Letter from Austin W. Curtis, Jr. to Henry Ford, January 21, 1943
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Austin Curtis, Jr., a chemist, was George Washington Carver's assistant at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He accompanied the frail Carver on his travels, including his trips to visit Henry Ford in Dearborn in 1939 and 1942. In this letter Curtis thanked Ford for his tributes to Carver after Carver's death earlier that month.
Austin Curtis, Jr., a chemist, was George Washington Carver's assistant at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He accompanied the frail Carver on his travels, including his trips to visit Henry Ford in Dearborn in 1939 and 1942. In this letter Curtis thanked Ford for his tributes to Carver after Carver's death earlier that month.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
20 January 1943
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.446
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.563 in
Width: 7.75 in
Inscriptions
letterhead: The George Washington Carver Foundation (Incorporated) Founded February 10, 1940 Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
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