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• Application for Clarence John Laughlin
  A 1947 application document for Clarence John Laughlin, a photographer for the National Archives. He requested support to complete a photographic survey of plantation houses in the lower Mississippi valley. Handwritten notes describe him as a [creative photographer] rating him an A candidate.
• Granted Application for Robert Caldwell Lasseter, Jr.
  A 1945 application file for Robert Caldwell Lasseter, Jr., the Editor of The Rutherford Courier in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was granted $2,500 to conduct a survey and study on [The Southern Press and Race Relations]. Handwritten notes evaluate his application.
• Application for John Stapleton Lash
  A 1944 application document for John Stapleton Lash, the Head of the Department of English at Livingstone College. He requested a grant to determine opportunities for Negroes in radio broadcasting and to secure expert training in radio techniques at the University of Michigan.
• Granted Application for Pearl L. Byrd Larsen
  A 1945 application file for Mrs. Pearl L. Byrd Larsen, the Superintendent of Education for St. Croix, Virgin Islands. She was granted $1,800 to reorganize the curriculum and write a course of study for grades one through six while attending Columbia University. A handwritten note comments on her application stating [Over age. Good subject, but I see no special talent in mrs Larsen].
• Application for John Rodman Larkins
  A 1947 application document for John Rodman Larkins, a Consultant on Negro Work for the North Carolina Department of Public Welfare. He requested funding to study institutional facilities for Negroes in the South, focusing on the handicapped, while pursuing a doctorate at the University of Chicago.
• Application Review for John Whitfield Lapsley, Jr.
  A 1946 application review for John Whitfield Lapsley, Jr., a free-lance painter from Selma, Alabama. He applied for support to devote his time exclusively to painting. Handwritten notes mention a [B rating by art jury] but acknowledge [High testimony].
• Granted Application for John Tate Lanning
  A 1946 application document for John Tate Lanning, a Professor of History at Duke University. He was granted $610 to study the Negro in higher education in the Spanish colonies, specifically Mexico and Guatemala. Handwritten notes praise his candidacy describing him as a [Top man] and his project subject as [fascinating].
• Granted Application for Raphael O'Hara Lanier
  A 1931 and 1940 application file for Raphael O'Hara Lanier. In 1931, as Dean at Florida A. & M. College, he was granted $1,000 to study at Harvard. The 1940 document identifies him as Assistant Director of the National Youth Administration, including handwritten notes dismissing his application with not a chance stating that he was [too old and too dumb].
• Granted Application for Emilio Anguinaldo Lanier
  A 1938 and 1946 application file for Emilio Anguinaldo Lanier, an Assistant Professor of English at Fisk University. He was granted funds in both years, totaling $4,000, to complete his doctoral dissertation at Harvard University on [The Idea of the Southern Gentleman in American Fiction]. The document includes handwritten addendums evaluating his candidacy.
• Application Review for Emma May Laney
  An undated application review for Emma May Laney [age forty nine], a Professor of English Literature at Agnes Scott College. Handwritten notes praise her [Brilliant record] and [Testimonies at the very top,] but express hesitation moving forward with her application due to her age, noting [if she were 10 or 15 years younger I wouldn't hesitate a minuite].
• Application for William Clay Lane
  A 1947 application document for William Clay Lane, an inmate at the State Prison of Southern Michigan. He requested $1,600 to write a book combining autobiography and interviews with figures contributing to interracial congruity, with a focus on humor rather than protest.
• Application for Robert Samuel Lancaster
  A 1948 application document for Robert Samuel Lancaster, the Director of Public Relations and Assistant Headmaster at Sewanee Military Academy. He requested funds to complete a Ph.D. study on the Tennessee Valley Authority at the University of Michigan. Handwritten notes describe him as a [Good average chap after a phD] and evaluates his study stating [not a contribution to knowledge, see nothing outstanding].
• Application Review for Charles Maxwell Lancaster
  A 1939 application review for Charles Maxwell Lancaster, an Associate Professor of Romance Languages at Howard College in Birmingham, Alabama. Handwritten notes descibe him as [an excellent though probably not a brilliant scholar] and question his project's connection to the Southern field, rating him a C candidate.
• Application for John Ralph Lambert, Jr.
  A 1942 application document for John Ralph Lambert, Jr., a graduate student at Princeton University. He applied for support to write a political biography of Arthur Pue Gorman, a Democratic leader in Maryland. Handwritten notes describe him as Evidently something of a self made man but note that Maryland is a border state, not the south of our chief interest.
• Application Review for Arthur Clifton Lamb
  A 1940 application evaluation for Arthur Clifton Lamb, an Instructor in English and Director of Dramatics at Prairie View State College. The handwritten note describes him stating Interesting face. Sounds like a keen chap but nothing to pull him out of the good class.
• Application for Angus McKenzie Laird
  A 1939 and 1942 application file for Angus McKenzie Laird, an Assistant Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Florida. He sought funding to study the merit system for public health personnel in southeastern states. Handwritten note from 1939 evaluates his application proposal, while note from his 1942 application states No evidence of grater superiority than we had three years ago and he is now over age.
• Application Review for Clarence Oliver La Grone
  A 1939 application notes for Clarence Oliver La Grone, a sculptor. The handwritten notes describe him as Certainly a good enough prospect and mention passing his application to the art jury.
• Granted Application for Lenora Gwendolyn Lafayette
  A 1948 application document for Lenora Gwendolyn Lafayette, a recent Fisk University graduate. She was granted $2,000 to study singing at the Juilliard School of Music with plans to study abroad. She had previously won second place in the Marian Anderson Contest.
• Application for Romulo Lachatañere y Crombet
  A 1942 application file for Romulo Lachatañere y Crombet. He requested funds to study religious beliefs among Afro-Antillanos [West Indians] in Harlem at Columbia University. Handwritten notes express doubt, stating, I don't think this chap qualifies.
• Granted Application for David Calvin Kytle
  A 1947 application document for David Calvin Kytle, a writer-editor for South Associates, Inc. He was granted $2,400 to write a novel exploring the problems of the liberal middle-class Southerner. A handwritten note states, Everybody for this man. Amazing testimony. Another handwritten note from 1939 states I noted him high last year but since he was not given an award I see no reason why we should consider him now.
• Application Review for Wilbur G. Kurtz, Sr.
  A 1943 application review for Wilbur G. Kurtz, Sr., an artist and free-lance writer. He applied for support to create a Field Book of the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. Handwritten notes describe him as a Brilliant man even if he is sixty one but question whether the project will advance the South in the way the fund intends.
• Application Review for Harry Harrison Kroll
  A 1942 application review for Harry Harrison Kroll, an Instructor in English at the University of Tennessee Junior College. He proposed writing a novel about sharecroppers. Handwritten notes acknowledge his unquestionable ability but deem him much too old for us at age fifty four.
• Application for Juanita Morris Kreps
  A 1945 application review for Mrs. Juanita Morris Kreps, a University Fellow and instructor at Duke University. She sought funding for a historical study of wage rates in southern industries. Handwritten note questions her references and suggest that she is too young and might need experience outside the South.
• Application Review for Maurice Mortimer Kreeger
  A 1940 application evaluation for Maurice Mortimer Kreeger, an Editor-Reporter for The Associated Press in New Orleans. The handwritten notes give him an A rating, stating that journalism is a strong instrument for social reform and that he knows what he wants to do.
• Granted Application for Knox Clinton Everett
  A 1937, 1938, and 1939 application file for Knox Clinton Everett, an Instructor in History at Morgan College. He was granted funds totaling over $3,300 across multiple years to pursue a doctorate in European history at Harvard University and to conduct research in France. Handwritten notes state that the fund is not a reward, just an extension of $350 for his work expenses at Harvard.