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Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship Awards List, 1947 A list of Negro and White Southern recipients awarded Julius Rosenwald Fund fellowships in 1947, and this list was signed by Mr. Robert C. Weaver in May 23, 1947. The Negro candidates awarded include, Mr. Clyde Ruffin Dillard, Mr. Frank Harriott, Mr. Robert E. Hayden, Mr. Edward Warner Brice, and so on. The White Southerner candidates awarded include, Mr. Martin Lionel Dibner, Mr. Thomas Hal Phillips, Mr. Lloyd P. Williams, Mr. James Allen Tower, Mr. Thomas O. Zuber, and others.
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List of Fellowship Applicants for No-Award letters A list of Rosenwald Fund fellowship applicants that were rejected, as well as their addresses. The candidates listed include, Mr. Cecil Emory Abernathy, Mr. Charles Wesley Burton, Mr. John O. Boyton, Mr. James Sylvester Braxton, Mr. Flournoy H. Arthur Coles, Jr., Mr. Henderson Sheridan Davis, Mr. Charles Livingston Durrance, Jr., Mrs. Ida Beatrice B. Haddon, Ms. Jacqueline Cortelyou Hairston, Mr. James Vernon Herring, Ms. Natalie Leota Hinderas, Mr. Albert P. Marshall, Mr. Robert Taliant, Mr. Malcolm Demosthenes Williams, Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Roy Williamson, Mr. Harold William Woodson, and others.
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Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship Awards List, 1947 A list of Negro and White Southern recipients awarded Julius Rosenwald Fund fellowships in 1947, and this list was signed by Mr. Charles H. Thompson in May 19, 1947. The Negro candidates awarded include, Mr. Clyde Ruffin Dillard, Mr. Frank Harriott, Mr. Robert E. Hayden, Mr. Edward Warner Brice, and so on. The White Southerner candidates awarded include, Mr. Martin Lionel Dibner, Mr. Thomas Hal Phillips, Mr. Lloyd P. Williams, Mr. James Allen Tower, Mr. Thomas O. Zuber, and others.
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List of Fellowship Applicants for No-Award letters A list of Rosenwald Fund fellowship applicants that were rejected, as well as their addresses. The candidates listed include, Mr. Cecil Emory Abernathy, Mr. Charles Wesley Burton, Mr. John O. Boyton, Mr. James Sylvester Braxton, Mr. Flournoy H. Arthur Coles, Jr., Mr. Henderson Sheridan Davis, Mr. Charles Livingston Durrance, Jr., Mrs. Ida Beatrice B. Haddon, Ms. Jacqueline Cortelyou Hairston, Mr. James Vernon Herring, Ms. Natalie Leota Hinderas, Mr. Albert P. Marshall, Mr. Robert Taliant, Mr. Malcolm Demosthenes Williams, Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Roy Williamson, Mr. Harold William Woodson, and others.
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List of White Southerner Candidates and Fields of Interest, 1947 A document containing brief notes by the Fellowship Committee on fellowship applicants in 1947. The field of interests among White Southerner applicants include, Art Education, Creative Writing, Education, Folklore, Geography, History, Journalism, Labor, Language & Literature, Motion Pictures, Photography, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology.
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Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship Awards List, 1947 A list of Negro and White Southern recipients awarded Julius Rosenwald Fund fellowships in 1947, and this list was signed by Mr. Charles S. Johnson in May 23, 1947. The Negro candidates awarded include, Mr. Clyde Ruffin Dillard, Mr. Frank Harriott, Mr. Robert E. Hayden, Mr. Edward Warner Brice, and so on. The White Southerner candidates awarded include, Mr. Martin Lionel Dibner, Mr. Thomas Hal Phillips, Mr. Lloyd P. Williams, Mr. James Allen Tower, Mr. Thomas O. Zuber, and so on.
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Guest List for Fellowship Committee Dinner A guest list for the Fellowship Committee dinner on May 14, 1947 at Hotel Shoreland. The guests listed include, Mr. Will W. Alexander, Mr. Charles S. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weaver, Mr. Gould Beech, Mr. Charles H. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Embree, Mr. Arna Bontemps, Mr. William C. Haygood, Mr. Bucklin Moon, Ms. Joy Schultz, Ms. Florence Draper, Mr. and Mrs. Rietzes, and Mrs. Ruby Lane.
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List of Members on the Fellowship Committee, Art Jury, Music Jury, and Literary Jury, 1947 A list of members on the Rosenwald Fun Fellowship Committee as of 1947. Members on the Committee include, Mr. Edwin R. Embree, Mr. Will W. Alexander, Mr. Charles S. Johnson, Mr. Arna Bontemps, Mr. Gould Beech, Mr. Charles H. Thompson, and Mr. Robert C. Weaver. Members on the Art jury include, Mr. Dan Cotton Rich, Mr. Rainey Bennett, and Mr. Hale Woodruff. Members on the Music jury include, Mr. William Grant Still and Mr. Bernard Taylor. Members on the Literary jury include, Mr. Bucklin Moon and Mr. Arna Bontemps.
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Correspondence Regarding Art Jury Report sent to Members of the Fellowship Committee A correspondence sent to members of the Fellowship Committee from members on the Art jury on May 3, 1947. Members on the Art jury include, Mr. Dan Cotton Rich, Mr. Rainey Bennett, and Mr. Hale Woodruff. The correspondence contains information on the candidates recommended for fellowship, candidates put in B group, and candidates eliminated from consideration. Painting candidates recommended include, Mr. Byron Leslie Burford, Jr., Ms. Rose Theodora Piper, and Mr. Ellis Wilson. Sculptors candidates recommended include, Ms. Marion Perkins and Mr. John Walter Rhoden. The Illustration candidate recommended was Mr. Bernie H. Robynson, the Ceramics candidate recommended was Mr. William E. Artis, and the Fashion Design candidate recommended was Mr. Julian Wallace Dempsey.
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Correspondence Regarding Photography Jury Report sent to Members of the Fellowship Committee A correspondence sent to members of the Fellowship Committee from members on the Photography jury on May 3, 1947. Members on the Photography jury include, Mr. Roy Stryker and Mr. Gordon Parks. The candidates mentioned in the correspondence include, Ms. Edith Levy, Ms. Laughlin, and Mr. Olmstead.
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List of Painting, Sculpture, Illustration, Fashion Design, and Ceramics, 1947 A list of Art candidates for 1947 in the fields of Painting, Sculpture, Illustration, Fashion Design, and Ceramics. The Painting candidates listed include, Ms. Kenna Dalton Beall, Mr. Donald Louis Charpiot, Mr. Joseph Delaney, Ms. Mary Anna Wills, Mr. Abraham Joel Tobias, Ms. Doris Foster, and so on. The 4 Sculpture candidates listed include, Ms. Selmna Hortense Burke, Mr. Houston Ellis Chandler, Ms. Florence Geneva Pate, and Mr. John Walter Rhoden. The 4 Illustration candidates listed include, Mr. Calvin C. Bailey, Mr. Calvin Burnett, Mr. Jose Cleneros, and Mr. Norris George Shervington. The 2 Fashion Design candidates listed include, Ms. helen Cornele Cujet and Mr. Julian Wallace Dempsey. The Ceramist candidate listed was Mr. William E. Artis.
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Fellowship Committee Brief Notes, 1947 A document containing brief notes by the Fellowship Committee on April 5, 1947 on fellowship applicants. The fields of interest among Negro applicants include Agriculture, Art including Education, Fashion Design, and Jewelry Design, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Creative Writing, Dancing, Drama, Economics, Education, Engineering, History, Hospital Administration, Journalism, Labor, Language and Literature, Library Science, Mathematics, Music including Instrumental and Singing, Nursing, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, Radio, Religion, Social Work, Sociology, and Speech. The fields of interest among White Southern applicants include Art Education, Creative Writing, Education, Folklore, Geography, History, Journalism, Labor, Language and Literature, Motion Pictures, Photography, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology. The document also lists fellowship applicants awarded grants, renewals, and extensions. Among Negro applicants, those granted include Mr. Clyde Ruffin Dillard, Mr. Frank Harriott, Mr. Robert E. Hayden, Mr. Edward Warner Brice, and others. Among White Southern applicants, those granted include Mr. Martin Lionel Dibner, Mr. Thomas Hal Phillips, Mr. Lloyd P. Williams, Mr. James Allen Tower, Mr. Thomas O. Zuber, and others.
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Correspondence Regarding Art Jury Report sent to Members of the Fellowship Committee A correspondence sent to members of the Fellowship Committee from members of the Art jury on May 3, 1947. Members of the Art jury include Mr. Dan Cotton Rich, Mr. Rainey Bennett, and Mr. Hale Woodruff. The correspondence contains information on candidates recommended for fellowship, candidates placed in the B group, and candidates eliminated from consideration. Painting candidates recommended include Mr. Byron Leslie Burford, Jr., Ms. Rose Theodora Piper, and Mr. Ellis Wilson. Sculpture candidates recommended include Ms. Marion Perkins and Mr. John Walter Rhoden. The illustration candidate recommended is Mr. Bernie H. Robynson, the ceramics candidate recommended is Mr. William E. Artis, and the fashion design candidate recommended is Mr. Julian Wallace Dempsey.
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Fellowship Notes, 1947 A document containing notes taken on April 7, 1947. The notes mention Mr. William C. Haygood writing to Mr. Lester Granger to express appreciation for his intervention in Mr. Vernon L. Winslow's matter and writing to Mr. Cy Wilson Record to inform him about his fellowship. The notes also state that someone was to speak with Mr. Charles H. Thompson.
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List of Negro Candidates and Fields of Interest, 1947 A document containing brief notes by the Fellowship Committee on fellowship applicants in 1947. The fields of interest among Negro applicants include Agriculture, Art including Education, Fashion Design, and Jewelry Design, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Creative Writing, Dancing, Drama, Economics, Education, Engineering, History, Hospital Administration, Journalism, Labor, Language and Literature, Library Science, Mathematics, Music including Instrumental and Singing, Nursing, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, Radio, Religion, Social Work, Sociology, and Speech. Some candidates had reappointments, including Mr. Myron OHiggins, Ms. Rachel Thomas Weddington, Mr. Joseph Alfred Borome, Mr. James Walter Fisher, Ms. Vernon L. Winslow, Ms. Evelyn Boyd, Ms. Natalie Leota Hinderas, Mr. Gilbert Dwoyid Olmstead, Mr. Walter Samuel McAfee, and Mr. James Sylvester Braxton.
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List of White Southerner Candidates and Fields of Interest, 1947 A document containing brief notes by the Fellowship Committee on fellowship applicants in 1947. The field of interests among White Southerner applicants include, Art Education, Creative Writing, Education, Folklore, Geography, History, Journalism, Labor, Language & Literature, Motion Pictures, Photography, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology. Some candidates had reappointments such as Mr. Raymond Ralph MacCurdy, Jr., Ms. Marion Palfi, Mr. Vladmir E. Hartman, Ms. Elizabeth Head Vaughan.
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Correspondence Regarding Fellowship Breakdown sent to Members of the Fellowship Committee A correspondence sent to members of the Fellowship Committee from Mr. William C. Haygood on April 5, 1947. It contains information on funds available to the committee for appropriation, awards made among Negro and White Southern recipients in April 1946, outstanding grants including war interrupted grants, labor scholarships, and postponed grants, as well as a summary of applications from 1940 through 1947 and a summary of fields requested in 1946 and 1947. Fellows listed under war interrupted grants include Mr. Alfred B. Bonds, Jr., Mr. Frederick D. Jenkins, Mr. John William Lipscomb, Mr. John N. Lyle, Mr. Henry Allison Page, III, and Mr. LeRoy W. Watson, Jr. The fellow listed under labor scholarships is Ms. Naomi Hayden. Fellows listed under postponed grants include Mr. John H. Becker, Jr., Mr. Wilmoth A. Carter, Mr. St. Clair Drake, Ms. Emile L. Meine, Jr., Mr. Charles H. Nicholas, Jr., Mr. Cy Wilson Record, Mr. George Warren Reed, Jr., and Mr. Mark Hanna Watkins. Members of the jury include Mr. Daniel Catton Rich, Mr. Rainey Bennett, Mr. Wale Woodruff, Mr. Arna Bontemps, Mr. Bucklin Moon, Mr. Bernard Taylor, Mr. William Grant Still, Mr. Gordon Parks, and Mr. Roy Stryker.
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Letter Regarding Signing Awards List Sent to Charles S. Johnson A letter sent to Dr. Charles S. Johnson from Mrs. Ruby F. Lane on May 8, 1947 requesting his signature to approve an enclosed list of fellows awarded in 1947. The letter was also sent to Mr. Edwin R. Embree, Mr. Will W. Alexander, Mr. Arna Bontemps, Mr. Gould Beech, Mr. Charles H. Thompson, and Mr. Robert C. Weaver. Negro candidates include Mr. Clyde Ruffin Dillard, Mr. Frank Harriott, Mr. Robert E. Hayden, Mr. Edward Warner Brice, and others. White Southern candidates include Mr. Martin Lionel Dibner, Mr. Thomas Hal Phillips, Mr. Lloyd P. Williams, Mr. James Allen Tower, Mr. Thomas O. Zuber, and others.
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List of Fellowship Applicants Awarded Grants, Renewals, and Extensions, 1947 A list of fellowship candidates awarded grants, renewals, and extensions in 1947. Negro candidates include Mr. Clyde Ruffin Dillard, Mr. Frank Harriott, Mr. Robert E. Hayden, Mr. Edward Warner Brice, and others. White Southern candidates include Mr. Martin Lionel Dibner, Mr. Thomas Hal Phillips, Mr. Lloyd P. Williams, Mr. James Allen Tower, Mr. Thomas O. Zuber, and others. The fields of interest among Negro applicants include Agriculture, Art including Ceramics, Education, Fashion Design, Illustration, Jewelry Design, Painting, and Sculpture, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Creative Writing, Dancing, Drama, Economics, Education, Engineering, History, Hospital Administration, Industrial Arts, Journalism, Labor, Language and Literature, Library Science, Mathematics, Music including Composition, Instrumental, Musicology, and Singing, Nursing, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Radio, Religion, Social Work, Sociology, and Speech. The fields of interest among White Southern applicants include Art including Education and Painting, Creative Writing, Education, Folklore, Geography, History, Journalism, Labor, Language and Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology.
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Press Release of Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellows, 1947 A press release of the Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellows chosen for 1947, released in May 1947. It mentioned that a total of 90000 dollars was awarded to 39 Negro and White Southern recipients, including 23 Negro recipients and 16 White Southern recipients. The article also highlights the work of several fellowship recipients, including Mr. Ulysses Kay, Mr. Hariott, Ms. Mary E. Robbs, Mr. Julian Dempsey, Mr. Louise Phillip Clark, Mr. Charles Farris, Mr. Thomas O. Zuber, Mr. David Calvin Kytle, Mr. George C. Stoney, and Mr. John W. Lipscomb. Additional recipients are listed among fellowship awards granted to Negro and White Southern candidates.
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List of Negro Candidates and Fields of Interest, 1947 A document containing brief notes by the Fellowship Committee on fellowship applicants in 1947. The fields of interest among Negro applicants include Agriculture Art including Education Fashion Design and Jewelry Design Biology Business Administration Chemistry Creative Writing Dancing Drama Economics Education Engineering History Hospital Administration Journalism Labor Language and Literature Library Science Mathematics Music including Instrumental and Singing Nursing Photography Physics Political Science Psychology Public Health Radio Religion Social Work Sociology and Speech. Some candidates had reappointments such as Mr. Myron OHiggins Ms. Rachel Thomas Weddington Mr. Joseph Alfred Borome Mr. James Walter Fisher Ms. Vernon L. Winslow Ms. Evelyn Boyd Ms. Natalie Leota Hinderas Mr. Gilbert Dwoyid Olmstead Mr. Walter Samuel McAfee and Mr. James Sylvester Braxton.
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Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship Awards List, 1947 A list of Negro and White Southern recipients awarded Julius Rosenwald Fund fellowships in 1947. The Negro candidates awarded include, Mr. Clyde Ruffin Dillard, Mr. Frank Harriott, Mr. Robert E. Hayden, Mr. Edward Warner Brice, and so on. The White Southerner candidates awarded include, Mr. Martin Lionel Dibner, Mr. Thomas Hal Phillips, Mr. Lloyd P. Williams, Mr. James Allen Tower, Mr. Thomas O. Zuber, and so on.
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Julius Rosenwald Fellowship Fund Creative Writers List List of Creative Writers ( Negro) William A. Attaway 1940, Arna Bontemps 1938, William S. Braithwaite 1930, Sterling A. Brown 1942, Frank Davis Marshall 1937, Owen Dodson 1942, Ralph W. Ellison 1945, Chester B. Himes 1944, Moses C. Holman 1945, Langston Hughes 1931 to 1941, James Weldon Johnson 1929 to 1930, Kelley Miller 1934, Walter Turpins 1941, Margaret A. Walker 1944, (White) James Robert Aswell 1940, Thomas Edward 1942, Tarleton Collier 1940, Donald Day 1939 to 1940, Robert Faucett Gibbons 1943, Frank E. Goodwyn 1942, Thomas Byrd Ham 1942, Elizabeth Hardwick 1945, May Justus 1939, Edward Kimbrough Jr. 1943, Laurette M. Knight 1944, Bucklin Moon 1945, Ida Lenore Moore 1941 , Robert Ramsey 1942, James Pipes Register 1944, Thomas Sancton 1943, 1945, Lillian Smith 1939,1940, Paula Snelling 1939, 1940, Hudson Strobe 1943.
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Additional Meeting Notes for the Julius Rosenwald Fellowship 1946 Additional Notes on Fellowship Meeting 1946.
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Correspondence concerning the Julius Rosenwald Fellowship Fund and The American Labor Education Services, Inc. Correspondence from Eleanor G. Coit to William C. Haygood comments on the applications of James Quander, Miss Lawerence and Miss Flint.