George Washington Carver to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Slagle, December 17, 1924, p. 1

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George Washington Carver to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Slagle, December 17, 1924, p. 2

HL_SM81-05_02_01_02

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- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Extent
  - Dimension: 11" x 8.5"
  - Pages: 2
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Identifier
  - HL_SM81-05_02_01_01
Transcript

Tuskegee Inst., Ala. 12-17-24 My very dear friends Mr. and Mrs. Slagle: -- I hardly know how to begin thanking you for the fine box of apples, which arrived without a blemish on a single one. The glorious box of Holly and fir came in first class condition. I have been wearing a spray of the fir in the lapel of my coat ever since. The Galax leaves and the two rhododendron leaves were also perfect and are absolutely perfect yet. I am looking at them now and enjoying them so very, very much. The giver to me is always so much more precious than the gift. I feel that I know you through your dear boy Dick, who I love most sincerely and consider him one of the dearest young men I have ever met. I have just written him that I am very anxious that he lay stress upon his chemistry. There are so many, many chemical problems coming up for solution, that I want him to be a finished chemist. I was talking with a gentleman of prominence about him today. I think of the dear boy all of the time and am always glad when he tells me how he is progressing. Yes, I think my first stop in N. Car. will be at

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In this letter from December 17, 1924, George Washington Carver writes to Mr. John Henry and Mrs. Margaret Gillespie Slagle to thank them for the box of apples and greenery they sent. He encourages their son Dick's studies and hopes that they will be able to spend time this summer collecting and studying. Carver expresses his happiness that Mr. Slagle, who has Parkinson's, is improving and offers advice on how to care for him. George Washington Carver (1864?-1943) served as Director of Agriculture at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama and taught there for 47 years. He was a prominent African American agricultural scientist and inventor and was a leader in promoting environmentalism. In 1923, Carver met Thomas Dickey (Dick) Slagle (1905-1971) when he came to lecture at Blue Ridge Assembly near Black Mountain. Slagle, who was enrolled at UNC Chapel Hill, was there representing a student group and was assigned as Carver's guide. The two became close friends. Slagle later became a physician in Sylva, N.C.
Details
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date: 1924-12-17
- Extent
  - Dimension: 11" x 8.5"
  - Pages: 2
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Macon County (N.C.)
  - Tuskegee (Ala.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - George Washington Carver Collection
- Identifier
  - HL_SM81-05_02_01