Newman, Wilson L.
George Washington Carver (1864?-1943), African-American scientist of the Experimental Station of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Insitute, was known for his work in agricultural experimentation, especially in investigations of uses of peanuts and sweet potatoes and extraction of dyes from soils and clays. He was also an accomplished painter and lectured extensively in behalf of agricultural improvements and interracial cooperation. Wilson L. Newman first met Carver when Newman was a student at Vanderbilt University and chair of the Commission on Race of the Regional Council of the Student Y.M.C.A. Newman later taught in the Home-Study Department of the University of Chicago.
From the description of Wilson L. Newman correspondence with George Washington Carver, 1926-1943 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 28048534
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creatorOf | Newman, Wilson L. Wilson L. Newman correspondence with George Washington Carver, 1926-1943 [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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associatedWith | Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943. | person |
associatedWith | Guthrie, Paul Newman, 1903- | person |
associatedWith | Kester, Howard, 1904-1977. | person |
associatedWith | Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Experiment Station. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Tuskegee University | corporateBody |
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African American scientists |
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Painting, American |
Peanut oil |
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