Granted Application for William Grant Still

Title: Granted Application for William Grant Still
Description: A 1939 and 1940 application file for William Grant Still, a renowned composer and Guggenheim Fellow. He was granted funds totaling 4,000 dollars across two years to compose a ballet, a new opera titled A Bayou Legend, and other works. Handwritten notes discuss his age and the possibility of a special award instead of a fellowship.
Identifier: fisk_rf_ff_fge_380_2_00011
Demographic: Negro
Subject: Julius Rosenwald Fund, 20th Century—History, African American history, Still, William Grant, 1895-1978,
Extent: 9 pages
Language: eng
Date: 1939/1940
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.
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Fellowship Fund Section: Fellowship General