Fellowship Application of Ruth Marguerite Easterling

Item

Title
Fellowship Application of Ruth Marguerite Easterling
Description
A letter of correspondence from Ruth M. Easterling to Mr. Edwin R. Embree written on September 12, 1936. Ms. Easterling requested for information regarding fellowships for research work, and she included a summary of her professional experience. By the time of this letter, she was working as a serologist and bacteriologist at the Veterans Administration Facility, Tuskegee, Alabama and no other means of support. She had approached Dr. Hans Zinsser, Dr. William A. Hinton, Dr. E.E. Just, Mr. G.J. Drolet, Dr. Peyton Anderson, and Dr. Charles S. Johnson for a comment on the possibilities of her work on Tuberculosis. After a talk with Dr. Johnson, she determined to complete her work in a Negro institution.
Identifier
fisk_rf_ff_fge_381_2_00022
Historical Demographic Term
Negro
Subject
Julius Rosenwald Fund, 20th Century—History, African American history,
Extent
2 pages
Language
eng
Date
1936
Format
pdf
Type
Text
Source
Box 381, 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