List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1932

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Fifty seven scholars and artists received Guggenheim Fellowships in 1932.

Category Field of Study Fellow Institutional association Research topic Notes Ref Creative Arts Choreography Martha Graham Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre Native dances from Mexico and Yucatán Also won in 1943, 1944 Fiction Louis Adamic Industrial and sociological research George Dillon Writing Also won in 1933 Biography Howard Mumford Jones University of Michigan Thomas Moore as representative of "regency" taste in literature Also won in 1935, 1964 French Literature Norman Lewis Torrey Yale University Biography of Voltaire Also won in 1954 Latin American Literature J. Frank Dobie University of Texas Collection of tales told by Mexicans in Northern Mexico and preparation of a book that reflects the character and history both of these people and their country Natural Science Chemistry Herbert Orion Calvery University of Michigan Medical School Embryonic protein metabolism with special reference to the chemistry of ovalbumin and ovovitellin and the time of the appearance of the proteolytic enzymes in the developing chick embryo Medicine and Health Samuel Gelfan University of Alberta Nature of the submaximal contractions of the single muscle fiber Physics Francis Arthur Jenkins University of California Measurement and interpretation of intensities in band spectra Also won in 1947, 1958 Plant Sciences Ivan Murray Johnston Arnold Arboretum Problem of dispersal of plants in the Western Hemisphere and the manner in which plants in the Western United States were transferred to Central America Architecture, Planning and Design Fernando Devilat Rocca Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Architecture of hospitals and organization of hospital services in the United States Ángel Guido National University of the Littoral Architecture and city planning in the United States Education Aída Laso Correa University of Chile Organization of educational guidance and students' welfare in certain universities in the United States Iberian and Latin American History Herminio Portell Vilá University of Havana Cuba–United States relations Also won in 1931, 1933 Natural Science Engineering Nicanor Alurralde Argentine State Railway Problems of railway engineering and management in the United States Medicine and Health Donato G. Alarcón Martínez National Autonomous University of Mexico Treatment of tuberculosis Juan Farill y Solares Department of Public Health, Mexico Clinical theory and practice of orthopedics with special reference to the nonsurgical treatment of deformities in children Also won in 1933 Organismic Biology and Ecology Enrique Beltrán Also won in 1933 Tomás Leandro Marini Department of Agriculture, Argentina Marine biology, oceanography, and pisciculture in the United States Plant Sciences Manuel Elgueta Guérin Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura Theoretical genetics and application of genetics to the improvement of plants Also won in 1930 José A. Nolla Inheritance of disease resistance in tobacco Also won in 1933