Carver, George Washington, 1864-1943 to Grady Porter

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GLC#
GLC04207
Type
Letters
Date
9 August 1931
Author/Creator
Carver, George Washington, 1864-1943
Title
to Grady Porter
Place Written
Tuskegee, Alabama
Pagination
1 p. : envelope Height: 28.2 cm, Width: 21.8 cm
Primary time period
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Sub-Era
The Great Depression

Carver, a celebrated agricultural chemist, requests peanut vines from Porter, a researcher from a peanut processing plant in Columbus, Georgia. In an attempt to assist Porter in peanut planting and diagnosing peanut disease, Carver states that wilted vines are acceptable. Requests that Porter bring the vines next time he travels to Tuskegee. Comments on the large quantity of rain Tuskegee recently received. Written on Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute stationery, with an envelope containing the printed return address of the Director, Research and Experiment Station, Tuskegee Institute.

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