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Contains 3 Results:

Letters from Georgia Washington Carver to George Phillips, 1933 July 11

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Contains 6 letters from George Washington Carver, Tuskegee Institute, to Dr. Forrest L. Cosby and to George Philips. They discuss Carver's visit to Columbus and visits to him in Tuskegee, as well as the deaths of Dr. and Mrs. Cosby and Carver's reaction to them. These letters express Carver's appreciation of how he was treated by the Cosbys and the Philips, and also refer to difficulties he faced in life “. . . due to my complexion . . “ as he says in the letter dated July 11, 1933. There is...
Dates: Other: 1933 July 11

Newspaper clippings about the life and death of George Washington Carver, including his meeting with Henry Ford in 1940, 1930 - 1941

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains letters and newspaper clippings concerning George Washington Carver and his interactions with Dr. Cosby and George Philips.

Dates: Other: 1930 - 1941

Newspaper clippings concerning the illness and death of Dr. Cosby, glued to cardboard , 1933

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains letters and newspaper clippings concerning George Washington Carver and his interactions with Dr. Cosby and George Philips.

Dates: Other: 1933