List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1937 explained

Sixty-three Guggenheim Fellowships were awarded in 1937.[1]

1937 U.S. and Canadian Fellows

Category Field of Study Fellow Institutional association Research topic Notes Ref
Creative Arts Drama and Performance Art Playwriting
Also won in 1936 [2]
Fiction Writing [3]
Fine Arts Sculpture Also won in 1938 [4]
Painting Also won in 1936 [5]
Also won in 1936 [6]
Sculpture Also won in 1938 [7] [8]
Drawing [9]
Painting Also won in 1938
Also won in 1939
[10]
Also won in 1935, 1962 [11] [12]
Music Composition Composition Also won in 1947 [13]
Also won in 1935, 1936, 1938 [14]
Photography Also won in 1938 [15]
Poetry Long narrative poem [16]
Writing [17]
[18]
[19] [20]
Theatre Arts Research in Europe [21]
Influence of scientific techniques upon methods of stage design Also won in 1935
Humanities British History
Classics Also won in 1936, 1956 [22]
University of Washington (visiting) Development of Roman law in the western part of the empire during its decline [23]
English Literature Also won in 1929, 1957 [24]
Fine Arts Research Chinese art
Through the American Landscape (published 1941) [25]
Also won in 1938 [26]
General Nonfiction Also won in 1936 [27]
History of Socialist-Communist, Liberal-Democratic, Nationalist-Patriotic, and reactionary movements during the last 150 years
Also won in 1936 [28]
Literary Criticism Also won in 1938
Medieval History [29]
Medieval Literature Old and early Middle English homilies [30]
History of Christian life and thought Also won in 1932 [31]
Near Eastern Studies History of Sumerian culture from 2000 BC Also won in 1938, 1961 [32]
Philosophy Foundations of ethics in the light of modern logic and metaphysics [33]
Analysis and theory of knowledge
United States History
Natural Sciences Applied Mathematics Research in Germany Also won in 1957 [34]
Astronomy and Astrophysics Stars in the southern hemisphere Also won in 1928, 1929 [35] [36]
Chemistry Molecular studies of certain heavy metal carbonyls [37] [38]
Earth Science Comparative study of zinc-lead deposits [39]
Comparative study of metamorphic rock [40]
Medicine and Health Functional and cytological studies of the mammalian and human kidney Also won in 1934
Nature of the motility-stimulating action of Oestrin upon uterine muscles
Molecular and Cellular Biology Mechanism of biological oxidations Also won in 1958 [41]
Blood groups among people in southwestern Asia Also won in 1935, 1961 [42]
[43] [44]
Nerve activity at low oxygen pressures
[45]
Organismic Biology and Ecology Comparative study of tropical animals with those native to Virginia [46]
United States Biological Survey Embryology and reproductive cycles of various mammals Also won in 1936 [47]
Embryological development of muscle function
Physics Structure and properties of liquids
Social Sciences Anthropology and Cultural Studies Primitive economics [48]
Economics Theories of money, banking, and international finance in England, 1800-1870 [49]
[50] [51]
Political Science Political party propaganda campaigns
Historical study of labor and capital in German politics Also won in 1946 [52]
Psychology Formulation of a theory of the changes in the structure of the mind that constitute mental development [53]

1937 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows

Category Field of Study Fellow Institutional association Research topic Notes Ref
Humanities Iberian and Latin American History Significance of Zapotecan culture Also won in 1936 [54]
Natural Science Mathematics Also won in 1938, 1939
Medicine and Health Also won in 1938, 1957, 1968 [55]
Also won in 1938
National Department of Hygiene (Argentina) Also won in 1935, 1936 [56]
Molecular and Cellular Biology Systematic study of the chemical composition and active principles of the medicinal and poisonous plants of the West Indies Also won in 1938, 1954 [57]
Microbiological studies in artificial production of bacterial variations [58]
Physics Physical nature of dielectric constant and of the conductivity of dielectrics Also won in 1935, 1936, 1957 [59]
Social Sciences Anthropology and Cultural Studies Cuban prehistory Also won in 1938 [60] [61]
Law Comparative study of the systems of forced labor in the Spanish and English colonies of North America Also won in 1939 [62] [63]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1937. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. dead. 2006-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20060219192104/http://www.gf.org/37fellow.html.
  2. News: Broadway Nights. Kinnaird. Clark. Corsicana Daily Sun. Corsicana, Texas, USA. 1937-04-07. 5. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  3. News: Alumni Notes: 1925. 3. Haverford News. 29. 2. 1937-10-05. Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA. 2022-10-19.
  4. Web site: Ahron Ben-Shmuel. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-19.
  5. Web site: Aaron Bohrod. Luther College Fine Arts Collection. 2016. 2022-10-19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726122154/https://fac.luther.edu/search/index.php/Detail/entities/987. 2021-07-26.
  6. News: JON CORBINO DIES; PAINNTER WAS 59; Known as Romantic Realist—His Works in 35 Museums. 25. 1964-07-11. The New York Times. 2022-10-18.
  7. Web site: Lu Duble. National Academy of Design. 2022-10-19.
  8. News: Bennett school teacher gets Guggenheim award. Poughkeepsie Eagle-News. Poughkeepsie, New York, US. 1937-03-29. 1. newspapers.com. 2024-09-17.
  9. Web site: FOCUS IN/ON - William Gropper. Gustavus Adolphus College. 2022-10-19.
  10. News: $1800 fellowship for Joe Jones. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. 1937-03-29. 4. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  11. Web site: About Rico Lebrun. Benton Museum of Art, Pomona College. 2022-10-18.
  12. Web site: Rico Lebrun. National Gallery of Art. 2024-09-17.
  13. Web site: Guggenheim Fellowship (1935-1939). University of Washington. 2022-10-18.
  14. Web site: Dante Fiorillo. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-18.
  15. News: Artist's work highly lauded. Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona, US. 1937-12-26. 14. newspapers.com. 2024-09-17.
  16. News: Sterling A. Brown.... The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida, USA. 1937-04-18. 23. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  17. Web site: Harold Lewis Cook. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-18.
  18. News: Two Brooklynites win Guggenheim Fellowship prizes. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. 23. 1937-03-29. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  19. News: Guggenheim honor given to several in Western Mass. (con't). The Morning Union. Springfield, Massachusetts, US. 1937-03-29. 2. newspapers.com. 2024-09-17.
  20. News: Guggenheim awards won by L.A. men. The San Diego Sun. San Diego, California, US. 1937-03-29. 1. newspapers.com. 2024-09-17.
  21. News: Award to Stewart Chaney. The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri, USA. 1937-04-10. 7. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  22. Web site: Charles F. Edson Jr.. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-18.
  23. Dr. Ernst Levy. Taylor. Robert L.. Washington Law Review. 27. 3. 1952. 173. 2022-10-19.
  24. Web site: Ratchford, Fannie Elizabeth (1887–1974). Sparks Leach. Sally. Texas State Historical Association. 2022-10-16.
  25. Web site: GEORGINA KLITGAARD (1893-1976). D. Wigmore Fine Art. 2022-10-18.
  26. News: Cuppy's Explanation. Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California, USA. 1937-04-11. 16. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  27. Web site: Grant helps writer develop Kodak moment. Bonnyman Evans. Clay. 2015-04-30. University of Colorado Boulder. 2022-10-19.
  28. News: Patron of learning. Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee, US. 1937-04-02. 6. newspapers.com. 2024-09-17.
  29. News: Cincinnatian honored. The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1937-03-29. 20. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  30. Reviewed Work: The Homiletic Writings of Archbishop Wulfstan: A Critical Study. (Anglo-Saxon Studies, 14) by Joyce Tally Lionarons. Gatch. Milton McC.. Speculum. 87. 1. 2012. 254. 2022-10-19.
  31. News: 2 here to share in fellowships. Evening Star. Washington, DC, USA. 1937-03-29. 3. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  32. Web site: Guggenheim Fellowships. University of Chicago. 2022-10-19.
  33. News: Eleven Jews, including German refugee, win Gugenheim [sic] fellowships]. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 1937-03-26. 2. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  34. Web site: Ronold W.P. King. 2012-03-08. The Harvard Gazette. 2022-10-19.
  35. Obituary: Willem Jacob Luyten, 1899-1994. Luyten. J.R.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 27. 4. 1481. 2022-10-12.
  36. News: $130,000 fellowships by Guggenheim Foundation. The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine, USA. 1937-03-29. 14. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  37. News: Angelenos win awards. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California, USA. 1937-03-29. 2. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  38. ...Of Interest: Brockway Honored. 1940. Alumni Review. CalTech. 2022-10-19.
  39. Our contributors. Geographical Review. The American Geographical Society of New York. October 1940. 30. 4. 1. 2022-10-19.
  40. Book: Hopson, Clifford A.. Biographical Memoirs. 89. 2007. Aaron Clement Waters. 373. 2022-10-19.
  41. Book: Biographical Memoirs. 58. 1989. Eric Glendinning Ball. Buchanan. John M.. Hastings. A. Baird. 54, 61. 2022-10-19.
  42. Web site: William C. Boyd, Ph.D.. The American Association of Immunologists. 2022-10-19.
  43. News: Dr. Florence B. Seibert, Inventor Of Standard TB Test, Dies at 93. Lambert. Bruce. 1991-08-31. The New York Times. New York City, New York, USA. 2022-10-19. 12.
  44. Web site: Florence Seibert and the Tuberculosis Test. 2017-10-06. Sack. Harald. SciHi Blog. 2022-10-19.
  45. Web site: James B. Sumner: Facts. The Nobel Prize. 2022-10-19.
  46. News: U. Va. Professor to Return to Panama for Study. The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. 1937-12-13. 24. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  47. Web site: George W.D. Hamlett. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-18.
  48. Book: Greenberg, Joseph C.. Melville Jean Herskovits. National Academy of Sciences. 1971. 2022-10-19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20240405084711/http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/herskovits-melville.pdf. 2024-04-05.
  49. Web site: Memorial: Frank Whiteson Fetter *26. Princeton Alumni Weekly. 2022-10-19.
  50. Web site: Harvard. Economics Ph.D. (1929). Transcripts of Earl J. Hamilton. Collier. Irwin. 2017-07-30. Economics in the Rear-View Mirror. 2022-10-19.
  51. News: Guggenheim fellowships for research are announced. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri, US. 1937-03-29. 23. newspapers.com. 2024-09-17.
  52. News and Notes. Ogg. Frederic A.. The American Political Science Review. 31. 3. June 1937. American Political Science Association. 528. 2022-10-19.
  53. News: Psychologist and economist to dig into chosen fields. The Herald-Sun. Durham, North Carolina, USA. 1937-05-28. 18. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  54. Web site: Andrés Henestrosa. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-18.
  55. Web site: Joaquín Luco Valenzuela. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-19.
  56. News: Guggenheim scholars pick Tech and Harvard. The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 1937-06-07. 2. newspapers.com. 2022-10-19.
  57. Web site: Conrado F. Asenjo. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-19.
  58. Web site: Santos Soriano. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-19.
  59. Web site: Alfredo Baños Jr.. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-18.
  60. One Man's Archæology. Smith. Watson. Smith. Benjamin W.. Kiva. Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. 57. 2. 1992. 164.
  61. Web site: Carlos García Robiou. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-19.
  62. El Primer Congreso Interamericano de Indianistas. Martin. Percy Alvin. The Hispanic American Historical Review. 19. 2. May 1939. 223.
  63. Web site: Silvio Arturo Zavala Vallado. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2022-10-19.

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