Biography / Autobiography Awards 1917-1992
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Biography / Autobiography Awards 1917-1992

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Biography / Autobiography Awards 1917-1992

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The School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music. The Pulitzer Prize Archive presentsthe history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A toE the awarding oftheprize in each category is documented, commented and arranged chronologically. Part F covers the history of the prize biographically and bibliographically. Part G provides the background to thedecisions.

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Publisher
De Gruyter Saur
Year
2011
ISBN
9783110972139
Edition
1
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Journalism
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. INTRODUCTION
  3. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  4. SELECTIONS FROM AWARD-WINNING ENTRIES
  5. REMARKS ABOUT THE SELECTIONS CRITERIA
  6. 1917 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET JULIA WARD HOWE
  7. HER BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
  8. 1918 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
  9. HIS MORAL STANDING AND FINANCIAL STATUS
  10. 1919 AWARD: ABOUT THE HISTORIAN HENRY ADAMS
  11. HIS STUDIES AND EXPERIENCES IN BERLIN
  12. 1920 AWARD: ABOUT THE JUSTICE JOHN MARSHALL
  13. HIS INTENTIONS AS A BIOGRAPHER
  14. 1921 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR EDWARD BOK
  15. HIS WORK FOR THE LADIESā€™ HOME JOURNAL
  16. 1922 AWARD: ABOUT THE SETTLER ISABEL McCLINTOCK
  17. HER FAILING HEALTH AND LONELINESS
  18. 1923 AWARD: ABOUT THE DIPLOMAT WALTER H. PAGE
  19. HIS RESIGNATION FROM AMBASSADOR POST
  20. 1924 AWARD: ABOUT THE PHYSICIST MICHAEL PUPIN
  21. HIS NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL PORTRAIT
  22. 1925 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDUCATOR BARRETT WENDELL
  23. HIS VISITING PROFESSORSHIP IN PARIS
  24. 1926 AWARD: ABOUT THE PHYSICIAN WILLIAM OSLER
  25. HIS PRINCIPLES OF MEDICINE BOOK
  26. 1927 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET WALT WHITMAN
  27. HIS EARLY YEARS AS A JOURNALIST
  28. 1928 AWARD: ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR THEODORE THOMAS
  29. HIS MOVE FROM NEW YORK TO CHICAGO
  30. 1929 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDITOR WALTER H. PAGE
  31. HIS ACTIVITIES AT THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY
  32. 1930 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN SAM HOUSTON
  33. HIS PLANS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS
  34. 1931 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDUCATOR CHARLES W. ELIOT
  35. HIS ESTABLISHMENT OF GRADUATE DEGREES
  36. 1932 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT
  37. HIS INAUGURATION SPEECH CIRCUMSTANCES
  38. 1933 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND
  39. HIS FORMATION OF THE FIRST CABINET
  40. 1934 AWARD: ABOUT THE DIPLOMAT JOHN HAY
  41. HIS POLICY UNDER THEODORE ROOSEVELT
  42. 1935 AWARD: ABOUT THE GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE
  43. HIS APPOINTMENT AS HEAD OF WEST POINT
  44. 1936 AWARD: ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGIST WILLIAM JAMES
  45. HIS EARLY STUDY AND BOOK PUBLICATION
  46. 1937 AWARD: ABOUT THE SECRETARY HAMILTON FISH
  47. HIS RETIREMENT FROM BIG POLITICS
  48. 1938a AWARD: ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHER BRONSON ALCOTT
  49. HIS FAME AS A THINKER AND EDUCATOR
  50. 1938b AWARD: ABOUT THE GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON
  51. HIS PLANS AFTER THE FLORIDA RAID
  52. 1939 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
  53. HIS BEGINNING AS POSTMASTER GENERAL
  54. 1940 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
  55. HIS VARIOUS ACTIVITIES DURING WORLD WAR I
  56. 1941 AWARD: ABOUT THE THEOLOGIAN JONATHAN EDWARDS
  57. HIS DISMISSAL FROM NORTHAMPTON PULPIT
  58. 1942 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
  59. HER SUCCESSFUL BOOK UNCLE TOMā€™S CABIN
  60. 1943 AWARD: ABOUT THE ADMIRAL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
  61. HIS LANDING IN THE NEW WORLD
  62. 1944 AWARD: ABOUT THE INVENTOR SAMUEL MORSE
  63. HIS MEETING IN PARIS WITH DAGUERRE
  64. 1945 AWARD: ABOUT THE HISTORIAN GEORGE BANCROFT
  65. HIS LAST VOLUME OF THE U.S. HISTORY
  66. 1946 AWARD: ABOUT THE NATURALIST JOHN MUIR
  67. HIS ACTIVITIES IN YOSEMITE PARK
  68. 1947 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDITOR WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE
  69. HIS PURCHASE OF THE EMPORIA GAZETTE
  70. 1948 AWARD: ABOUT THE POLITICIAN JOHN BIGELOW
  71. HIS IDEA OF A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
  72. 1949 AWARD: ABOUT THE SECRETARY HARRY L. HOPKINS
  73. HIS TRAVEL TO THE CASABLANCA CONFERENCE
  74. 1950 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
  75. HIS INFLUENCE ON THE MONROE DOCTRINE
  76. 1951 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN JOHN C. CALHOUN
  77. HIS PRIVATE DOMICILE AT FORT HILL
  78. 1952 AWARD: ABOUT THE JURIST CHARLES EVANS HUGHES
  79. HIS NOMINATION AS U.S. CHIEF JUSTICE
  80. 1953 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN EDMUND PENDLETON
  81. HIS START AS JUSTICE OF CAROLINE COUNTY
  82. 1954 AWARD: ABOUT THE AVIATOR CHARLES LINDBERGH
  83. HIS ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION AT PARIS
  84. 1955 AWARD: ABOUT THE SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT
  85. HIS NEW TRY FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
  86. 1956 AWARD: ABOUT THE ARCHITECT B. HENRY LATROBE
  87. HIS WORK FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
  88. 1957 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN DANIEL WEBSTER
  89. HIS OUTSTANDING ROLE AS AN ORATOR
  90. 1958 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON
  91. HIS RETIREMENT FROM FEDERAL OFFICE
  92. 1959 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
  93. HIS FAMOUS FOURTEEN POINT SPEECH
  94. 1960 AWARD: ABOUT THE ADMIRAL JOHN PAUL JONES
  95. HIS LAUNCHING OF THE SHIP AMERICA
  96. 1961 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN CHARLES SUMNER
  97. HIS ROLE AS AN OUTRAGEOUS PHILANTHROPIST
  98. 1962 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE BIOGRAPHY PRIZE
  99. NAMES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS VOTING FOR GIVING THE AWARD
  100. 1963 AWARD: ABOUT THE NOVELIST HENRY JAMES
  101. HIS FINANCIAL SITUATION IN PARIS
  102. 1964 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET JOHN KEATS
  103. HIS WRITING LEVEL IN HYPERION
  104. 1965 AWARD: ABOUT THE HISTORIAN HENRY ADAMS
  105. HIS TRAVEL TO PRE-WORLD WAR I EUROPE
  106. 1966 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY
  107. HIS FAMOUS SPEECH IN WEST BERLIN
  108. 1967 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR MARK TWAIN
  109. HIS WORKING ON THE TOM SAWYER BOOK
  110. 1968 AWARD: ABOUT THE DIPLOMAT GEORGE F. KENNAN
  111. HIS GERMAN MISSION IN WORLD WAR II
  112. 1969 AWARD: ABOUT THE PHILANTHROPIST JOHN QUINN
  113. HIS AIDS FOR SEVERAL FAMOUS POETS
  114. 1970 AWARD: ABOUT THE GOVERNOR HUEY P. LONG
  115. HIS HONORARY DEGREE FROM LOYOLA
  116. 1971 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET ROBERT FROST
  117. HIS TEACHING POSITION AT AMHERST
  118. 1972 AWARD: ABOUT THE FIRST LADY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
  119. HER RADIO SPEECHES ON VARIOUS TOPICS
  120. 1973 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESSMAN HENRY LUCE
  121. HIS SUCCESSFUL WORK AT LIFE MAGAZINE
  122. 1974 AWARD: ABOUT THE DRAMATIST EUGENE Oā€™NEILL
  123. HIS RETURN TO THE BROADWAY STAGES
  124. 1975 AWARD: ABOUT THE MASTERBUILDER ROBERT MOSES
  125. HIS GIGANTIC TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE PROJECT
  126. 1976 AWARD: ABOUT THE NOVELIST EDITH WHARTON
  127. HER SUCCESSFUL PUBLICATIONS AND INCOME
  128. 1977 AWARD: ABOUT THE ADVENTURER THOMAS E. LAWRENCE
  129. HIS TIME AS ADVISOR TO CHURCHILL
  130. 1978 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR SAMUEL JOHNSON
  131. HIS WORK FOR GENTLEMANā€™S MAGAZINE
  132. 1979 AWARD: ABOUT THE RABBI LEO BAECK
  133. HIS SURVIVAL FROM THE HOLOCOUST
  134. 1980 AWARD: ABOUT THE COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT
  135. HIS CUBAN BATTLE OF SAN JUAN
  136. 1981 AWARD: ABOUT THE CZAR PETER THE GREAT
  137. HIS WORKING AND LIVING PRINCIPLES
  138. 1982 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT
  139. HIS ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION IN LONDON
  140. 1983 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR RUSSELL BAKER
  141. HIS CHILDHOOD DURING WAR TIMES
  142. 1984 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDUCATOR BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
  143. HIS BASIC IDEAS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
  144. 1985 AWARD: ABOUT THE THEOLOGIAN COTTON MATHER
  145. HIS PREPARATION FOR PREACHERā€™S CAREER
  146. 1986 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET LOUISE BOGAN
  147. HER LESS HAPPY FINAL YEARS
  148. 1987 AWARD: ABOUT THE REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER KING
  149. HIS WINNING OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
  150. 1988 AWARD: ABOUT THE NOVELIST THOMAS WOLFE
  151. HIS BOOK OF TIME AND THE RIVER
  152. 1989 AWARD: ABOUT THE DRAMATIST OSCAR WILDE
  153. HIS IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST PLAY
  154. 1990 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
  155. HIS WRITING PRACTICES AND HABITS
  156. 1991 AWARD: ABOUT THE PAINTER JACKSON POLLOCK
  157. HIS BREAKTHROUGH BY PRESS PROMOTION
  158. 1992 AWARD: ABOUT THE ATTORNEY LEWIS PULLER
  159. HIS SUFFERING FROM VIETNAM EXPERIENCES
  160. WINNERS OF THE BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY AWARD, 1993ā€“2003
  161. INDEX