Application from J. Shepard Smith

Item

Title
Application from J. Shepard Smith
Description
An application from J. Shepard Smith, requesting a grant beginning October 1945. The plan of work was to take one year's work in Opthamology at the University of Pennsylvania, then spend one year in a hospital as a resident to pick up the surgical aspect of the field. This application was submitted in 1945, and the chosen field is Medicine. Included is a handwritten note: Sounds like an excellent man. he would be preparing, of course, for higher speciality + higher income but need for Negro medical specialists is great [illegible].
Identifier
fisk_rf_ff_fge_379_8_00017
Historical Demographic Term
Negro
Subject
Julius Rosenwald Fund, 20th Century—History, African American history, Smith, J. Shepard, 1903-,
Extent
2 pages
Language
eng
Date
1945
Format
pdf
Type
Text
Source
Box 379, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives, 1917-1948, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library.
Publisher
John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library.
Rights
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Fellowship Fund Section
Fellowship General
Item sets
Fellowship Fund