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• Application for Eugene Stanley
  A 1948 application file for Eugene Stanley, a part time graduate student in Education at Ohio State University. He requested a grant to work toward his Ph.D. focusing on intercultural education. Handwritten notes review his application stating Stanley's scope and program are presumptuous and over ambitious, but he looks like a good bet to me, rating him an A minus.
• Application for Arnold John Stafford
  A 1942 application file for Arnold John Stafford, a Tutor in English at the University of Texas. He proposed an investigation of the Agrarian Movement in the South. Handwritten notes express hesitation about the project and mention that Paul Foreman endorses the man but damns the project.
• Application for Carey Vitallis Stabler
  A 1941 and 1943 application review for Carey Vitallis Stabler, an Assistant Professor of History at Alabama College. He sought funding to complete a history of the public health system in Alabama. Handwritten notes state good project but I feel no flair and suggests his recommendations sound plodder except one.
• Scholarship Aid Application for Alfred Samuel Spriggs
  An undated scholarship aid application cover sheet for Alfred Samuel Spriggs age twenty, a student at Dillard University in the field of Chemistry.
• Application Review for Herman Everette Spivey
  A 1942 application file for Herman Everette Spivey, an Associate Professor of English at the University of Florida. He applied for a grant to study Southern literary culture but resigned a 1941 award to enter the Navy. Handwritten notes cite strong support from Vann Woodward and Howard Mumford Jones concluding I don't see how we can go against the judgement of these excellent men. The note also criticizes Herman's choice of application photo but ignores it as a criteria for his applications success.
• Granted Application for Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr.
  A 1948 application document for Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr., a graduate student in American History at Harvard University. He was granted 750 dollars to continue his studies. Handwritten notes describe him as a Top student and note he has shown interest in race and democracy, rating him an A candidate.
• Application for Onah L. Spencer
  A 1946 application for Onah L. Spencer, a freelance writer. She requested 1,600 dollars to finish a book of folklore. Handwritten notes observe that the request is simply for time to do folklore anthology rather than personal development and note that she is Over our age at 46.
• Granted Application for Kenneth Lee Spencer
  A 1940 and 1945 application file for Kenneth Lee Spencer, a concert singer. In 1945, he was granted 2,500 dollars to study voice and languages. Handwritten notes from 1940 are critical, stating, I can't get anything to take hold of here.
• Scholarship Aid Application for Emily Howland Spencer
  A 1942 scholarship aid application for Emily Howland Spencer, a student at Virginia State College. She requested tuition assistance to study American literature at Cornell University or the University of Michigan.
• Application from Frank M. Snowden, Jr.
  An application from Frank Martin Snowden, Jr., requesting a grant beginning June 1938. The plan of work was to study classical languages, literature, and archeology at Athens, Greece - as well as visit Rome - over the summer, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree at the American Academy, Rome and Harvard University. Mr. Snowden reapplied for another grant beginning June 1948 towards continuing his studies on the Negro in the Greek and Roman World and to make a first-hand examination of pertinent archeological materials found in certain European museum and ancient sites. These applications were submitted in 1938 and 1948, and the chosen field is Language and Literature. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Mr. Snowden in 1938, as well as a record of professional career and a handwritten note: Hammond of Harvard says 'He is not one of the most outstanding classical students I have known but he is above the average' Otherwise a [illegible] of high praise from top classicists [illegible].
• Application from George Snowden
  A handwritten note towards George Snowden relating to Political Science: Excellent scholastic record. Good letters, but they do not seem to me really top.
• Application from Paula Snelling
  An application from Paula Snelling, requesting a grant towards an intensive study of Southern literature, Sociology, Racial relationships for the purpose of releasing a little magazine to appraise Southern literature. This application was submitted in 1939, and the chosen field is Research in Southern Literature. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grants awarded to Mrs. Paula across 1939 and 1940, as well as a record of professional career and handwritten notes: Joint application with Lillian E. Smith. Remarkable people. I'm all for giving them the $750 each [illegible] and A most interesting pair of women doing a grand job [illegible].
• Application from Hugh Heyne Smythe
  An application from Hugh Heyne Smythe, requesting a grant beginning August 1948. The plan of work was to make a study of racial discrimination and segregation in the Caribbean with special emphasis on the British West Indies and concentrating on the socio-anthropological aspects of discrimination. This application was submitted in 1947, and the chosen field is Education.
• Application from Mabel Murphy Smythe [Mrs.]
  An application from Mabel Murphy Smythe, requesting a grant towards studying the effects of the Wages and Hours Act and other protective labor legislation on Negro workers - particularly those in tipping occupations - and to obtain a Ph.D. degree at the University of Wisconsin under Dr. E.E. Witte. Mrs. Smythe reapplied for another grant beginning August 1948 towards studying the racial discrimination and segregation in the Caribbean with special emphasis on the British West Indies and concentrating on the socio-anthropological aspects of discrimination. These applications were submitted in 1941 and 1948, and the chosen fields are Economics and Sociology. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Mrs. Smythe in 1941, as well as a record of professional career and handwritten notes: Very young. Good record. But does not appear to me to have outstanding [illegible] to distinction. May be a better candidate [illegible], [illegible] Request not for a fellowship [family has had four] but for maintenance, and He had good grad sc record [illegible].
• Application from Hugh H. Smythe
  An application from Hugh H. Smythe, requesting a grant beginning September 1939. The plan of work was to study the population of Haiti with special reference to the processes of racial and cultural conflict, accommodation, and assimilation, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree at Northwestern University of Wisconsin. Mr. Smythe reapplied for another grant to begin as soon as possible towards studying cultural anthropology with supplementary work in physical anthropology and linguistics. These applications were submitted in 1939 and 1940, and the chosen fields are Sociology and Anthropology. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grants awarded to Mr. Smythe across 1939, 1940, and 1941, as well as handwritten notes: Brilliant man. Excellent record at Virginia State, Atlanta Univ and Fisk [illegible] and [illegible] Excellent testimony from Herskovits under whom he is working [illegible].
• Application from Harry Milton Smyles
  An application from Harry Milton Smyles, requesting a grant beginning June 1948. The plan of work was to study in the Department of Applied Music at Juilliard School of Music under the supervision of Mr. Gomberg. This application was submitted in 1948, and the chosen field is Music-Instrumental. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Mr. Smyles in 1948, as well as a handwritten note: Very interesting. Can we get from auditioned?.
• Application from William Thomas Smith
  An application from William Thomas Smith, requesting a grant beginning June 1946. The plan of work was to rewrite a book manuscript which has received encouraging editorial attention in its first draft. This application was submitted in 1946, and the chosen field is Creative Writing. Included is a handwritten note: Very good statement from Yewdale [illegible] This is about all we have beside good [illegible].
• Application from William Henry Smith
  An application from William Henry Smith, requesting a grant beginning March 1945. The plan of work was to study and depict Negro types through fine art mediums [in Puerto Rico, the far South, and in the industrial North], and to obtain a A.B. degree in Fine Arts at the Polytechnic Institute of Puerto Rico under the supervision of Dr. Jarvis Morris. This application was submitted in 1945, and the chosen field is Painting and Sculpture. Included is a handwritten note: Recommendations sound performatory. Very young. No general educational background. Unless art jury goes way out, I think he is not a possibility.
• Application from T. Lynn Smith
  An application from Thomas Lynn Smith, requesting a grant towards studying the personnel and facilities for education in agriculture, particularly in the social and economic aspects of agriculture in the countries of South and central America. This application was submitted in 1939, and the chosen field is Sociology. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Mr. Smith in 1939, as well as a record of professional career and a handwritten note: Out of the top men in the South. It would be a distribution to add his [illegible].
• Application from Theodore H. Smith
  A handwritten note towards Theodore H. Smith relating to Landscape Architecture: Very poor record as student at Syracuse [illegible].
• Application from Sara Elizabeth Smith
  An application from Sara Elizabeth Smith, requesting a grant beginning September 1948. The plan of work was to investigate metropolitan regionalism in the Southeast, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Sociology at the University of North Carolina under the supervision of Dr. Rupert B. Vance. This application was submitted in 1948, and the chosen field is Sociology. Included is a handwritten note: [illegible] Odum and Vance are very reserved - for them. Clearly not one of North Carolina's top candidate [illegible].
• Application from Ruth M. Smith
  An application from Ruth Morris Smith, requesting a grant beginning September 1938. The plan of work was to investigate the problems of the reproductive cycle in women, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree at Western Reserve University at Professor T. Wingate Todd. Mrs. Sterling reapplied for another grant towards working under the supervision of Dr. Boris Rubenstein and the approval of Dr. Theodore Zuck [Department of Anatomy]. These applications were submitted in 1938 and 1939, and the chosen field is Anatomy-Endocrinology. Included are handwritten notes: Excellent letters from Western Reserve. Very practical scientific study [illegible] and We have already given two awards. She has had a good record [illegible].
• Application from Ruth M. Smith
  A memorandum summarizing the grants awarded to Ruth M. Smith across 1938 and 1939. The plan of work was to obtain a Ph.D. degree at Western Reserve University under Professor T.W. Todd to concentrate on the problems of the reproductive cycle in women, and under Dr. Boris Rubenstein to concentrate on the sexual maturation in adolescent mokeys. The chosen field is Biology-Anatomy. Included is a record of professional career.
• Application from Robert Alston Smith
  A handwritten note towards Robert Alston Smith relating to Literature: No evidence of great ability. Testimonies all say 'good but not brilliant'. Project not well worked out.
• Application from Randolph Stewart Smith
  An application from Randolph Stewart Smith, requesting a grant beginning September 1946. The plan of work was to do graduate study outside the South, concentrating on the fields of Theology and Social Ethics, while attending Union Theological Seminary, New York under the supervision of Dr. John Knox. This application was submitted in 1946, and the chosen field is Religion. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Mr. Smith in 1946, as well as a handwritten note: Young. Brilliant college record. Excellent testimony [illegible].