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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Charles Roberts Peavy An application from Charles Roberts Peavy, requesting a grant beginning July 1948. The plan of work was to participate as a member of a project under Dr. John Gillin's direction in studies in the modern culture of the South, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Anthropology at the University of Chicago under the supervision of Dr. Robert Redfield. This application was submitted in 1948, and the chosen field is Anthropology. Included is a handwritten note: Good testimony [illegible] But no all out testimony [illegible].
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Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Mynor Preston Payne An application from Mynor Preston Payne, requesting a nine-month grant beginning September 1945. The plan of work was to study Audio and Radio Frequency Engineering, Applied Mathematics, and Mathematical Physics, and to obtain a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at New York University under the supervision of Professor Walker. This application was submitted in 1945, and the chosen field is Electrical Engineering. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Mr. Payne in 1945, as well as a handwritten note: Very good testimony. But I can't see that he is the tops required [illegible].
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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Effietee M. Payne An application from Effietee M. Payne, requesting a grant beginning September 1948. The plan of work was to make an investigaton of the status of Physical Education for Women in the Negro College of the eighteen Southern states, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Physical Education at Indiana University under the supervision of Dr. W.W. Patty. This application was submitted in 1948, and the chosen field is Physical Education. Included is a handwritten note: Nothing here.
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Fellowship Application from Thomas Desire Pawley An application from Thomas Desire Pawley, requesting a grant beginning June 1948. The plan of work was to write three original historical plays based upon Negro materials, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Speech and Dramatic Art at the State University of Iowa under the supervision of Edward C. Mabie. This application was submitted in 1948, and the chosen field is Drama.
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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Wendell Melton Patton, Jr. An application from Wendell Melton Patton, Jr., requesting a grant beginning September 1948. The plan of work was to research in employment and personnel practices of Southern cotton mills, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Education and Applied Psychology at Purdue University under Dr. F.B. Knight [Director]. This application was submitted in 1948, and the chosen field is Psychology. Included is a handwritten note: nothing out of the ordinary.
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Written Addendum for James Welch Patton A handwritten note towards James Welch Patton relating to History: Over age [almost thirty-nine and looks older] [illegible].
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Fellowship Application from Florence Geneva Pate An application from Florence Geneva Pate, requesting a grant beginning June 1947. The plan of work was to do advanced work in Sculpture at Cranbrook Academy, and to obtain a Master of Arts degree at Columbia University under the supervision of Oranzio Maldarelli. This application was submitted in 1947, and the chosen field is Art-Sculpture.
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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from George Winfred Patchell An application from George Winfred Patchell, requesting a grant beginning July 1944. The plan of work was to obtain a Master's degree in Education - with a minot in Physics and Mathematics - at George Peabody College, Nashville under Dr. Henry Harap. This application was submitted in 1944, and the chosen field is Education. Included is a handwritten note: Good man but nothing outstanding.
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Fellowship Application along with Written and Typed Notes for Guichard Bolivar Parris An application from Guichard Bolivar Parris, requesting a grant beginning September 1938. The plan of work was to do a biographical study of the abbe Henri Gregoire [1750-1831] as one of the distinguished representatives of the humanitarian tradition in France, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree. This application was submitted in 1938, and the chosen field is French History and Literature.
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Record of Fellowships Granted and Career Since Tenure of Fellowship for Guichard Bolivar Parris A memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Guichard B. Parris in 1938. The plan of work was to do a biographical study of the abbe Henri Gregoire [1750-1831] as one of the distinguished representatives of the humanitarian tradition in France, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree at Columbia University. The chosen field is French History and Literature. Included is a record of professional career.
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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Mary Celestia Parler An application from Mary Celestia Parler, requesting a grant beginning June 1942. The plan of work was to do a study of the phonetic, lexical, morphological, syntactical, and semantic differences in the speech of social and racial groups in a small southern community; study to be presented at Duke University, while working under Dr. Hans Kurath at Brown University. This application was submitted in 1942, and the chosen field is English Language and Literature Linguistics. Included is a handwritten note: No outstanding statements [illegible].
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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Valerie Ethelyn Parks An application from Valerie Ethelyn Parks, requesting a grant towards obtaining a Ph.D. degree in French at the University of Chicago under the supervision of Clarence Edward Parmenter. This application was submitted in 1948, and the chosen field is Language and Literature. Included is a handwritten note: Nothing here but another PhD - French [illegible].
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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Henry Green Parks, Jr. An application from Henry Green Parks, Jr., requesting a grant beginning July 1944. The plan of work was to do a study of the Negro market, its coverage by present national sales promotion and advertising, and principles of exploiting it, while attending New York University. This application was submitted in 1944, and the chosen field is Economics. Included is a handwritten note: This is not a study. Parks knows the answers - and wants to bolster them [illegible].
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Written Addendum, Fellowship Application, and Record of Fellowships Granted for Gordon Alexander Parks An application from Gordon Alexander Parks, requesting a grant beginning May 1942. The plan of work was to portray the Negro in his intellectual, professional, social, farm, and urban life in various communities across the country. This application was submitted in 1942, and the chosen field is Art-Photography. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Mr. Parks in 1942, as well as a handwritten note: Very interesting case. Photography a new career that may offer a good living and an interesting art development [illegible].
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Written Addendum for E. Taylor Parks A handwritten note towards E. Taylor Parks relating to History: Over age. Letters say 'hardworking intelligent fellow' [illegible].
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Fellowship Application and a Photograph from Mildred Elaine Parker An application from Mildred Elaine Parker, requesting a grant towards family case work or child welfare administration training, and to obtain a Master of Arts degree in Social Work at Tulene University. This application was submitted in 1942, and the chosen field is Social Work. Included is a portrait picture of Ms. Parker.
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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Marjorie Holloman Parker [Mrs.] An application from Marjorie Holloman Parker, requesting a grant beginning July 1942. The plan of work was to work on a research problem Elimination of reading Difficulties through Initial Teaching, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree at the University of Chicago under Dr. Ralph W. Tyler. Mrs. Parker reapplied for another grant beginning June 1944 towards investigating the force of the school in altering a cultural pattern. These applications were submitted in 19426 and 1944, and the chosen field is Education. Included are handwritten notes: Good person record. Tyler criticises his project while Buswell praises it [illegible] and An excellent candidate with a good and steadily [illegible] record [illegible].
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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from John William Parker An application from John William Parker, requesting a ten-month grant beginning June 1948. The plan of work was to complete and publish the biography of Dr. Benjamin G. Brawley, and to obtain a Doctor's degree at Ohio State University under the supervision of Dr. Harry G. Good. This application was submitted in 1948, and the chosen field is Education. Included is a handwritten note: Nothing here. A project - to do a biography of Benj Brawley. Doesn't need to go for Ohio State for that [illegible].
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Written Addendum for Harry Koonce Parker A handwritten note towards Harry Koonce Parker relating to Recreation: Good college recordand good [B+] average at Mich. Grad. Sc. of Education. I see nothing outstanding.
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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Charles James Parker An application from Charles James Parker, requesting a nine-month grant beginning October 1945. The plan of work was to complete research problem Development of Negro life in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with special reference to Race Relations, and to obtain a Doctor's degree in History at Ohio State University under the supervision of Professor Henry H. Simms. This application was submitted in 1945, and the chosen field is History. Included is a handwritten note: Washburne says good record, straight B [illegible].
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Written Addendum for Ruben Leroy Parson A handwritten note towards Ruben LeRoy Parson relating to Geography: Excellent candidate and a definite +significant problem [illegible].
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Written Addendum for Vernon J. Parenton A handwritten note towards Vernon J. Parenton relating to Sociology: Astonishingly fine letters from all his references [illegible].
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Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Aubrey Pankey An application from Aubrey Pankey, requesting a grant beginning August 1946. The plan of work was to study languages [Spanish, Russian, and a review of French and Italian] and to study voice with private teachers. This application was submitted in 1946, and the chosen field is Music. Included is a handwritten note: Not highly rated by Bernard Taylor [illegible].
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Record of Fellowships Granted for Voila B. Goin [Mrs. Edward N. Palmer] A memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Voila B. Goin [Mrs. Edward N. Palmer] in 1938. The plan of work was to pursue work in Public Health leading to Ph.D. degree in Public Health at the University of Michigan. The chosen field is Biology-Bacteriology. Included is a record of professional career.
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Written Addendum, Record of Fellowships Granted, and Fellowship Application from Edward Nelson Palmer An application from Edward Nelson Palmer, requesting a grant towards studying the effects of unionization and mechanization upon the Negro automobile worker and his community organization, and to obtain a Ph.D. degree at the university of Michigan under the supervision of Department of Sociology. Mr. Palmer reapplied for a grant beginning July 1941 towards completing research dealing with the determination and measurements of factors associated with the excess of unemployment of Negro workers. These applications were submitted in 1939 and 1941, and the chosen field is Sociology. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grants awarded to Mr. Palmer across 1939 and 1941, as well as a record of professional career and a handwritten note: Good record. Excellent references [illegible].