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• Application for William Benjamin Stubbs
  A 1942 application file for William Benjamin Stubbs, a 43 year old Professor of Political Science and Bible at Emory University. He requested 2,000 dollars to study needs in Georgia for pre legal and public service training. Handwritten notes refer to letters indicating he is a brilliant genius, but note he is over age.
• Application for James LaFrance Stuart
  A 1948 application document for James LaFrance Stuart, an Instructor in Business Education at Southern University. He requested 2,000 dollars to conduct a statistical survey of business education in Negro high schools in the South while pursuing a Ph.D. at Harvard University. The document includes a handwritten note evaluating his application.
• Application Review for Kelley Dolphus Stroud
  A 1939 application review for Kelley Dolphus Stroud, an educational adviser in Texas. He applied to study Negro History and Life in Spanish America. Handwritten notes describe his record as Excellent but express doubts about his potential genius, rating him a B.
• Granted Application for Hudson Strode
  A 1939, 1943 and 1944 application file for Hudson Strode, a Professor of English at the University of Alabama. He was granted 1,800 dollars in 1943 to write a book about an interpretation of the land and people of Mexico titled Timeless Mexico. A handwritten evaluation notes the decision of the commitee to give him a grant. In 1944, he requested a renewal for the grant, but a handwritten evaluation of the reappointment noted, We gave Strode a grant just as an award of merit no sense in carrying him any further. A handwritten from 1939 notes acknowledge his high standing as a Southern writer, but states his is Far over age.
• Granted Application for Thelma B. Johnson Streat
  A 1944 and 1945 application file for Thelma B. Johnson Streat, a painter. She was granted 1,050 dollars in 1944 to paint a mural titled Death of Black Sailor and applied again in 1945 for a project on the Negro in Our American Scene. Handwritten notes acknowledges her references, but express doubt stating, I doubt if she measures up to some of the others.
• Scholarship Aid Application for Dorothy Ada Strayhorne
  A 1944 scholarship aid application cover sheet for Dorothy Ada Strayhorne, a student at West Virginia State College. She applied for support to pursue further study in mathematics at the University of Chicago.
• Granted Application for George Cashel Stoney
  A 1947 application file for George Cashel Stoney, a writer and director for the Southern Educational Film Production Service. He was granted 2,500 dollars to study documentary film production abroad, primarily with the Crown Film Unit in Britain. The file includes two handwritten notes assessing his candidacy. One note mentions he has amazingly high references from good people. There is nothing we can do but make the grant.
• Scholarship Aid Application for Virginia Iola Stokes
  A 1942 scholarship aid application for Virginia Iola Stokes, a student at Virginia State College. She requested tuition assistance to study the exceptional child in rural schools at Columbia University.
• Granted Application for Olivia Pearl Stokes
  A 1948 application file for Olivia Pearl Stokes, the Assistant Director of the Baptist Educational Center in New York City. She was granted 2,000 dollars to pursue a Doctor of Education degree in religious education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Handwritten notes describe her project as Overambitious and describes her as a Bright gal; but seems more a confused liberal than a genius.
• Application for Quentin Cecil Mieville Stodola
  A 1948 application document for Quentin Cecil Mieville Stodola, an Instructor in English at Tougaloo College. He requested 2,100 dollars to work toward a Master of Science degree in Journalism at Columbia University, with the goal of improving Negro journalism in Mississippi. Handwritten notes evaluate his record stating This is not a southerner suggesting that his application is fit for a grant in aid...but not as a scholarship.
• Granted Application for William Grant Still
  A 1939 and 1940 application file for William Grant Still, a renowned composer and Guggenheim Fellow. He was granted funds totaling 4,000 dollars across two years to compose a ballet, a new opera titled A Bayou Legend, and other works. Handwritten notes discuss his age and the possibility of a special award instead of a fellowship.
• Application Review for William Wallace Stewart
  A 1939, 1940 and 1945 application review for William Wallace Stewart, a Director of Teacher Training at Southern University. A handwritten note from each year assess his candidacy. 1939 note describes him as a Good man in a strategic post but notes he failed his preliminary PhD examination at Michigan. 1940 note acknowledged his good record, but suggests his application was nothing out of the ordinary, stating the only change is that he is now a year older. 1941 note suggests it might be well to help the modest amount he needs to complete his PhD.
• Application for Ruth Campbell Stewart
  A 1946, 1947 and 1948 application file for Ruth Campbell Stewart, a concert artist and teacher. She requested funding to study voice and languages, initially proposing to study in New York and later in Paris. Handwritten notes mention Taylor music jury notes her fourth among his top 4.
• Application for Robert Brawley Stewart
  A 1944 application document for Robert Brawley Stewart, an Associate Professor of English at LeMoyne College. He requested support to complete his Ph.D. in English at the University of Wisconsin, focusing on literature dealing with social and political problems from 1780 to 1832. The document includes a handwritten review describing him as a good man, noting, had no letter then when we turned him down in 1939 and 1941.
• Application for John Craig Stewart
  A 1948 application document for John Craig Stewart, a student at the University of Alabama. He requested funding to write a novel and complete his Masters degree under Hudson Strode. He had previously worked various jobs including bundle boy and service station attendant.
• Application Review for Edward Day Stewart
  A 1941 application review for Edward Day Stewart, a Teaching Fellow at Louisiana State University. The handwritten notes mention strong letters primarily from the agrarian clique. The notes suggests that he gets out of his provincial environment, rating the application a C in spite of his abilities.
• Application Review for Donald H. G. Stewart
  An application review for Donald H. G. Stewart, a Presbyterian minister in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The handwritten notes mention an Excellent academic record and Excellent letters, noting that he seems to be the best bet yet of preacher they have been looking for, noting he seems to me to have improved since last year when he applied and was declined. His application was rated an A.
• Application Review for Robert Murrell Stevenson
  A 1940 application review for Robert Murrell Stevenson, a student at Harvard University specializing in Music Composition. Handwritten notes are extremely complimentary, describing him as having unusual gifts and praising his talent, rating him an A+.
• Application Review for Ellen Basie Stevenson
  A 1948 application review for Ellen Basie Stevenson age 43, a fourth grade teacher. She requested a grant to study Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Handwritten notes describe her as a good teacher but suggest she is Too old to be just after an M.A. now and to better go on teaching.
• Granted Application for Clarence Francis Stephens
  A 1942 application file for Clarence Francis Stephens, an Instructor in Mathematics at Prairie View State College. He was granted 1,000 dollars to research non linear difference equations at the University of Michigan. However, the file notes he resigned the fellowship to become a Ground School Instructor in Naval Aeronautics.
• Granted Application for Alma L. Stegall
  A 1948 application document for Alma L. Stegall, the Head of the Elementary Education Department at Georgia State College. She was granted dollars 1,900 to analyze the pre and in service training of Jeanes Supervisors in Georgia while working toward a D.Ed. at Indiana University. Handwritten notes praise her as a most outstanding negro student with Top references.
• Application for Marion Wilson Starling
  A 1943 and 1944 application file for Marion Wilson Starling, a 37 year old Professor of English at Spelman College. She sought funding to study the works of Joel Elias Spingarn and later to collect and examine the autobiographies of American Negro slaves while pursuing a Ph.D. at New York University. The file indicates she applied multiple times and requested funds totaling over 3,000 dollars across the applications.
• Scholarship Application File for William Clem Starke
  A 1945 to 1946 file containing the application materials for William Clem Starke, a Private First Class in the U.S. Marine Corps and a member of the UAW CIO. He applied for a Rosenwald Labor Scholarship to study at Antioch College. The file includes his employment record, union references, a psychological test, and multiple correspondence letters between Pfc William Clem Starke, William C Haygood, Vivian V. Haygood, Ishmael P. Flory, George F. Addes, and Carla Swanson indicating that the scholarship program was eventually abolished and replaced by a fund for which he was ineligible. The application includes handwritten letters, photographs, and a certificate of his secondary school credits.
• Application for Etta Cecelia Stanton
  A 1942 application document for Etta Cecelia Stanton, an Assistant Librarian at Talladega College. She requested funding to study Personnel Administration at Radcliffe College. Handwritten notes describe her as Very young with no evidence yet of top ability, and suggest she needs to prove her ability before receiving a grant, rating her a C candidate.
• Application for Edgar Emmett Stanton, Jr.
  A 1947 application file for Edgar Emmett Stanton, Jr., an Instructor of English at Brown University. He applied for funding to write a book on the social aspects of modern Southern fiction while pursuing his Ph.D. Handwritten notes achnowledge his record, references and thesis, but suggests what he's really after is a PhD, and express skepticism, stating, I don't smell quite top talent.