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• Fellowship application of Bartram Galbraith Leiper, Jr.
  An application from Bartram Galbraith Leiper, Jr. for a fellowship in Creative Writing. Mr. Leiper was a Graduate student and Teaching assistant in U.S. History for General College at the time of this application. His plan of work was to write a novel on a story of a small Tennessee town and the attempts of its people to erect a Memorial to those who died in World War II. The grant was sought from June 1948 through June 1949 .
• Fellowship application of Beverly Joseph Layman
  An application from Beverly Joseph Layman for a fellowship in Language and Literature. Mr. Layman was a Teaching fellow in General Education and an Assistant senior tutor of Leverett House, Harvard University at the time of this application. His plan of work was to finish thesis and obtain a Doctoral degree by June 1949, then return to the South and teach Humanities by methods learned under Professor I.A. Richards. The grant was sought from June 1948 through June 1949 .
• Fellowship application of Lenora Gwendolyn Lafayette
  An application from Lenora Gwendolyn Lafayette for a fellowship in Music Singing. Her plan of work was to study with a private teacher in New York for 1 2 years, then study abroad. The grant was needed as soon as possible.
• Fellowship application of Ulysses Kay
  An application from Ulysses Kay for a fellowship in Musical Composition. His plan of work was to write a chamber opera on a theme that would deal with some phase of Negro life. The grant was needed as soon as possible . This training would be done under the supervisions of Mr. Douglas Moore and Mr. Otto Luening at Columbia University Also included is a Mr. Kays breakdown of his budget estimate.
• Fellowship application of Marie Beverly Johnson
  An application from Marie Beverly Johnson for a fellowship in Mathematics. Ms. Johnson was a Research assistant and Instructor for New York University at the time of this application. Her plan of work was to obtain a Doctoral degree at Radcliffe College. The grant was sought from June 1948 through June 1949 . The training in Mathematics would be done at Radcliffe College.
• Fellowship application of Ernest Walter Hooper
  An application from Ernest Walter Hooper for a fellowship in History. Ms. Hooper was a History tutor for LeMoyne College at the time of this application. Her plan of work was to do 1 year of graduate study at the University of North Carolina emphasis on the extension of civil rights to the Negro in preparation for a Doctorate in American History. The grant was sought from September 1948 through September 1949 . The training in History would be done under the supervision of either Professor Beale or Professor Newsome at the University of North Carolina.
• Fellowship application of Natalie Leota Hinderas
  An application from Natalie Leota Hinderas for a fellowship in Concert Piano. Her plan of work was to continue artist study with Mme. Samaroff Stokowski in preparation for a career as a concert pianist. The grant was sought from 1948 1949 . This training would be done under the supervision of Mme. Olga Samaroff Stokowski at Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and Juilliard School, New York. Also included is a Ms. Hinderas breakdown of his budget estimate.
• Fellowship application of William Edward Highsmith
  An application from William Edward Highsmith for a fellowship in History. Mr. Highsmith was a Graduate assistant in the Department of History, Louisiana State University at the time of this application. His plan of work was to make a study of social and economic conditions in Louisiana throughout the Reconstruction period. The grant was sought from January 1949 through January 1950 . The training in History would be done under the supervision of Dr. T. Harry Williams at Louisiana State University.
• Fellowship application of Henrietta Gwendolyn Harris
  An application from Henrietta Gwendolyn Harris for a fellowship in Music Voice. Ms. Harris was a Library assistant for the N.Y. Public Library at the time of this application. Her plan of work was to prepare for a professional career as a singer with further study and a Town Hall concert in New York City. The grant was sought from Summer 1948 through Summer 1949 .
• Fellowship application of Lucy Lee Clemmons Grigsby
  An application from Lucy Lee Clemmons Grigsby for a fellowship in Language and Literature. Ms. Grigsby was an Instructor in the Department of English, Atlanta University at the time of this application. Her plan of work was to obtain a Ph.D. degree in English with a minor in Reading. The grant was sought from September 1948 through June 1949 . The training in English and Literature would be done under the supervisions of Dr. Ricardo Inintars and Mr. Robert C. Proley at the University of Wisconsin.
• Fellowship application of L'Tanya Bernice Griffin
  An application from LTanya Bernice Griffin for a fellowship in Art Fashion Designing. Ms. Griffin was the owner of a fashion designing salon at the time of this application. Her plan of work was to study Paris advanced sketching, advanced period designing, and advanced modern designing, as well as a complete study of fabrics. The grant was sought from April 1948 through April 1949 . The training would be done under the supervision of Schiaparelli at Ecole de Chambre Coutier.
• Fellowship application of Yvonne Gregory Perkins
  An application from Yvonne Gregory Perkins for a fellowship in Creative Writing. Ms. Perkins was a Freelance writer at the time of this application. Her plan of work was to write a collection of 14 related short stories with use of then present day Negro idiom and based on the American Negros projection of himself into the White culture through wish fantasy. The grant was sought from May 1948 through May 1949 .
• Fellowship application of Gideon Willis Pryer
  An application from Gideon Willis Pryer for a fellowship in Education. Mr. Pryer was a Graduate assistant . The training in Intercultural Education would be done under the supervision of Dr. H.H. Giles at New York University.
• Fellowship application of Vada Lae Parks Easter
  An application from Vada Lae Parks Easter for a fellowship in Music Education. Ms. Easter was an Instructor in History of Music and Piano for Howard University at the time of this application. Her plan of work was to write a thesis on The Negro Musician in the World Today, and to obtain a Doctorate degree in Musicology. The grant was sought from school year 1948 49 . The training in Musicology would be done under the supervision of Dr. Hans Rosenwald at Chicago Musical College.
• Fellowship application of William James Cousins
  An application from William James Cousins for a fellowship in Sociology. Mr. Cousins was a Graduate student in Sociology at Yale University at the time of this application. His plan of work was to study the Negro White contact in New Haven through use of stratified sample of 100 households from the Negro community. The grant was sought from June 1948 through June 1949 . The training in Sociology would be done under the supervision of Maurice R. Davie at Yale University.
• Fellowship application of Harry L. Cole, Jr.
  An application from Harry L. Cole, Jr. for a fellowship in History. Mr. Cole was a Historian in the Civil Affairs Division, Department of the Army at the time of this application. His plan of work was to complete a study of the economic structure of rural society in Luisiana, 1803 1860. The grant was sought from June 1948 through January 1949 .
• Fellowship application of Kathryn Ellen Clarke
  An application from Kathryn Ellen Clarke for a fellowship in Physics. Mr. Clarke was a Research assistant in Biiochemistry at Meharry Medical College at the time of this application. His plan of work was to obtain a Masters degree in Physics so as to qualify for admittance to the Institute of Nuclear Studies at Oak Ridge, Tennessee the year after. The grant was sought from September 1948 through June 1949 . The training in Physics would be done at the University of Chicago.
• Fellowship application of Charles Morgan Clarke
  An application from Charles Morgan Clarke for a fellowship in Education. Mr. Clarke was a Teaching fellow in the Education department, University of North Carolina at the time of this application. His plan of work was to write a Doctoral dissertation on the efforts of the philanthropic foundations in the education of public school teachers in the South, which would include the activities of the Peabody, Slater, Jeanes, Rosenwald, Rockefeller, etc. organizations. The grant was sought from June 1948 through December 1948 .
• Fellowship application of Herman Davis Burrell
  An application from Herman Davis Burrell for a fellowship in Sociology. Mr. Burrell was a Student at the University of Hawaii at the time of this application. His plan of work was to make a study of counter prejudice in Honolulu. The grant was sought from June 1948 through June 1949 . The training in Sociology would be done under the supervision of Dr. Jessie Steiner at the University of Washington.
• Fellowship application of Roscoe Conkling Brown, Jr.
  An application from Roscoe Cokling Brown, Jr. for a fellowship in Physical Education. Mr. Brown was an Instructor of Physical Education for West Virginia State College Institute, West Virginia at the time of this application. His plan of work was to study methods to develop activity consciousness through the intramural program in secondary schools. The grant was sought from July 1948 through July 1949 . The training in Physical Education would be done under the supervision of Professor Elmer Mitchell and staff at the University of Michigan.
• Fellowship application of Richard Henry Bjurberg
  An application from Richard Henry Bjurberg for a fellowship in History. Mr. Bjurberg was an Instructor of History for Alabama Polytechnic Institute at the time of this application. His plan of work was to expand a study on the politicians in the State of Alabama throughout the period 1831 1861, the relationships between these politicians economic and social status and correlate such a study with their political views. The grant was sought from September 1948 through September 1949 . The training in History would be done under the supervision of either Dr. Frank Owsley at Vanderbilt University or Dr. Fletcher Green at North Carolina University or even Duke University.
• Fellowship application of Jasper Ralph Bell
  An application from Jasper Ralph Bell for a fellowship in Music Singing. Ms. Bell was a Concert singer and an Advanced student of Voice at the time of this application. Her plan of work was to continue professional study of Voice under Richard B. DeYoung and Song Literature and Interpretation under Hans Rosenwald. The grant was sought from June 1948 through June 1949 .
• Fellowship application of Vivian Jones Beamon
  An application from Vivian Jones Beamon for a fellowship in Education. Ms. Beamon was a Principal of Jackson School . The training in Education Human Relationships would be done under the supervision of Dr. H.H. Giles at New York University.
• Fellowship application of Eugene Pendleton Banks
  An application from Eugene Pendleton Banks for a fellowship in Anthropology. Mr. Banks was a Anthropology at the time of this application. His plan of work was to complete course work for a Ph.D. degree. The grant was sought from September 1948 through September 1949 . The training in Anthropology would be done under the supervision of either Mr. R. Benedict or C. Kluckhohn at either Columbia University or Harvard University.
• Fellowship application of Arthur C. Banks, Jr.
  An application from Arthur C. Banks, Jr. for a fellowship in Political Science. His plan of work was to show that the nations who engaged the Second World War . This training would be done under the supervision of Dr. Malcolm Moos associate professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University Also included is a Mr. Banks breakdown of his budget estimate.