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1938 Pulitzer Prize

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The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1938.

Contents

Journalism awards

  • Public Service:
  • Bismarck Tribune for its news reports and editorials entitled, Self Help in the Dust Bowl.
  • Reporting:
  • Raymond Sprigle of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for his series of articles, supported by photostats of the essential documents, exposing the one-time membership of Mr. Justice Hugo Black in the Ku Klux Klan.
  • Correspondence:
  • Arthur Krock of The New York Times for his exclusive authorized interview with the President of the United States on February 27, 1937.
  • Editorial Writing:
  • William Wesley Waymack of the Register and Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa for his distinguished editorial writing during the year.
  • Editorial Cartooning:
  • Vaughn Shoemaker of the Chicago Daily News for The Road Back.

    • Letters and Drama Awards

  • Novel:
  • The Late George Apley by John P. Marquand (Little).
  • Drama:
  • Our Town by Thornton Wilder (Coward).
  • History:
  • The Road to Reunion, 1865-1900 by Paul Herman Buck (Little).
  • Biography or Autobiography:
  • Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. by Marquis James (Bobbs).
  • Biography or Autobiography:
  • Pedlar's Progress by Odell Shepard (Little).
  • Poetry:
  • Cold Morning Sky by Marya Zaturenska (Macmillan).

    • Special Awards and Citations

  • Journalism:
  • Edmonton Journal a special bronze plaque for its editorial leadership in defense of the freedom of the press in the Province of Alberta, Canada.

    • References

    1938 Pulitzer Prize Wikipedia
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