Guide to the George Washington Carver Letter to Dana H. Johnson
Andre Ambrus
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Guide to the George Washington Carver Letter to Dana H. Johnson
Collection number: MS-M041
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- Andre Ambrus
- Date Completed:
- 2005
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- Andre Ambrus
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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
Collection open for research.
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.
George Washington Carver letter to Dana H. Johnson. MS-M041. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dana Johnson, 1984.
Processed by Andre Ambrus and description written by Ryan Hildebrand, 2004.
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.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943--Correspondence.
Johnson, Dana H.--Correspondence.
Letters--19th century.
Index Terms Related to this Collection
Johnson, Dana H., former owner.
Collection Contents
Box FB 64 : 1
Handwritten letter, 1931