Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Applications from Lorenzo Dow Turner
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Title
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Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Applications from Lorenzo Dow Turner
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Description
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The documents include 1939 and 1945 applications from Lorenzo Dow Turner. The applicant was awarded 3,100 dollars in 1939 to study the sounds, syntax, inflections, intonation, and vocabulary of Negro speech in Bahia and Pernambuco, Brazil, with a view to determining the nature, extent, and significance of West African survivals in this speech. Reapplied in 1945 and was awarded, was awarded 2,500 dollars in 1939 to complete and publish three volumes of Afro Brazilian folk material. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grants awarded, as well as two evaluative notes that both assign a grade of A and contain written assessments on the applications.
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Identifier
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fisk_rf_ff_fge_380_4_00032
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Historical Demographic Term
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Negro
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Subject
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Julius Rosenwald Fund, 20th Century—History, African American history, Kurath, Hans, 1891-1992,
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Extent
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10 pages
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Language
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eng
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Date
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1939/1945
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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 380, 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
