Correspondence and Records - Funding for Training Faculty of Fort Valley State College, 1940-1942

This curated collection comprises a series of letters, cross-reference records, payment vouchers, receipts, expenditure documents, and correspondence between the Julius Rosenwald Fund and the president of Fort Valley State College. The materials document the request for funding to support the professional development of faculty members. Notably, Mr. William Banks is allocated funds to attend the University of Iowa for advanced studies in agriculture and cooperative methods, with Mr. James Murfree designated to take his place at Fort Valley. Other individuals supported by the fund include Mr. Lawrence A. Jones, approved for study in Mexico, Miss Allee James, Mr. E. J. Adkins (who studied at Fisk University), Miss Ursula Pollad, Mr. W. H. Pipes, Mr. Shelton (replacing Mr. Matthew Fairfax), and Miss Ines D. Jenkins, who was funded to study at the University of Chicago.