Pulitzer Prizes were first presented in 1917. There were initially four categories; others that had been specified in Joseph Pulitzer's request were phased in over the next few years. The winners were selected by the trustees of Columbia University. The first Pulitzer Prize winner, French Ambassador Jean Jules Jusserand, who had written the best book about American history, won $2,000. Herbert Bayard Swope won a $1,000 prize for reporting.[1]
Journalism awards
- Editorial Writing:
- New York Tribune, for "The Lusitania Anniversary", an editorial article on the first anniversary of the sinking of Lusitania (no author was named, but the editorial was written by Frank H. Simonds).[2]
- Reporting:
- Herbert Bayard Swope, New York World, for articles which appeared October 10, October 15 and from November 4 daily to November 22, 1916, inclusive, entitled, "Inside the German Empire."
Letters and Drama Awards
- Biography or Autobiography:
- Laura E. Richards and Maud Howe Elliott assisted by Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe (Houghton).
- History:
- Jean Jules Jusserand, With Americans of Past and Present Days (Scribner)
References
- ^ "Columbia Awards Pulitzer Prizes". New York Times. 9 June 1917. p. 10.
- ^ "Tribune editorial takes Pulitzer Prize for 1916". New York Tribune. June 5, 1917 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- "1917 Pulitzer Prize Winners". New York City: Pulitzer Prize Board. 1917.