Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, Fellowship Application, and Fellowship Reappointment for Robert Ramsey
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Title
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Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, Fellowship Application, and Fellowship Reappointment for Robert Ramsey
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Description
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An application from Robert Ramsey, requesting a grant beginning June 1942. The plan of work was to write a novel about a White tenant farmer family in Eastern Arkansas. Mr. Ramsey reapplied for another grant beginning May 1943 towards writing a novel of the cotton country of Eastern Arkansas. These applications were submitted in 1942 and 1943, and the chosen field is Creative Writing. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Mr. Ramsey in 1942, as well as handwritten notes: In spite of Strode's high praise, I'm [illegible] about continuing this grant [illegible] and Excellent candidate. Especially good letters from Hudson Strode + Jack Conroy. His application is very sloppy typewriting. Bontemps puts him The top.
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Identifier
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fisk_rf_ff_fge_379_5_00011
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Historical Demographic Term
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White Southerner
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Subject
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Julius Rosenwald Fund, 20th Century—History, African American history, Ramsey, Robert, 1912-,
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Extent
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6 pages
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Language
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eng
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Date
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1942/1943
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Format
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pdf
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Type
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Text
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Source
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Box 379, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives, 1917-1948, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library.
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Publisher
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John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library.
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Rights
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Fisk University John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library reasonably believe that the items made available in our digital collections are not restricted by copyright or related rights. However, these materials are publicly accessible, some restrictions on further use may still apply. Permitted uses for those items are limited to research, educational, and scholarly purposes under U.S. Copyright Law Title 17, §108 U.S.C. Besides educational uses, you need to obtain permission from Fisk University Franklin Library. Please contact archives@fisk.edu.
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Fellowship Fund Section
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Fellowship General
