Record of Fellowship granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Mark Hanna Watkins

Item

Title
Record of Fellowship granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Mark Hanna Watkins
Description
The documents contain a 1940 application from Mark Hanna Watkins. The applicant was awarded 2,600 dollars to study in Liberia, West Africa, for the purpose of conducting an extensive study of the Vai language using materials collected from native informants. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded, a handwritten evaluative note assigning a grade of A minus, and a brief assessment of the application.
Identifier
fisk_rf_ff_fge_380_5_00051
Demographic
Negro
Subject
Julius Rosenwald Fund, 20th Century—History, African American history, Watkins, Mark Hanna, 1903 -, Cole, Fay-Cooper, 1881-1961, Spier, Leslie, 1893-1961, Redfield, Robert, 1897-1958,
Extent
4 pages
Language
eng
Date
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.
Rights
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Fellowship Fund Section
Fellowship General
Item sets
Fellowship Fund