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• Fellowship Application of Lillian C. Nesbit
  An application from Lillian C. Nesbit for a fellowship in Medical Records. Ms. Nesbit was a Medical Record Librarian at the time, so the plan of work was to take the prescribed course offered for the training of Medical record librarians in an institution approved for such training. She sought further training as a Record Librarian in Larger Hospital, and her training 6 months beginning February 1939 would be under the supervision of Ms. Genevieve E. Chase at Massachusetts General Hospital. This application was submitted on October 15, 1938. Also included is Ms. Nesbits statement of plan of work, as well as letters of correspondence between her, Dr. M.O. Bousfield, Dr. Raymond Paty, and others regarding her application for a fellowship, although she didnt get it.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A letter of correspondence from Ollie J. Sims to Dr. Bousfield handwritten on October 29, 1936. Ms. Sims wanted to have a talk with Dr. Bousfield and expressed her current frustrations through this letter.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A handwritten note from Charles S. Johnson on Ollie Sims.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A letter of correspondence from M.O. Bousfield to Ms. Ollie J. Sims written on October 1, 1936. Mr. Bousfield relayed Mr. Dents Superintendent of Flint Goodridge Hospital, Cleveland great interest in Ms. Sims coming to New Orleans. Also included with this letter is a handwritten letter from Ms. Sims to Dr. Bousfield.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A letter of correspondence from M.O. Bousfield to Ms. Ollie J. Sims written on August 14, 1936. Mr. Bousfield relayed the status of Ms. Sims scholarship application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund rejected, and he also mentioned the limited funds for fields related to Negro Health. Also included with this letter is a handwritten note on Ms. Sims.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A handwritten note on Ollie Jewell Sims.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A letter of correspondence from James Weldon Johnson to Dr. M.O. Bousfield handwritten on June 30, 1936. Mr. Johnson appealed to Dr. Bousfield in helping Ms. Sims in getting into the field she set forth in her application.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A letter of correspondence from E.T. Odom written on May 15, 1936. Mr. Odom mentioned having known O.J. Sims for 4 years and vouched for her excellence, efficiency, and high regard as a nurse. Mr. Odom made known his endorsement of her without hesitation.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A letter of correspondence from John J. Mullowney to Ms. O.J. Sims written on May 14, 1936. President Mullowney acknoweldged Ms. Sims resignation from the Medical Supervisor role of George W. Hubbard Hospital, and he wished her well on her continuing her education and training in Nursing Education.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A letter of correspondence from Hulda M. Lyttle to Ms. O.J. Sims written on May 14, 1936. Supt. Lyttle acknoweldged Ms. Sims resignation from the Medical Supervisor role of George W. Hubbard Hospital, and she thanked Ms. Sims for her splendid 2 years in that role and the 3 years she spent as a student nurse.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A letter of correspondence from James Weldon Johnson to Dr. Michael M. Davis written on April 17, 1936. Mr. Johnson requested Dr. Davis make an application on behalf of Ms. Ollie J. Sims for a scholarship from the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Mr. Johnson vouched for Ms. Sims extraordinary abiltiies and her drive to rise in her profession, and he gave her his personal endorsement.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A letter of correspondence from Ollie J. Sims to Dr. Michael M. Davis written on April 7, 1936. Ms. Sims mentioned already being rapid developments in the Nursing field, and she wishes to obtain a B.S. degree in Nursing Education, as well as a M.A. degree possible. Acquiring these degrees would prepare Ms. Sims for the work she wished to do. Also included with this letter is a summary of her school record.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  An official transcript of Ollie Jewel Sims in the Nurse Training Department of Meharry Medical College filed on May 19, 1936. Courses she took in her first year include Psychology, Dietetics, Ethics, History of Nursing, Bacteriology, Principles of Nursing, Hygiene, Drugs & Solutions, Chemistry, Anatomy, Advanced Nursing, Materia Medica, Physiology, and Pathology. Courses she took in her second year include Pediatrics, Obatetrics, Oper. Rm. Tech, Surgical Nursing, E.E.N.T., Venereal Diseases, and Soc. Case Study. Courses she took in her third year include First Aid, Physio Therapy, Urinalysis, Mental Diseases, Sanitation & Hygiene, Anasthesia, Communicable Diseases, Massage, public Health, Modern Soc. Movements, and Prof. Problems.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A fellowship candidate report on Ollie Jewel Sims written by Mrs. R.T. Smith on May 21, 1936. Ms. Sims sought further training in Nursing Education. Mrs. Smith highlighted Ms. Sims graduating from the Hubbard Hospital Training School for Nurses with highest honors, before Ms. Sims spent 1 year as Supervisor on the General Medical Wards of Hubbard Hospital. Mrs. Smith considered Ms. Sims an exceptional student, an efficient nurse, and a very good supervisor.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A fellowship candidate report on Ollie Jewel Sims handwritten by Dr. Earl T. Odom on May 21, 1936. Ms. Sims sought further training in Nursing Education. Dr. Odom mentioned Ms. Sims has been regarded as the highest type in each capacity, and he described her as of high moral character, efficient, industruous, cooperative, and indispensable to say the least.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A fellowship candidate report on Ollie Jewel Sims written by Ms. A.D. Vinson on May 21, 1936. Ms. Sims sought further training in Nursing Education. Ms. Vinson described Ms. Sims as an ambitious, dependable, cooperative, and an excellent person in her field.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A fellowship candidate report on Ollie Jewel Sims handwritten by Dr. James Weldon Johnson on May 21, 1936. Ms. Sims sought further training in Nursing Education. Dr, Johnson describeed Ms. Sims as a wholly exceptional woman, and he had seen firsthand Ms. Sims abilies as a nurse when he was in Meharry Hospital.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A fellowship candidate report on Ollie Jewel Sims written by Ms. Marie Randolph on May 21, 1936. Ms. Sims sought further training in Nursing Education. Ms. Randolph mentioned Ms. Sims excellence academically and her natural leadership traits since their college days. Though Ms. Randolph could not attest to Ms. Sims abilities as a nurse, Ms. Sims colleague in the hospital considered her outstanding and that she was a real contribution to the field.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  A fellowship candidate report on Ollie Jewel Sims written by Dr. Micheal Bent on May 21, 1936. Ms. Sims sought further training in Nursing Education. However, Dr. Bent was unable to comment on any of Ms. Sims abilities or characteristics.
• Fellowship Application of Ollie Jewell Sims
  An application from Ollie Jewel Sims for a fellowship in Nursing Education. Ms. Sims was a Medical Supervisor at the time, so she sought further training in Administrative work or Teaching, and she chose Public Health Nursing + Nursing Education as her course of study. The training would be under the supervision of either Dr. Michael M. Danis at University of Chicago or Dr. Helen C. Manzor at the University of New York. This application was submitted on May 15, 1936. Also included is Ms. Sims medical record, as well as a few pictures of her and a handwritten essay which highlighted how this fellowship could prepare her more fully to help people meet their needs through Public Health Nursing.
• A Record of Fellowship Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Thomas Osburn Zuber
  The documents contain a 1947 fellowship application from Thomas Osburn Zuber. The applicant was granted 2,500 dollars beginning in June to write a book about Southern politics and politicians, designed to give a balanced, well rounded account of public affairs based on first hand observation, study, and investigation of political institutions, patterns, practices, and personalities with emphasis on clarification, interpretation, and analysis of trends and movements. The chosen field was Journalism.  Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to the applicant, along with a handwritten note providing a review of the application.
• A Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Hilda Jane Zimmerman
  The documents contain fellowship applications from Hilda Jane Zimmerman for 1944 and 1945. The applicant was granted 1,200 dollars in 1944 and 1,800 dollars in 1945 towards a Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina under the supervision of Dr. Fletcher M. Green. The plan of Work was to make a study of penal reforms in the South and to write a doctoral dissertation on the topic, Penal Reforms in the South since the Civil War. The chosen field was History.  Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to the applicant, along with a handwritten note providing a review of the application.
• Written Addendum and Application from Evangeline Young Zehmer
  An application from Evangeline Young Zehmer in 1947, requesting a one year grant beginning in September to create art forms that can be used as educational media to foster a better understanding of the individual and the group, and, consequently, better relationships among people in the United States. Wishes to work under the supervision of Dr. Edward Scribner Ames at Disciples Divinity School, Chicago. The chosen field was Creative Writing. Included is a handwritten note that expresses skepticism of the applicant, stating She doesnt live in the south and nothing to take.
• Written Addendum for Edward Eugene Younger
  A handwritten note regarding Edward Eugene Younger, whose chosen field was Southern History, comments on the application and leaves the applicant with a B.
• Written Addendum and Application from Marion Marshall Young
  An application from Marion Marshall Young in 1944, requesting a one year grant beginning in October for one year of further study in the field of medicine to better fit myself to serve the population, both Negro and white, in a rural area of the South. The chosen field was music. Included is a handwritten note that leaves a review on the application that suggests the application was splendid and Scholarly.