George Washington Carver to Mrs. J. H. Slagle, April 14, 1926

George Washington Carver to Mrs. J. H. Slagle, April 14, 1926

Business enterprises

Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943

Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 -- Friends and associates

Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 -- Travel

Letters

Mentoring in science

Slagle, Margaret Gillespie, 1867-1956 -- Correspondence

Slagle, Thomas Dickey, 1905-1971 -- Knowledge and learning

Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century

African American scientists

College students

Interracial friendship

In this letter of April 14, 1926, George Washington Carver writes to Mrs. J.H. (Margaret Gillespie) Slagle, informing her of his concerns about a delay in the work of the Carver Products Company regarding paint production before discussing his desire to teach and mentor her son and the difficulty that race relations in the South pose to that endeavor. He indicates that he hears from her son regularly and writes about what he has learned from him about his education before discussing the possibility of visiting him in Washington during a planned trip to Los Angeles. He briefly mentions his gratitude at Mr. Slagle's improving health and her son's religious faith before discussing how Mrs. Slagle's interest in nature has passed to her son. He then reiterates his hopes of teaching her son and closes by thanking Mrs. Slagle for her letter and offering his prayers for her family, with special emphasis on Mr. Slagle's health.

Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943

George Washington Carver Collection

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1926-04-14

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