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Carver (George Washington) Letter to Dana H.
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MS.M.041
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: George Washington Carver letter to Dana H. Johnson
Identifier/Call Number: MS.M.041
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
(1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): 1931
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.
Language of Material:
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. Special Collections and Archives, The
UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Letters -- 19th century.
Johnson, Dana H. -- Correspondence
Carver, George Washington -- Correspondence
Johnson, Dana H.