Fifteen American scholars and artists, including one woman and one Black man, were awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in 1925.[1][2] This was the inaugural year of this award and was given by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.[3] Composer Aaron Copland was the only recipient not to have a college degree.[4]

Fellows

CategoryField of StudyFellowInstitutional associationResearch topicNotesRef
Creative ArtsMusical CompositionAaron CoplandComposingAlso won in 1926[5][4]
HumanitiesBritish HistoryViolet BarbourVassar CollegePeriod of the Protectorate and the RestorationAlso won in 1926[6][4][7]
ClassicsAllen Brown WestUniversity of PennsylvaniaTribute Records of the ancient Athenian EmpireAlso won in 1926[4][8]
English LiteratureHarold William ThompsonNew York State College for TeachersBiographyAlso won in 1927[4]
General NonfictionIsaac FisherFisk UniversityInterracial relations in the United States and abroadAlso won in 1926[6][3][4]
Medieval LiteratureClark Harris SloverUniversity of ChicagoHistory of literatureAlso won in 1931[4]
Renaissance HistoryMerritt Yerkes HughesUniversity of CaliforniaLiterature of the Italian Renaissance and its effect on English literature of the 16th century[9][4][10]
Natural ScienceChemistryGerhard Krohn RollefsonUniversity of CaliforniaPhysical chemistry[11][4][10]
MathematicsJohn Robert KlineUniversity of PennsylvaniaAnalysis situs of three dimensions from a point set standpoint[4][12]
Medicine and HealthEdwin William SchultzLeland Stanford Junior UniversityProcesses by which bacteria are destroyed by various agencies[4][10]
NeurosciencePercival BaileyPeter Bent Brigham Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolDiseases of the nervous system[2][4][8]
Plant SciencesGordon Floyd FerrisLeland Stanford Junior UniversityScientific trip to Mexico, Central, and South America[4][10]
Social SciencesPolitical ScienceQuincy WrightUniversity of ChicagoInternational law[13][4]
PsychologyColeman GriffithUniversity of IllinoisChild psychology[4]
ReligionKenneth James SaundersPacific School of ReligionOriental religionsAlso won in 1926[4][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1925". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16.
  2. 1 2 "In the Graduate Schools". The Crimson. 1925-06-01. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  3. 1 2 "Negro awarded Guggenheim Fellowship". The Monitor. Omaha, Nebraska, USA. 1925-06-26. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-20 – via newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "15 fellowships are awarded". York Daily Record. York, Pennsylvania, USA. 1925-06-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-20 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Guggenheim Fellowship (1925-1929)". University of Washington. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  6. 1 2 Miranda, Carolina A. (2018-04-05). "Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announces new fellows". LA Times. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Two professors on Vassar faculty sail for Europe for advanced study". Poughkeepsie Eagle-News. Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. 1925-06-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-20 – via newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 "Boston man chosen". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 1925-06-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-20 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Merritt Yerkes Hughes". Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fellowships are awarded local educators". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Palo Alto, California, USA. 1925-06-01. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-20 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Stewart, T.D.; Connick, R.E.; Powell, R.E. (2020-03-31). "Gerhard Krohn Rollefson". UC Berkeley. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  12. ↑ "European fellowship for Prof. John R. Kline". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. 1925-06-11. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-02-20 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Fellowship for Professor Quincy Wright". The American Journal of International Law. Cambridge University Press. 19 (3): 581–583. 1925.
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