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Report on Fellowship Applicants in Music Composition By Normand Lockwood, 1948 A list of fellowship applicants in Music Composition for 1948 rated by Mr. Normand Lockwood. Mr. Lockwood boiled down his selection to 3 candidates, Mr. Walter F. Anderson, Ms. Rachel A. Eubanks and Mr. Ulysses Kay.
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Report on Fellowship Applicants in Music Composition By William Grant Still A list of fellowship applicants in Music Composition rated by Mr. William Grant Still. Mr. Still described Mr. Walter F. Anderson as the best candidate he had judged in several years for the Rosenwald Fund. The 9 candidates include, Mr. Anderson, Ms. Erma I. Hayden, Mr. Joseph R. Johnson, Mr. Ulysses Kay, Mr. James E. Dorsey, Ms. Rachel A. Eubanks, and Ms. Eileen J. Southern.
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Letter Regarding Fellowship Funds Sent to the Fellowship Committee A letter sent to the Fellowship Committee from Ms. Dorothy A. Elvidge on April 15, 1948 relaying that over $100,000 were available in free funds. Ms. Dorothy suggested that the Committee reinstate the free funds for the amount appropriated to Provident Medical Associates in March.
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List of Fellowship Applicants for Letters of Regret, 1948 A list of Rosenwald Fund fellowship applicants that were rejected in 1948, as well as their addresses. The candidates listed include, Mr. Harold Wilburn Alexander, Mr. John Curtis Amerson, Mr. William Henry Bodkin, Mr. Edward Flud Burrows, Ms. Alice Ruth Butler, Mr. Claude Clark, Mr. Thomas Arthur Clark, Mr. Richard William Dempsey, Ms. Helen Cornele Cuyjet, Ms. Virginia Donaldson, Mr. Witherspoon Dodge, Mr. Colonel Douglas Gardner, Mrs. Pearl Walker Headd, Ms. Emma Jean E.M. Hambright, Ms. Lettie Anne Holt, and so on.
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Report on Fellowship Applicants from Singing Auditions, 1948 A list of fellowship applicants from Singing auditions for 1948 which were held in Chicago on March 7 and in New York on March 21. The 6 highly rated candidates mentioned include, Mr. James Lloyd Smith, Ms. Henrietta G. Harris, Mr. Jasper R. Bell, Ms. Marion N. Graham, Ms. Lenora G. Lafayette, and Ms. Pauline Phelps. The 3 other candidates include, Ms. Ruth Stewart, Ms. Martha Flowers, and Ms. Mary E. Robbs.
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Ranking of Photography Candidates By Roy Stryker, 1948 A list of Photography candidates for 1948 ranked by Mr. Roy Stryker. The list highlights Mr. Stryker's remarks on the 3 candidates, Mr. Emil J. Willimetz, Mr. Richard C. Saunders, and Mrs. Rosalie Gwathmey.
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Ranking of Piano Candidates By Alton Jones, 1948 A list of Piano candidates for 1948 ranked by Mr. Alton Jones. The list highlights Mr. Jones' remarks on the 7 candidates, Ms. Natalie Hinderas, Mr. Robert Pritchard, Mr. Lawrence Mellon, Ms. Anna DeRamus, Mr. Robert Harris, Mr. Calvin Brown, and Ms. Ella Bowman.
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List of Negro Fellowship Applicants, 1948 A list of Negro candidates who applied for Rosenwald Fund fellowship in 1948. Candidates are grouped by fields of interest including Anthropology, Art including Anatomical, Education, and Fashion Design, Biology, Business, Cartography, Chemistry, Creative Writing, Dancing, Economics, Education, Engineering, History, Home Economics, Journalism, Language and Literature, Library Science, Mathematics, Music including Music Composition, Music Education, Instrumental, and Singing, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, Radio, Religion, Social Work, Sociology, and Speech. Some candidates had reappointments, including Mr. George Warren Reed, Jr., Mr. Frank Harriott, Mr. Butler Alfonso Jones, Mr. George Blyden Jackson, Mr. Daniel Thomas Skinner, Mr. Ulysses Kay, Ms. Pauline E. Phelps, Ms. Mary Estella Robbs, Mr. Arthur C. Banks, Jr., and Mr. Edwin Richardson Edmonds.
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List of White Southerner Candidates to be Considered for Fellowship, 1948 A list of White Southern candidates to be considered for Rosenwald Fund fellowship in 1948, compiled on April 17, 1948. The list details the amounts requested, GI benefits, number of dependents, and awards received. Candidates are grouped by fields of interest including Anthropology, Art including Painting and Sculpture, Creative Writing, Drama, Education, History, Language and Literature, Photography, Political Science, and Sociology. Some candidates had reappointments, including Mr. Byron Leslie Burford, Jr., Mr. James Warren Prothro, and Mr. Solomon Sutker.
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List of White Southerner Fellowship Applicants, 1948 A list of White Southern candidates who applied for Rosenwald Fund fellowship in 1948. Candidates are grouped by fields of interest including Anthropology, Archeology, Art including Art Education and Painting, Biology, Creative Writing, Economics, Education, Folklore, Geography, History, Home Economics, Journalism, Labor, Language and Literature, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, Religion, Social Work, and Sociology. Some candidates had reappointments, including Mr. Byron Leslie Burford, Jr., Mr. Martin Dibner, Mr. Edward Flud Burrows, Mr. James Warren Prothro, Ms. Margaret Caldwell James, and Mr. Solomon Sutker.
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Letter Regarding Pearl Primus' Studying African Dance in Africa A letter signed by Mr. Charles S. Johnson on May 13, 1948 approving $2500 for travel and expenses awarded to Pearl Primus for dance study in Africa which would begin in September 1.
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Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship Awards List, 1948 A list of Negro and White Southern recipients awarded Julius Rosenwald Fund fellowships in 1948, and this list was signed by Mr. Will W. Alexander in April 20, 1948.
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Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship Awards List, 1948 A list of Negro and White Southern recipients awarded Julius Rosenwald Fund fellowships in 1948, and this list was signed by Mr. Charles S. Johnson in April 24, 1948.
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Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship Awards List, 1948 A list of Negro and White Southern recipients awarded Julius Rosenwald Fund fellowships in 1948, and this list was signed by Mr. Arna Bontemps in April 21, 1948.
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Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship Awards List, 1948 A list of Negro and White Southern recipients awarded Julius Rosenwald Fund fellowships in 1948, and this list was signed by Mr. Charles H. Thompson in April 22, 1948.
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Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowship Awards List, 1948 A list of Negro and White Southern recipients awarded Julius Rosenwald Fund fellowships in 1948, and this list highlighted the works of each candidate.
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List of White Southerner Candidates to be Considered for Fellowship, 1948 A list of White Southern candidates to be considered for Rosenwald Fund fellowship in 1948, compiled on April 17, 1948. The list details the amounts requested, GI benefits, number of dependents, and awards received. Candidates are grouped by fields of interest including Anthropology, Art including Painting and Sculpture, Creative Writing, Drama, Education, History, Language and Literature, Photography, Political Science, and Sociology. Some candidates had reappointments, including Mr. Byron Leslie Burford, Jr., Mr. James Warren Prothro, and Mr. Solomon Sutker.
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List of Negro Candidates to be Considered for Fellowship, 1948 A list of Negro candidates to be considered for Rosenwald Fund fellowship in 1948, compiled on April 17, 1948. The list details the amounts requested, GI benefits, number of dependents, and awards received. Candidates are grouped by fields of interest including Art including Fashion Design, Painting, and Sculpture, Creative Writing, Drama, Economics, Education, Engineering, History, Home Economics, Journalism, Language and Literature, Library Science, Mathematics, Music including Music Composition, Music Education, Instrumental, Piano, and Singing, Photography, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology. Some candidates had reappointments, including Mr. Ulysses Kay, Ms. Pauline E. Phelps, Ms. Mary E. Robbs, and Mr. Arthur C. Banks, Jr.
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List of White Southerner Candidates to be Considered for Fellowship, 1948 A list of White Southern candidates to be considered for Rosenwald Fund fellowship in 1948, compiled on April 17, 1948. The list details the amounts requested, GI benefits, number of dependents, and awards received. Candidates are grouped by fields of interest including Anthropology, Art including Painting and Sculpture, Creative Writing, Drama, Education, History, Language and Literature, Photography, Political Science, and Sociology. Some candidates had reappointments, including Mr. Byron Leslie Burford, Jr., Mr. James Warren Prothro, and Mr. Solomon Sutker.
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List of Negro Fellowship Applicants, 1948 A list of Negro candidates who applied for Rosenwald Fund fellowship in 1948. Candidates are grouped by fields of interest including Anthropology, Art including Anatomical, Education, and Fashion Design, Biology, Business, Cartography, Chemistry, Creative Writing, Dancing, Economics, Education, Engineering, History, Home Economics, Journalism, Language and Literature, Library Science, Mathematics, Music including Music Composition, Music Education, Instrumental, and Singing, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, Radio, Religion, Social Work, Sociology, and Speech. Some candidates had reappointments, including Mr. George Warren Reed, Jr., Mr. Frank Harriott, Mr. Butler Alfonso Jones, Mr. George Blyden Jackson, Mr. Daniel Thomas Skinner, Mr. Ulysses Kay, Ms. Pauline E. Phelps, Ms. Mary Estella Robbs, Mr. Arthur C. Banks, Jr., and Mr. Edwin Richardson Edmonds.
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Letter Regarding Fellowship Applications and Jury Members Sent to the Fellowship Committee A letter sent to the Fellowship Committee from the Committee H.R. on March 13, 1948 regarding the Rosenwald Fellowships for 1948. The H.R. highlighted the number of fellowship applicants from 1940 through 1948, and 376 Negro and 104 White Southerner candidates applied in 1948. Members on the Art jury for 1948 were Mrs. Katherine Kuh, Mr. Max Kahn, and Mr. Jacob Lawrence, on the Music jury were Mr. William Grant Still, Mr. Bernard Taylor, and Mr. Alton Jones; on the Literary jury were Mr. Bucklin Moon, Mr. James Grey, and Mr. Arna Bontemps; on the Photography jury was Mr. Roy Stryker. Also included is a letter sent to the Fellowship Committee from Ms. Dorothy A. Elvidge on March 10 relaying that there were 3 possible lapses with the following, Mrs. Pearl L. Byrd Larsen, Mr. Lloyd P. Williams, and Mr. Mark Hanna Watkins.
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List of Painting Candidates, 1948 A list of Painting candidates for 1948, as well as their addresses. The 27 Painting candidates listed include, Mr. John T. Biggers, Mr. Warren Brandt, Mr. Howard G. Brooks, Mr. Ashley F. Bryan, Mr. Bryon Leslie Burford, Jr., Mrs. Ruby J. Cayton, Mr. Donald L. Charpiot, Mr. Claude Clark, Mr. Samuel A. Countee, Mr. John E. Daniel, Mr. Beauford Delaney, Mr. Richard William Dempsey, Ms. Virginia Donaldson, Ms. G.A. Ferris, Mr. Claude F. Howell, Mr. Jean Paul Hubbard, Mrs. Victoria H. Huntley, Mr. Ronald Joseph, Mrs. Elinor S. Metzger, Ms. Gwendolyn D. Morgan, Mr. Haywood L. Oubre, Jr., Ms. Lila Pell, Ms. Marnye Reinhart, Mr. Walter A. Simon, Ms. Dorothy Sturm, Mr. Ellis Wilson, and Mr. Haywood Rivers.
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List of Painting Candidates, 1948 A list of Painting candidates for 1948, as well as their addresses. The 27 Painting candidates listed include, Mr. John T. Biggers, Mr. Warren Brandt, Mr. Howard G. Brooks, Mr. Ashley F. Bryan, Mr. Bryon Leslie Burford, Jr., Mrs. Ruby J. Cayton, Mr. Donald L. Charpiot, Mr. Claude Clark, Mr. Samuel A. Countee, Mr. John E. Daniel, Mr. Beauford Delaney, Mr. Richard William Dempsey, Ms. Virginia Donaldson, Ms. G.A. Ferris, Mr. Claude F. Howell, Mr. Jean Paul Hubbard, Mrs. Victoria H. Huntley, Mr. Ronald Joseph, Mrs. Elinor S. Metzger, Ms. Gwendolyn D. Morgan, Mr. Haywood L. Oubre, Jr., Ms. Lila Pell, Ms. Marnye Reinhart, Mr. Walter A. Simon, Ms. Dorothy Sturm, Mr. Ellis Wilson, and Mr. Haywood Rivers.
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Letter Regarding Annual Fine Arts Jurying for Rosenwald Fellowships Sent to John T. Biggers A letter sent to Mr. John T. Biggers on February 17, 1948 announcing the annual jurying for Julius Rosenwald Fund Fellowships in Fine Arts. The letter relayed that Fine Arts candidates should submit their works so they arrive at the Musuem of Science and Industry between March 18 and March 25. The final results of the Committee's decision would be sent early May.
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List of Illustration Candidates A list of Illustration candidates, as well as their addresses. The two Illustration candidates listed include, Mr. Robert H. Blackburn and Mr. Calvin W. Burnett.