Scholarship Application File for William Clem Starke

Item

Title
Scholarship Application File for William Clem Starke
Description
A 1945 to 1946 file containing the application materials for William Clem Starke, a Private First Class in the U.S. Marine Corps and a member of the UAW CIO. He applied for a Rosenwald Labor Scholarship to study at Antioch College. The file includes his employment record, union references, a psychological test, and multiple correspondence letters between Pfc William Clem Starke, William C Haygood, Vivian V. Haygood, Ishmael P. Flory, George F. Addes, and Carla Swanson indicating that the scholarship program was eventually abolished and replaced by a fund for which he was ineligible. The application includes handwritten letters, photographs, and a certificate of his secondary school credits.
Identifier
fisk_rf_ff_fge_380_1_00038
Historical Demographic Term
Negro
Subject
Julius Rosenwald Fund, 20th Century—History, African American history, Starke, William Clem, 1917-, Haygood, William Converse, 1910-, Addes, George F., 1910-1990, Johnson, Charles Spurgeon, 1893-1956, Alexander, Will Winton, 1884-1956,
Extent
44 pages
Language
eng
Date
1945
Format
pdf
Type
Text
Source
Box 380, 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