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The Legacy of George Washington Carver
URL: http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/gwc/

Description:
This presentation celebrates "the legacy of [Iowa State University's] first African American student and faculty member, George Washington Carver [who was] renowned for developing innovative uses for a variety of agricultural crops such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes." Features a biography, images, bibliography, select correspondence of Carver, peanut uses and recipes from a 1925 publication, and other material about Carver and his agricultural research. From the Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

LII Topics: Agriculture, Biographies & Famous People, Black Resources, Research

Publisher:
Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library

Extra Keywords
black history

LII Database Information:
Record 25317 created by Jennifer English on 01/23/2008
Last modification on 01/24/2008
Published: 01/31/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25317

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