[Letters] 1900-1915 / Booker T. Washington.

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[Letters] 1900-1915 / Booker T. Washington.

Letters, 1900 Oct. 15 [and] 1902 Oct. 14 [to] William Wallace. Washington writes to thank Wallace for support of Tuskegee. -- Letters, 1915 May 12 [and] 1915 May 18 [to] Eli Whitney, soliciting funds for "special needs" and report on the money for "permanent improvements."

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

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Booker T. Washington was an African American educator and public figure. Born a slave on a small farm in Hale's Ford, Virginia, he worked his way through the Hampton Institute and became an instructor there. He was the first principal of the Tuskegee Institute, and under his management it became a successful center for practical education. A forceful and charismatic personality, he became a national figure through his books and lectures. Although his conservative views concerned many critics, he...

Whitney, Eli, 1847-1924

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Wallace, William, 1841-1915,

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