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• Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Margaret Just Wormley
  The documents contain applications for fellowships in 1941, 1942, and 1946 for Margaret Just Wormley. The applicant was granted 1,800 dollars, a one year grant, in 1941 and again in 1942 for studies in American literature, specifically a study of the Negros influence on the modern Renaissance in southern literature at Boston University, with the goal of completing work toward a Ph.D. degree. The applicant reapplied in 1946 and was granted 900 dollars to complete a project on southern creative literature towards a Ph.D. dissertation at Boston University, as well as a book for publication.  Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to the applicant for the three years, and two handwritten notes, one stating, An exceptional person weve given her two grants already in 1941 and 1943.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Lillian Estelle Worley
  A 1945 application for Lillian Estelle Worley for a one year grant beginning July 1945. The plan of work was to begin getting background courses in the fields of sociology, land use and planning, and resource administration, then return to the present position as an assistant professor of geography and history at Alabama College, Montevallo, Alabama. Wishes to work toward a Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina under the supervision of Dr. Howard W. Odum. Included is a handwritten note, Sounds like a very top person, Excellent references.
• Written Addendum for Gordon Worley, Jr.
  A handwritten note towards Gordon Worley, Jr., whose chosen field was Medical Bacteriology.
• Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Nancy Bullock Woodridge
  The documents contain an application for a 1941 fellowship for Nancy Bullock Woodridge. The applicant was granted 1,500 dollars in 1941 to conclude investigations concerning literary depiction of the Negro religious character, with special reference to the Negro preacher, at the University of Chicago library and certain specialized libraries, towards a Ph.D. degree. 9 months, 1942.
• Written Addendum for Robert N. Woodworth
  A handwritten note towards Robert N. Woodworth whose chosen field was Sociology.
• Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from C. Vann Woodward
  The documents contain an application for the 1940 fellowship for C. Vann Woodward. The applicant was granted 2,400 dollars in 1940 to Research for the completion of a work to be called Origins of the New South, 1880 to 1915, to be carried on in collections of source material at Fremont, Ohio. Library of Congress, University of North Carolina, and possibly in other southern states. The grant was for one year.
• Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Harold William Woodson
  The documents contain applications for fellowships in 1945, 1946, and 1947 for Harold William Woodson. The applicant was granted 1,800 dollars in 1945 to develop an improved microbiological method for the assay of B complex vitamins. However, the 1946 application to continue work toward the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Chemistry, and the 1947 application to develop and improve microbiological assay methods for determining amino acids in body fluids, were not granted.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Albert Lester Woodson
  A 1946 application for Albert Lester Woodson for a one year grant beginning June 1946. The plan of work was to pursue graduate courses and conduct research in the field of organic chemistry, as applied to the synthesis of pharmaceuticals or the utilization of potential sources of nutritious materials. Wishes to work at the University of Chicago.
• Fellowship Application from Roy Alexander Woods
  A 1947 fellowship application for Roy Alexander Woods. Requests a one year grant to begin in September 1947. The plan of work was to design and develop an adequate telemetering system. Wishes to work for the Ph.D. degree in Physics under R. M. Frye at Boston University.
• Fellowship Application from Lloyd Lander Woods
  A 1937, 1938, and 1940 fellowship application for Lloyd Lander Woods. The plan of work was to do a Study on the possible utilization of the brans of the great sorghum kaffir corn and ropogon sorghum vulgaris in industry and the nature of its extractives, then return to the current position as Professor of Chemistry, St. Augustines College, Raleigh, North Carolina. Also has been admitted to obtain a Ph.D. at Kansas State College of Agriculture under the supervision of Dr. C. W. Colver.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Letitia Christine Woods
  A 1944 application for Letitia Christine Woods for a 1 year grant from 1944 to 1945. The plan of work was to do a full year of graduate study in history with a probable research project on the social, economic, and political history of the Negro in Ohio from the earliest days of settlement through the nineteenth century, then return to the current position as Instructor in history, Lemoyne College, Memphis, Tennessee.  Also wishes to pursue a Ph.D. at Ohio State University under the guidance of Professor Simms.
• Fellowship Application from Johnnie James Woods
  A 1947 fellowship application for Johnnie James Woods. The plan of work was to do a study of the nutritive value of peanut meal in the broiler ration, then return to the current position of Assistant Professor of Poultry Husbandry, Prairie View University, Prairie View, Texas. Also wishes to attend Kansas State College and study for the M.S. degree under the supervision of Mr. L. F. Payne.
• Written Addendum for Hollis A. Woods
  A handwritten evaluative note on Hollis A. Woods. The note assigns a grade of C and contains a brief written assessment on the application.
• Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Applications from Hale A. Woodruff
  The documents contain applications for fellowships in 1943, 1944, and 1945 for Hale A. Woodruff. The applicant was granted 4,800 dollars in total. 2400 dollars to execute a group of paintings on the southern Negro in 1943 and another 2,400 dollars to continue in 1944. However, the 1945 application to execute a group of woodcuts on the life of the Negro of the South was rejected with a review saying, Dont feel we should give him a third grant.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Marguerite Virginia Wood
  The documents include fellowship applications for Marguerite Virginia Wood in 1942 and 1945. In 1942, the applicant requested a one year grant for an additional year of studying singing and other works, and in 1945, a ten month grant, for Concentrated preparation for a New York debut as a concert singer during the next concert season. Included are two handwritten evaluative notes assigning grades of A and A , respectively, and a brief written assessment of the application.
• Fellowship Application from Henderson Kingsberry Wood
  A 1940 application from Henderson Kingsberry Wood, an Instructor of Biology at State Teachers College, requesting a grant for further studies on the effect of anesthetic agents on the fluidity of protoplasm at the University of Pennsylvania under the supervision of Dr. L. V. Heilbrunn, toward a Ph.D. degree.
• Written Addendum for Mortelia Womack
  A handwritten evaluative note, Mortelia Womack. The note assigns a grade of C and contains a brief written assessment on the application.
• Written Addendum for Bernard Preston Wolff
  A handwritten evaluative note onBernard Preston Wolff. The note assigns a grade of B.
• Record of Fellowships Granted, and Fellowship Application from Gordon Charlotte Williams
  An application from Charlotte Williams in 1943. The applicant was granted 1,500 dollars to study the administration of criminal law in typical Tennessee counties since 1920, with reference to the effect of the defendants race and social status upon the probability of conviction and the extent of punishment, towards a Ph. D. degree at Johns Hopkins University. The chosen field is Political Science. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded and a handwritten evaluative note on the applicant.
• Fellowship Application from Roberta Powers Winter
  The documents contain 1942 fellowship applications from Roberta Powers Winter for a study of dramatic activity in the South, to find out what has been done since the earliest theatres in Williamsburg, Charleston, and New Orleans until the present time, what contributions have been made in playwrights, critics, actors, plays, and other works. Wishes to spend fifteen months working toward Ph. D. under Professors A. F. Myers and Randolph Somerville at New York University, then return to current position as an Instructor in speech and assistant to the director of dramatics at Agnes Scott College. The chosen field is Drama.
• Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Applications from Vernon L. Winslow
  The documents include fellowship applications from Vernon L. Winslow for 1943, 1945, 1946, and 1947. Was given 2100 dollars, a one-year grant, in 1946 to continue the study of Industrial Art either at Cranbrook School of Art or in the studio of a recognized industrial designer. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded and three handwritten notes, evaluating the applications.
• Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Applications from Clyde Julien Winkfield
  The documents contain fellowship applications from Clyde Julien Winkfield for 1941, 1942, and 1948. Applied for an eighteen-month and one-year grant in 1941 and 1942, respectively, to continue serious piano study under Milton Treshansky of Chicago, along with other names mentioned and other works, and was granted 1,200 for 1941. Also reapplied in 1948 for a one-year grant in June to carry forward advanced professional study of the piano. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded and two handwritten notes evaluating the application, one stating it was not good enough for a reaward.
• Record of Fellowships Granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from Theodore Wilbur Winchester
  An application from Theodore Wilbur Winchester in 1944. The applicant was awarded 1,800 dollars in 1943 for the Observation and study of the effect of the Railway Labor Act on minority groups, with special reference to the Negro, as it is now administered at the University of Chicago no degree sought. He was given 2,000 dollars in 1944 as a renewal for Formal training to satisfy the requirements for an expert in the field of labor economics, and for a critical study of national labor policy with respect to minority groups in the railway industry and the mass production industries. The chosen field was Economics. Included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded, along with a handwritten evaluative note on the applicant.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Richard Oliver Wilson
  An application from Richard Oliver Wilson in 1948, requesting a one-year grant to complete an M.A. thesis entitled Early Development of Slavery in Kentucky. Wishes to work toward the Doctor of Philosophy degree in History at Indiana University under the supervision of Dr. John D. Barnhardt. The chosen field was History. Also contained is a handwritten evaluative note that assigns a grade of B and an assessment saying “no statements beyond a B”.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Marie Anita Simmons Wilson
  An application from Marie Anita Simmons Wilson in 1946, requesting a one-year grant to continue general courses in the field of linguistics and to do research in English Linguistics.  Wishes to work toward a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago under the supervision of Mr. George Bobrinskoy. Also contained is a handwritten evaluative note that assigns a grade of B plus.