December first, 1919
Professor G. W. Carver,
Tuskegee, Alabama,
Dear Professor Carver:--
I thank you for the very fine batch of fungi that came this morning. They will add greatly to our collection. The package was opened at one end but none of...
December thirteenth, 1919
Professor G. W. Carver,
Tuskegee Institute, Ala.,
Dear Professor Carver:--
This is merely to acknowledge your letter of December sixth. I called attention to the collection of fungi you are sending me in the Botanical...
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943. Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 friends and colleagues
James Wilson "Tama Jim" 1836-1920, Director Experiment Station 1891-97. First Dean of Agriculture 1897-02. Made Dean while on leave 1897-02. In Carver's words: "Wilson, the name of Hon. James Wilson is sacred to me. He was one of the finest...
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; Budd, Lancaster Joseph, 1870-1940.
Budd family portrait with Joseph Lancaster Budd and Sarah Breed Budd with their children, Etta May and Allen Joseph. It was at Etta May Budd's urging that George Washington Carver transfer to Iowa State from Simpson College to study agriculture. ...
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; Roberts, Maria Mabel, 1867-1942.
Portrait of Maria Mabel Roberts. One of George Washington Carver’s professors. Maria Roberts graduated from Iowa State in 1890 and shortly afterwards became a member of the Mathematics Department faculty. In 1908, she was named Vice-Dean of...
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; Stanton, Edgar W., 1850-1920.
Portrait of Edgar W. Stanton . George Washington Carver’s professor in plane geometry. Edgar W. Stanton served Iowa State continuously from his graduation in 1872 until his death in 1920. He was made Head of the Mathematics Department in 1874,...
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; Wallace, Henry A., 1888-1965.
Graduation portrait of Henry A. Wallace. Son of Henry C. Wallace and friend of George Washington Carver. Wallace remembered Carver with appreciation: "Because of his friendship with my father and perhaps his interest in children George Carver...
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; Wallace, Henry C.
Portrait of Henry C. Wallace. One of George Washington Carver’s professors. Henry C. Wallace graduated in 1892 from Iowa State, a degree that was begun in 1885 and then interrupted by a career in farming. He was hired as an Assistant Professor...
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; Petersen, Christian, 1885-1961.
Statue of George Washington Carver by Christian Petersen, sculptor-in-residence in the late 1940's. Originally a plaster sculpture, it was given to the University and placed in Carver Hall at the dedication of the hall in 1970 by the Class of 1968....
