscript letter, with envelope, from George Washington Carver, noted African American agricultural
chemist, to Dana H. Johnson. The letter, which is friendly and informal, concerns the domestic life of Johnson. It is written
on letterhead of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943--Correspondence.
Johnson, Dana H.--Correspondence.
Genres and Forms of Material
Letters--19th century.
Index Terms Related to this Collection
Johnson, Dana H., former owner.
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