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• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Robert Penn Warren
  An application from Robert Penn Warren, a professor of English, in 1946, requesting a grant for a novel on politics in the South. Wishes to spend about 4 months in the South to finish preparatory work on the project, and an additional 12 months to complete the work, then return to the present position. Included is a handwritten evaluative note assigning an A and a brief assessment of the application.
• Written Addendum for Henry T. Ware
  A handwritten evaluative note on Henry T. Ware. The note assigns a grade of C and contains a brief written assessment, including the phrase “over age” Other portions of the note are present but are not fully legible.
• Record of Fellowship granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Madie Belle Ward
  The documents contain a 1940 application from Madie Belle Ward. The applicant was awarded 1,800 dollars to continue graduate work at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and other works towards M.A. at the University of North Carolina under Dr. E. E. Ericson. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant award, a handwritten evaluative note assigning an A, and a brief assessment of the application.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Kathryn Antoinette Ward
  An application from Kathryn Antoinette Ward, a student, in 1946, requesting a one-year grant to pursue studies in voice. Wishes to work toward M.A. either at Yale University or the Eastman School of Music. Included is a handwritten evaluative note that assigns a grade of C and a brief assessment of the application.
• Fellowship Application from Judson Clements Ward, Jr.
  An application from George Theophilus Walker, an Instuctor in the Department of History and Political Science, in 1942, requesting a grant beginning in September, for research in collections of materials in libraries, archives, and other collections in various Georgia towns, in Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina, in Washington, D. C., and at other points that may develop, on Georgia history and politics, 1870-1890. Wishes to secure a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina under Dr. Fletcher M. Green.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from James Theodore Ward
  The documents contain a 1944 and 1947 application from James Theodore Ward, a freelance writer. In 1944, applied for a one-year grant beginning in May to complete the first draft of the Fellowship Play and other works. Reapplied in 1947, for a one-year grant to consult documents of Frederick Douglass at the Library of Congress pertaining to the life of John Brown, and on the basis of that research, write a play about the latter. Included are a handwritten evaluative note assigning a grade of B and a brief written assessment of the application.
• Written Addendum for Creed F. Ward
  A handwritten evaluative note on Creed F. Ward. The note assigns a grade of B or C and contains a brief written assessment, including the phrase “Rated B or C last year, see no reason to change [illegible].” Other portions of the note are present but are not fully legible.
• Fellowship Application from Elvin Harry Wanzo
  An application from George Theophilus Walker, a Lawyer, in 1943, requesting a grant beginning in June, to take a special wartime, twelve months course for which each applicant is required to sign a pledge that upon graduation he will either apply for service in the Quartermasters division of the U.S. Army, or will accept a position in a war industry or allied work. Wishes to attend Harvard Business School under the supervision of Mr. Ralph J. Baker.
• Record of Fellowship granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Robert Petrie Walton
  The documents contain a 1940 application from Robert Petrie Walton. The applicant was awarded 2,000 dollars to complete a program of training which will constitute full qualification for teaching and research work in the field of pharmacology toward an M.D degree at the University of Chicago. Included are a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded and a handwritten evaluative note on the application.
• Record of Fellowship granted, Written Addendum, and Applications from Phyllis Annie Wallace
  The documents contain a 1943 Scholarship Aid application, a 1945 application, and a 1946 application from Phyllis Annie Wallace, a student. The applicant was awarded a scholarship for studies in Political science at Yale University, toward a masters degree. In 1945, Was also given 1300 dollars, a nine-month grant beginning in September for a historical, analytical survey of the role of machine tools in the industrialization of the U.S., encompassing a two-fold purpose, towards a Ph.D. at Yale University under the supervision of Dr. E. Wight Bakke. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grants awarded, along with two handwritten evaluative notes on the application. It assigns a grade of A minus and A respectively, and brief written assessments on the applications.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Joel Wise Wallace
  An application from Joel Wise Wallace, an Assistant Professor of English, in 1948, requesting a grant to do a study in the field of English laying emphasis upon creative writing as an avenue of vocational opportunity for the student of English in college. Wishes to work toward the Ph.D degree in English at the State University of Iowa under the supervision of Dr. Baldwin Maxwell, chairman. Included is a handwritten evaluative note that assigns a grade of C and a brief assessment of the application.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Limas Dunlap Wall
  An application from Limas Dunlap Wall, a Director of the Science Division and professor of biology, in 1943, requesting a grant for Life histories and embryology in blood flukes of turtles at the University of Michigan for one year, under the supervision of Dr. George R. La Rue, then to return to the present position. Included is a handwritten evaluative note assigning a grade of C and a brief assessment of the application, including the phrase “Over age.” Other portions of the note are present but are not fully legible.
• Written Addendum for Saunders E. Walker
  A handwritten evaluative note on Saunders E. Walker. The note assigns a grade of A- and contains a brief written assessment, including the phrase “Very interesting case [illegible].” Other portions of the note are present but are not fully legible.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Mercedes Elvira Walker
  An application from Mercedes Elvira Walker, a Music teacher, in 1944, requesting a school year grant to do graduate work in Music with a Major in composition at Chicago Musical College and to do work under Rudolph Gans and Max Wald. Included is a handwritten evaluative note that assigns a grade of C and contains a brief assessment of the application stating Very mild testimony nothing here.
• Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Margaret Abigail Walker
  The documents contain a 1944 application from Margaret Abigail Walker, a Writer and Lecturer. The applicant was awarded a 1,800 dollars one-year grant, beginning in June, to revise a book of poetry and other works at the University of Michigan, after which they would return to their current position.  Included is a memorandum summarizing the grants awarded, as well as two handwritten evaluative notes on the application. It assigns a grade of A or A- and a brief written assessment on the application.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Joe E. Walker
  An application from Joe E. Walker, an Assistant Director at the University of Arkansas Cotton Branch Experiment Station, Marianna, Arkansas, in 1943, requesting a grant for a continuation of work in the field of agronomy with emphasis on cotton quality and production. Wishes to attend Texas A and M College, College Station, Texas, for six months under the supervision of Dr. Ide P. Trotter toward a Ph.D. degree. Has been admitted and will return to the present position. Included is a handwritten evaluative note that assigns a grade of B and contains a brief assessment of the application.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Harry Joseph Walker
  An application from Harry Joseph Walker, a research Assistant and Instructor in Sociology, in 1937 and 1938 renewal, requesting a one-year grant beginning July, for graduate study at the University of Chicago for two quarters, and collaboration with a white graduate student of the University in a study of white and Negro life in a southern community. Also reapplied in 1942 for the continuation of graduate study at the University of Chicago for the purpose of completing formal graduate study, and other works. Included is a handwritten evaluative note assigning an A and providing a brief assessment of the application.
• Record of Fellowship granted to Harry Joseph Walker
  A memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Harry Joseph Walker. The applicant was granted 1,800 dollars for 1937, and 2000 dollars in 1938 for graduate study at the University of Chicago for two quarters, and collaboration with a white graduate student Lewis Copeland of Duke University in a study of white and Negro life in a southern community Durham, N. C. towards a Ph.D. degree. In 1942, the applicant was given 1,800 dollars for a study of race conflict in a southern community at the University of Chicago towards a Ph.D. degree.
• Fellowship Application from George Theophilus Walker
  An application from George Theophilus Walker, a concert pianist, in 1947, requesting a grant to continue the study of piano and composition for two months at the American Art Schools of Fontainebleau, France, and other works beginning in July through May 1948.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from George Henry Walker, Jr.
  An application from George Henry Walker, Jr., a teacher of Remedial Reading and Education at Southern University Scotlandville, Louisiana, in 1948, requesting a one year grant beginning July, approximating perfection in the operation of the Remedial Reading Clinic-Workshop, which is a functional attempt to diagnose and treat Dyslexia as found in the pre-service and in-service teachers, and other works. Wishes to work toward Ed.D. at Columbia University under the supervision of Dr. Ruth M. Strang.  Included is a handwritten evaluative note assigning a grade of B and providing a brief assessment of the application.
• Scholarship Aid Application from Dorothy Elizabeth Walker
  A Scholarship Aid application from Dorothy Elizabeth Walker, in 1943, requesting funds to study nursery education toward an M.A. degree at Iowa State College for one year beginning in September.
• Record of Scholarship Granted and Scholarship Aid Application from Jennelsie Walden
  The documents contain a 1941 application from Jennelsie Walden. She was given 495 dollars for studies in art at the Art Institute of Chicago. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant.
• Record of Scholarship Granted and Scholarship Aid Application from Cola Mae Wakefield
  The documents include a 1942 application from Cola Mae Wakefield for studies in journalism at Columbia University toward an M.S. degree. Included is a memorandum, but it does not include the action of the Fellowship committee.
• Written Addendum for Charles F. Wagner, Jr.
  A handwritten evaluative note on Charles F. Wagner, Jr. It assigns a grade of B+ and contains a brief written assessment of the application.
• Scholarship Aid Application from Jarnice Mercedes Wade
  A Scholarship Aid application from Jarnice Mercedes Wade, in 1943, requesting funds to study home economics, majoring in foods and nutrition at Iowa State College.