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• Fellowship Application, Ethel M. Bigham, 1930-1936
  A curated compilation of letter and statement of offer detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mrs. Ethel Minor Bigham Frazier from 1930 through 1936.
• Fellowship Application, Velena W. Betts, 1931
  A curated compilation of letter and statement of offer detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Miss Velena Willie Betts from 1931.
• Fellowship Application, Otis H. Berry, 1936-1937
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Miss Otis Holley Berry from 1936 through 1937.
• Fellowship Application, James B. Berry, 1942-1946
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mr. James Brewton Berry from 1942 through 1946.
• Fellowship Application, Raymond S. Bennett, 1946
  A curated compilation of letters, statement of offer, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mr. Raymond Spenser Bennett from 1946.
• Fellowship Application, Lowell H. Bennett, 1946-1948
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mr. Lowell Howard Bennett from 1946 through 1948.
• Fellowship Application, Lowell H. Bennett, 1938-1944
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mr. Lowell Howard Bennett from 1938 through 1944.
• Fellowship Application, Thomas H. Bembry, 1941-1942
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mr. Thomas Henry Bembry from 1941 through 1942.
• Fellowship Application, Velma F. Bell, 1929-1932
  A curated compilation of letters, statement of offer, image, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Miss Velma Fern Bell from 1929 through 1932.
• Fellowship Application, Thomas E. Bell, 1940-1946
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mr. Thomas Edward Bell from 1940 through 1946.
• Fellowship Application, Jasper R. Bell, 1948
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mr. Jasper Ralph Bell from 1948.
• Fellowship Application, Fannin S. Belcher Jr., 1938-1946
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mr. Fannin Saffore Belcher, Jr. from 1938 through 1946.
• Fellowship Application, Gould M. Beech, 1937-1948
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mr. Gould Means Beech from 1937 through 1948.
• Fellowship Application, John H. Becker Jr., 1945-1947
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Mr. John Harrison Becker, Jr. from 1945 through 1947.
• Fellowship Application, Carl H. Becker, 1930
  A curated compilation of letters and statement of offer detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Dr. Carl H. Becker from 1945 through 1947.
• Fellowship Application, William A. Beck, 1929-1931
  A curated compilation of letters, statement of offer, image, and document detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Dr. William Armond Beck from 1929 through 1931.
• Fellowship Application, Lewis W. Beck, 1937-1940
  A curated compilation of letters, offers, vouchers, references, images, and documents detailing the professional journey and application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Lewis White Beck from 1937 through 1948.
• Fellowship Application, Belle B. Beard, 1944-1945
  Correspondence between Miss Belle Boone Beard, Mrs. William C. Haygood and Dorothy A. Elvidge, concerning a joint fellowship application with Professor Wayland J. Hayes of Vanderbilt University. An award letter dated April 25, 1945, grants Beard 2,500 dollars for a twelve month period for her project. Subsequent letters include her acceptance and arrangements for the grant to be paid in ten monthly installments of 250 dollars. Documents include her application, which outlines a research project titled Sociology for the Professions, aimed at developing sociological materials for the training of professional personnel. The file contains strong confidential letters of reference from professional colleagues in Virginia, including William Shands Meacham, Director of Parole, and Dr. E. T. Krueger, Head of Sociology at Vanderbilt University, who attest to her leadership and the importance of the proposed project. Also included are her academic transcript from Bryn Mawr College, where she received her Ph.D., and numerous payment vouchers.
• Fellowship Application, Vivian J. Beamon, 1948
  Correspondence between Vivian Jones Beamon, William C. Haygood and Dorothy A. Elvidge, concerning her successful application for a fellowship. An award letter grants her 2,500 dollars for a twelve month period to work toward her Ph.D. in Education at New York University's Center for Human Relations Studies. Subsequent letters include her acceptance and instructions from the Fund regarding the payment schedule and the transfer of the grant's administration to Mr. Nathan W. Levin due to the Funds closure. Documents include her plan of work, which focused on how schools can provide for the basic human needs of underprivileged children. The file contains numerous strong confidential letters of reference from her superiors and colleagues, including Dr. Claude V. Courter, Superintendent of Cincinnati Schools, and Dr. Alice Keliher of New York University, who praise her leadership and her work in intercultural education. Also included is a photograph of Beamon, academic transcripts from several universities, and a payment voucher for the first installment of her grant.
• Fellowship Application, Wallace A. Battle, 1932-1947
  Correspondence between Wallace A. Battle and Julius Rosenwald Fund staff, including Edwin R. Embree, concerning a 1,500 dollars fellowship awarded to him in 1932 to investigate opportunities for African American colonization in Brazil. The letters document the grant's postponement due to Battle illness and discuss his final report, submitted in 1933, which concluded that colonization was a viable way of escape and noted he had secured an option on land in the state of Mato Grosso. The file contains the full text of his report, BRAZIL, A REPORT TO JULIUS ROSENWALD BOARD, internal accounting records for the grant, a post fellowship review, and an announcement of his death on September 6, 1946.
• Fellowship Application, Gladys Bassett, 1930-1931
  Correspondence in the form of a telegram between Alfred K. Stern and S.L. Smith of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, dated October 22, 1930, approving a scholarship grant of 500 dollars for Miss Gladys Bassett. Documents also include an internal scholarship record sheet which states the grant was for one school year at George Peabody College. According to the record, Miss Bassett, a teacher of English at the Wilson, Arkansas, high school, was pursuing graduate work and intended to use the grant to expand a study for her thesis on what reading materials were used by African Americans in several counties.
• Fellowship Application, Marcus Bartlett, 1937-1941
  Correspondence between Marcus Bartlett of Atlantas WSB radio station and Julius Rosenwald Fund staff, including J.C. Dixon and George M. Reynolds, concerning a 1,100 dollars fellowship awarded to him in 1939 to study radio in education. The letters document the multiple postponements and eventual relinquishment of the grant by Bartlett in 1941, due to a change in management at his radio station and a promotion to Production Manager. The file also contains his application, plan of work, academic transcript from Emory University, and strong letters of reference from Lambdin Kay, General Manager of WSB, and Raymond B. Nixon of Emory University.
• Fellowship Application, Richmond Barthe, 1930-1946
  Correspondence between sculptor Richmond Barthé, Julius Rosenwald Fund staff including Edwin R. Embree and William C. Haygood, and other figures such as Henry Allen Moe of the Guggenheim Foundation, concerning Barthé's multiple fellowships and his recommendations of other artists. Documents show Barthé was awarded an initial fellowship of 1,200 dollars in December 1930 to establish a studio, followed by several smaller grants through 1932. Correspondence from 1946 shows Barthé recommending other artists, including William Artis and John Rhoden, for fellowships. The file contains Barthé's 1930 application, internal memos, and accounting sheets detailing the awards. A post fellowship review form filled out by Barthé states the grant enabled him to study at the Art Students League and led to the Whitney Museum of American Art purchasing three of his works for their permanent collection. Also included are extensive biographical summaries listing his many awards and commissions, such as the bust of Booker T. Washington for the Hall of Fame, and a long list of exhibitions. The file contains numerous newspaper clippings, articles, and promotional materials from the 1930s and 1940s documenting his career, along with photographs of his sculptures.
• Fellowship Application, Lucy C. Barrow, 1931-1947
  Correspondence between Miss Lucy Clay Barrow, Edwin R. Embree, and William C. Haygood regarding her fellowship award and subsequent career. An award letter from Edwin R. Embree dated July 1, 1931, grants her 800 dollars to study home economics for the 1931 to 1932 year. Later correspondence from 1946 shows her recommending former students as potential fellowship candidates to William C. Haygood. Documents include her application from April 21, 1931, where she states her position as a Home Economics Instructor at Philander Smith College and her goal to earn a Master's degree. Post-fellowship review forms indicate she completed her M.S. at Cornell University in 1932. A detailed follow-up report from 1944 outlines her extensive career accomplishments, including organizing the four-year Home Economics curriculum at Philander Smith College, receiving a second M.A. degree from Columbia University in 1941, and holding multiple leadership positions at the college, including Director of Home Economics. The file also contains an internal scholarship record, academic information, and a program from a 1945 conference celebrating the tenth anniversary of the curriculum she founded.
• Fellowship Application, Das K. Barnett, 1945-1948
  Correspondence between Das Kelley Barnett, Will W. Alexander, and the Julius Rosenwald Fund staff, including William C. Haygood and Dorothy A. Elvidge, concerning Barnett's application for and acceptance of a 2,500 dollars fellowship in 1946. The purpose of the grant was to write a book on the social responsibilities of the Southern Baptist Church, titled Preface to Transition. The letters also document a revised study plan and payment schedule, as well as a request from Barnett for the Fund to support the journal Christian Frontiers, which he edited; this request was denied based on Fund policy. A final letter from Barnett in 1948 indicates the book is still in progress. Documents include Barnett's detailed plan of work, confidential letters of reference from scholars at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Yale Divinity School, and the University of North Carolina, including Dr. Harold W. Tribble and Dr. Rupert E. Vance. The file also contains a photograph of Barnett, numerous payment vouchers, and a prospectus and a full issue of the journal Christian Frontiers.