Wednesday, December 8, 2010

George Washington Carver Digital Collection

George Washington Carver Digital Collection

George Washington Carver was a man who wore many hats, including those of a teacher, student, researcher, and scholar. During his lifetime, his research yielded 325 products from peanuts and over 100 products from sweet potatoes. Carver's work contributed to rural economic development in countless ways, and he remains an intriguing and compelling figure decades after his passing. This digital collection from the Special Collections Department at the Iowa State University Library brings together images of Dr. Carver, along with letters and other correspondence between Carver and his colleagues at the university. The collection contains over 200 items, and visitors can browse through the items as they see fit, or perform a more detailed item search. Items here include transcripts of conversations with researchers at the Tuskegee Institute, formal faculty photographs, and handwritten letters. >From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2010. http://scout.wisc.edu/

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