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• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Robert A. Anglin
  An application from Robert A. Anglin, an assistant in the Department of Sociology at Indiana University, in 1948 requesting a grant from June 1948 to May 1949, to make a sociological analysis of a pressure group: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Also included is an evaluative note assigning a grade of B- and a brief written assessment of the application.
• Written Addendum and Record of Fellowship granted to M. Kathryn Anthony
  A memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to M. Kathryn Anthony. The applicant was awarded $ 1,000 toward studies at Columbia University.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Joseph Davis Applewhite
  An application from Joseph Davis Applewhite, a teaching fellow at Vanderbilt University, in 1947, requesting a grant to begin June 1947 and run through April 1948, for a study, largely based on unpublished census returns of land and slave ownership in South Carolina, 1840 - 1860. Hopes to complete residence work for the Ph. D. at Vanderbilt University. Also included is an evaluative note assigning a grade of A- or B+, along with a brief written assessment of the application.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Leonard Courtney Archer
  An application from Leonard Courtney Archer, Chairman of the English Department and Director of Dramatics at Alcorn A. and M. College, in 1945, requesting a one-year grant beginning in June, to make a study of Negro characters as they have been and are being presented through radio production, and their influence on public opinion. Also included is an evaluative note assigning a grade of B and a brief written assessment of the application.
• Written Addendum for Nelson Thomas Archer
  An evaluative note for Nelson Thomas Archer, assigning a grade of B+, and a brief written assessment of the application, which is not very legible.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Byron Arnold
  An application from Byron Arnold, an assistant professor of music at the University of Alabama, in 1946, requesting a one-year grant beginning in September to continue collecting folk songs in Alabama and to prepare manuscripts of the collection for publication and other related initiatives. Wishes to work toward a Ph.D. at the Eastman School of Music under the supervision of Dr. Howard Hanson. Also included is an evaluative note assigning an A and a brief written assessment of the application.
• Memorandum and Scholarship Aid Application from Zach McLendon Arnold
  An application from Zach McLendon Arnold in 1942 requesting scholarship aid to begin graduate research in biology, geology, and related initiatives. Wishes to work for M.S. at Emory University. Also included is an evaluative note that doesn't contain a written assessment on the application.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Rhetta Marie Arter
  An application from Rhetta Marie Arter, Community Organization Secretary of Boston Urban League, in 1945, requesting an eleven month grant beginning August, to do an analysis of the content of propaganda used in selected employment situations during 1941-1945, in Greater Boston and vicinity, into which Negro workers have been introduced. Also included is an evaluative note assigning a grade of B- and a brief written assessment of the application.
• Written Addendum and Record of Fellowship granted to Ruth Artis
  A memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Ruth Artis. The applicant was granted $900 to study library science for a year at Hapton Institute and Columbia University.
• Record of Fellowship granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Applications from James Robert Aswell
  The documents contain a 1940 application from James Robert Aswell, a state editor for the Tennessee Writers' Project. The applicant was awarded $1,700 to write a novel about a middle-class Southern family from the close of World War I to the mid-depression years. Also included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded and a handwritten evaluative note that assigns a grade of B- and includes a brief written assessment on the application.
• Memorandum and Scholarship Aid Application from Dorothy Comita Ateca
  The documents include a 1942 application from Dorothy Comita Ateca requesting scholarship aid to cover tuition and room and board at the University. Included is a memorandum, but it doesn't detail the committee's actions.
• Written Addendum and Fellowship Application from Ruth Addison Attaway
  An application from Ruth Addison Attaway, director of the New York Players Guild Repertory Company, in 1946, requesting a one year grant beginning in June to further develop the New York Players Guild and related initiatives. Also included is a brief handwritten assessment on the application.
• Record of Fellowship granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application from William Alexander Attaway
  The documents contain a 1940 application from William Alexander Attaway, a creative writer. The applicant was awarded $1,200 to write a book on the Pittsburgh industrial area, with special attention to the steel mills and the Negroes' place in them from the beginning of World War I to the steel strikes of 1919. Also included is a memorandum summarizing the grant awarded and a brief written assessment of the application.
• Written Addendum and Record of Fellowship granted to Roger S. Austin
  A memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Roger S. Austin, a teacher of Agronomy, at Southern University. The applicant was awarded $1200 for a year's study at Iowa State College in the field of Agriculture.
• Written Addendum and Record of Fellowship granted to Laura M. Averitte
  A memorandum summarizing the grant awarded to Laura M. Averitte. The applicant was awarded $250 towards studies at Columbia University.
• Record of Fellowship granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Applications from William Ellisworth Artis
  The documents contain fellowship applications from William Ellisworth Artis, an employee at Hermon Foundation, dated 1946 and 1947. In 1946, the applicant applied for a one-year grant, beginning in June, to conduct a survey of ceramic art instruction and production in Negro Colleges and Organizations. Reapplied in 1947, and was awarded $1500, a year grant beginning in September to work with the native clays of Alabama in the production of creative sculpture and sculptured free form ceramic ware. Also included is a memorandum summarizing the grant award, as well as a handwritten evaluative note assigning an A- and providing a brief written assessment of the application.
• Scholarship Aid Document for Alston, Elizabeth Mildred
  A 1941 scholarship aid document including plan of work for Alston Elizabeth Mildred in the field of Biology for studies in physiology at Howard University toward a M. A. degree
• Record of Fellowship granted and Written Addendum for Cecil Emory Abernethy
  A 1947 application for Cecil Emory Abernethy, an Associate Professor of English at Birmingham-Southern College. He requested a grant to prepare an anthology of writings about Alabama to illustrate the region's culture from its settlement to the present. The project involved research at the State Archives in Montgomery, the University of Alabama Library, and the Library of Congress.
• Record of Fellowship granted, Written Addendum, and Fellowship Application for Chess Abernathy Jr.
  A 1939 application for Chess Abernathy, Jr., Editor-in-Chief of the Cobb County Times in Marietta, Georgia. He received a $2,500 grant to study the possibilities of developing trade relations between the South and Latin American countries, involving travel to Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia. The file includes updates on his later career, including positions at Emory University and service in the Quartermaster Corps.
• Record of Fellowship granted and Written Addendum for Garland Norman Adamson, M.D.
  A record of fellowship grants awarded to Garland Norman Adamson, M.D., a physician and surgeon in Chicago. In 1930 and 1931, he received grants totaling $2,700 for postgraduate work in gynecology and obstetrics at the University of Chicago under Dr. Fred L. Adair, and to help establish his medical practice.
• Record of Fellowship granted and Written Addendum for Walter A. Adams
  A 1931 application summary for Walter A. Adams, a physician and assistant in neuro-psychiatry at Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. He was awarded a grant of $1,800 for one year of advanced study in neuro-psychiatry at the Boston Psychopathic Hospital and Provident Hospital.
• Record of Fellowship granted and Written Addendum for Cornelius A. Alexander
  A 1930 application record for Cornelius A. Alexander, a student at the University of Chicago. He received a grant of $300 to study anatomy for a three-month period at the University of Chicago before beginning an internship at Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C..
• Memorandum for Chess Abernathy, Jr.
  A document containing administrative notes regarding the fellowship of Chess Abernathy, Jr. It outlines his travel itinerary for a study in South America, including stops in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Buenos Aires between March and August 1940. The notes also details preparatory work suggested by the committee, such as consulting with authorities at the University of Chicago and Columbia University and attending an Institute on Latin American Affairs.
• Record of Fellowship granted and Written Addendum for Thelma Davis Ackiss
  Records of fellowship awards for Thelma Davis Ackiss. In 1943, she received a joint grant of $1500 with Mozell Hill for a study of all-Negro communities in Oklahoma. In 1944, she received a grant of $1800 for a socio-historical study of the Negro community in Houston, Texas, while working toward a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. The document lists her post scholarship endeavors.
• Written Addendum for Thelma Davis Ackiss
  Handwritten committee notes regarding Thelma Davis Ackiss, noting her positions as Chairman of Social Science at Houston College for Negroes and later at Langston University. The notes track her applications over several years and evaluate her candidacy.