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Sale 68
The June 30th Manuscript and Collectibles Auction
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Lot 275 |
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Carver, George Washington (1864 - 1943) African American botanist who developed 100 products from peanuts, and created alternatives to growing cotton in the South. Scarce Autograph Letter Signed ("G.W. Carver") as Director of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute…For the Training of Colored Young Men and Women," 1 page, 11 x 8½ inches, on school stationery, Tuskegee, Alabama, Feb. 25 (19)35. Sending thanks for a letter from future Rabbi Louis Wolsey, who was a student at George School. Carver tells him how much he enjoyed his visit to the school and how pleased he was to meet the teachers and student body. Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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| Realized
$646 |
Lot 276 |
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Kinsey, Alfred C (1894-1956) American biologist who founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University. Typed Letter Signed, 1 page, 11 x 8½ inches, Bloomington, January 5, 1954. Sending his autograph and thanking the collector for his interest in "our research on Human Sex Behavior." Signed as " Professor of Zoology.".
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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| Realized
$135 |
Lot 277 |
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Watson, James D (1928 -) American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist; he co-discovered the structure of DNA in 1953; winner of the 1962 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine. Photo print Signed, 20 x 11 in., n.p., n.d. Watson points out a point of interest on a DNA model. Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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| Realized
$150 |
Lot 278 |
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Watson, James D. Photo print Signed ("J.D. Watson"), 10 x 8 in., n.p., n.d. Watson is pictured in the lab. Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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