Letters from George Washington Carver to Agnes Benson, 1932-1939.

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Letters from George Washington Carver to Agnes Benson, 1932-1939.

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The scrapbook contains 19 letters from Dr. Carver, both holograph and typewritten, as well as newpaper clippings, photographic prints, and watercolors by Carver.

19 letters in scrapbook, with ports. and clippings.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943

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Agricultural scientist, teacher, humanitarian, artist, and Iowa State alumnus (1894, 1896). George Washington Carver was born ca. 1864, the son of slaves on the Moses Carver plantation near Diamond Grove, Missouri. He lost his father in infancy, and at the age of 6 months was stolen along with his mother by raiders, but was later found and traded back to his owner for a $300 race horse. He enrolled in Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa in 1890 studying music and art. Etta Budd, his art instructor ...

Benson, Agnes, -1983

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