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(EDUCATION.) Carver, George Washington. A friendly letter to an old Tuskegee staff member. Autograph Letter Signed "G.W. Carver" to Anderson Spann. 2 pages, 11 x 8 1/2 inches, on Tuskegee letterhead; folds and minor wear. With the original mailing envelope in Carver's hand. Tuskegee Institute, AL, 19 September 1934
The recipient Anderson Sherman Spann (1892-1972) was born and raised in Florida through 1910, and a waiter in Los Angeles from at least 1918 onwards. He may have served as a Tuskegee janitor as a young man. Carver's letter is full of updates on the personnel and campus: "Capt. Austin has been dead for several years. Mr. Bridgeforth is somewhere in Tenn. I believe he has not been with us for many years. . . . Were you to come upon the grounds at night, I doubt if you would know the place, as it has changed in so many ways. . . . You certainly would not recognize the old drill ground as three of the most beautiful buildings on the grounds are on it, viz library, gymnasium and science hall."
