The Guru Govind Singh Sahib Educational Scholarships (1912)

DESCRIPTION
A notice for the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Educational Scholarships, written by Sirdar Jawala Singh on January 1, 1912. The notice explains that the scholarship will be tenable for 3 years, commencing August 1912; the scholarship will include free board, lodging, expenses covered, and a small amount of pocket money for three years; and that all scholars will reside at a hostel to be called the “Guru Nanak Deva Vidyarthi Ashram,” Berkeley, and lead a simple and abstemious life. Applications were to be sent to Mrs. Bertha L.C. Pope (the wife of Berkeley Professor Arthur Pope) at 2708 Virginia Street, Berkeley.

THEMES
Philanthropy

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: January 1, 1912
Language: English
Creator: Sirdar Jawala Singh
Location: Moorland, CA

PROVENANCE
Item History: 2011-10-25 (created); 2013-08-27 (modified)

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