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• Fellowship Application of Myron O'Higgins
  An application from Myron O'Higgins for a fellowship in Creative Writing. Mr. O'Higgins was a Sergeant and Classification specialist for the U.S. Army at the time of this application. His plan of work was to complete 2 books of poetry, one about the consciousness of the mass Negro in a war generation and the other an experimental subjective treatment of the rebelidealist in conflict with a materialistic society. The grant was sought from June 1946 through September 1947 .
• Fellowship Application of Richard W. Dempsey
  An application from Richard W. Dempsey for a fellowship in Painting. Mr. Dempsey was an Engineering draftsman for the Federal Power Commission at the time of this application. His plan of work was to do a series of paintings and drawings .
• Fellowship Application of Alice Elizabeth Catlett White
  An application from Alice Elizabeth Catlett White for a fellowship in Art. Her plan of work was to complete a series of paintings, lithographs, and sculptures on the role of the Negro woman in America, the work would be exhibited in Southern colleges, and some would be allocated by the Rosenwald Fund to Negro institutions. The grant was sought from June 1946 through June 1947 . Also included is Ms. White's breakdown of her budget estimate.
• Fellowship Application of Conrad Alfred Albrizio
  An application from Conrad Alfred Albrizio for a fellowship in Painting. His plan of work was to produce creative painting in oil and mixed medium . Also included is Mr. Albrizio's breakdown of his budget estimate.
• Fellowship Application of William Ellisworth Artis
  An application from William Ellisworth Artis for a fellowship in ArtCeramics. Mr. Artis was a Special student . The training would be done under the supervision of Dr. F.D. Patterson at Tuskegee Institute.
• Fellowship Application of Hilda Jane Zimmerman
  An application from Hilda Jane Zimmerman for a fellowship in American History. Her plan of work was to carry on research in Southern History and to write a doctoral dissertation on A History of Penal Reforms in the South Since the Civil War. The grant was sought from September 1945 through September 1946 . The training would be done under the supervision of Dr. Fletcher M. Green, Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. Also included is Ms. Zimmermans breakdown of her budget estimate.
• Fellowship Application of Harold William Woodson
  An application from Harold William Woodson for a fellowship in Biological ChemistryVitamin Research. Mr. Woodson was a Senior laboratory assistant in the Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Illinois, and a Chemistry instructor for the Wendell Phillips Evening High School at the time of this application. His plan of work was to develop an improved microbiological method for the assay of Bcomplex vitamins. The grant was sought from June 1945 through June 1946 . The training in Biological Chemistry would be conducted under the supervision of Dr. Olaf Bergeim at the University of Illinois Graduate School in Chicago. Also included is a document detailing Mr. Woodsons experiences from 1933 through 1944.
• Fellowship Application of Dorothy Gwendolyn Williams
  An application from Dorothy Gwendolyn Williams for a fellowship in Library Science. Her plan of work was to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Library Science at the University of Chicago and to formulate the contribution which library service may make toward a dynamic total program of adult education for Negroes in the South. The grant was sought from August 1945 through August 1946 . The training would be done under the supervision of Dr. Leon Carnovsky at the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago. Also included is Ms. Williams breakdown of her budget estimate.
• Fellowship Application of Olive Elizabeth Westbrooke
  An application from Olive Elizabeth Westbrooke for a fellowship in Race Relations. Her plan of work was to study the process by which White Southerners learn their role in a NegroWhite society. The grant was sought from June 1945 through June 1946 . The training would be done under the supervision of Mr. E.C. Hughes and Mr. Allison Davis at the University of Chicago. Also included is Ms. Westbrookes breakdown of her budget estimate.
• Fellowship Application of Donald Lee West
  An application from Donald Lee West for a fellowship in Rural Schools. Mr. West was the Superintendent of Lula Public Schools at the time of this application. His plan of work was to learn better ways to help rural schools improve health, citizenship, economic standards, appreciation for beauty, and native folk culture. The grant was sought from September 1945 through September 1946 . The training in Education would be done under the supervision of Dean Kenneth Williams at the University of Georgia.
• Fellowship Application of Phyllis Annie Wallace
  An application from Phyllis Annie Wallace for a fellowship in Economics. Her plan of work was to conduct a historicalanalytical survey of the role of machine tools in the industrialization of the U.S. The grant was sought from September 1945 through June 1946. The training in Economics would be done under the supervision of Dr. E. Wight Bakke at Yale University.
• Cross Reference Record for Rupert Vance
  A crossreference record of Rupert Vance was recorded on April 27, 1945. Mr. Vance did not apply by formal application.
• Fellowship Application of Lorenzo Dow Turner
  An application from Lorenzo Dow Turner for a fellowship in Linguistics and Folklore. Mr. Turner was a Professor, the Head of the Department of English and Acting, and the Director of the Curriculum in African Studies for Fisk University at the time of this application. His plan of work was to complete and publish 3 volumes of AfroBrazilian folk material, an annotated collection of Yoruba secular and religious songs, an annotated volume of Yoruba texts, and a collection of Yoruba stories for children edited in Portuguese with English translation. The grant was sought from June 1945 through June 1946 .
• Fellowship Application of Martin Randolph Sutler
  An application from Martin Randolph Sutler for a fellowship in Medicine. Mr. Sutler was a Resident in Surgery at Freedmens Hospital at the time of this application. His plan of work was to do a specialty study in General Surgery. The grant was sought from November 1945 . The training in Surgery would be done under the supervision of Dr. Frederick A. Coller at the University of Michigan Medical School and Hospital.
• Fellowship Application of Kenneth Lee Spencer
  An application from Kenneth Lee Spencer for a fellowship in Concert Singing. Mr. Spencer was under contract with Colston Leigh . Also included is a document listing Mr. Spencers experiences from 1929 through 1945.
• Fellowship Application of J. Andrew Simmons
  An application from J. Andrew Simmons for a fellowship in Education . The training in Education would be done under the supervision of Dr. Will French at Columbia University. Also included is a document detailing Mr. Simmonss accomplishments and experiences from 1934 through 1943.
• Fellowship Application of Lawrence D. Reddick
  An application from Lawrence D. Reddick for a fellowship in HistoryBiography. Mr. Reddick was a Curator for the New York Public Library and a Lecturer for the College of City of New York at the time of this application. His plan of work was to collect and edit the writings, letters, speeches, newspapers, articles, etc. of Frederick Douglass. The grant was sought from May 1945 through January 1946.
• Cross-Reference Record for Benjamin A. Quarles
  A crossreference record of Benjamin A. Quarles was recorded on April 27, 1945. Mr. Quarles did not apply by formal application.
• Fellowship Application of Thomas Edward Posey
  An application from Thomas Edward Posey for a fellowship in Workers Education. Mr. Posey was a Professor of Economics for W.Va. State College at the time of this application. His plan of work was to train Negro and White rank and file union leaders such as stewards, grievance committee men, local union officers, and union members in the economics of their industry. The grant was sought from 1945 through 1946 . The training in Economics and Workers Education would be done under the supervision of Mr. Selig Perlman and Mr. Ernest Schwarztrauber, respectively, at the University of Wisconsin.
• Fellowship Application of Pauline Wright Nichols (Mrs. Harold B. Pepinsky)
  An application from Pauline Wright Nichols for a fellowship in Clinical Counseling among College Students. Mrs. Pepinsky was a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota at the time of this application. Her plan was to conduct an experimental study of the personality problems of Negro college students enrolled at a Middlewestern state university. The grant was sought from July 1945 through July 1947 . The training in Educational Psychology would be done under the supervision of Dr. C. Gilbert Wrenn Lieut. Com. of U.S.N.R. and Dr. Walter W. Cook at the University of Minnesota.
• Fellowship Application of Mynor Preston Payne
  An application from Mynor Preston Payne for a fellowship in Communication Engineering. Mr. Payne was an Assistant engineer for the Transformer division of Federal Telephone and Radio Corp. at the time of this application. His plan of work was to study Audio and Radio Frequency Engineering, Applied Mathematics, and Mathematical Physics, and to conduct research, eventually obtaining a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. The grant was sought from September 1945 through June 1946 . The training in Electrical Engineering would be done under the supervision of Professor Walker at New York University, N.Y.C. Also included is Mr. Paynes breakdown of his budget estimate.
• Fellowship Application of Charles Harold Nichols, Jr.
  An application from Charles Harold Nichols, Jr. for a fellowship in American Literature. Mr. Nichols was a Graduate student . The training in English and History would be done under the supervision of Professor Randall Stewart and Professor James B. Hedges, respectively, at Brown University.
• Fellowship Application of Bucklin Moon
  An application from Bucklin Moon for a fellowship in Novel. Mr. Moon was an Associate editor for Doubleday Doran, Inc. at the time of this application. His plan of work was to write a novel about NegroWhite relationships in the South during the war years and to show the potential significance of the rise of trade unions .
• Fellowship Application of Martha Carolyn Mitchell
  An application from Martha Carolyn Mitchell for a fellowship in History. Ms. Mitchell was a Research fellow in American History at the University of Chicago at the time of this application. Her plan of work was to write a dissertation on the history of Birmingham, Alabama, and obtain a Ph.D. degree at the University of Chicago. The grant was sought from June 1945 through June 1946 . The History training would be conducted under the supervision of Mr. Avery O. Craven at the University of Chicago.
• Fellowship Application of Elizabeth Jane Lipford
  An application from Elizabeth Jane Lipford for a fellowship in Health Education. Ms. Lipford was a Student nurse at St. Philip School of Nursing, Medical College of Virginia, at the time of this application. Her plan was to complete graduate studies in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. The grant was sought from September 1945 through September 1946 . The training in Public Health would be done at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.