The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1937.
Journalism awards
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The prize-winning editorial cartoon by C. D. Batchelor
| Public Service | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | "For its exposure of wholesale fraudulent registration in St. Louis. By a coordinated news, editorial and cartoon campaign this newspaper succeeded in invalidating upwards of 40,000 fraudulent ballots in November and brought about the appointment of a new election board."[1] |
| Honorable mentions:[2] | ||
| New York Daily News | "For its public health campaign covering venereal diseases and prophylaxis." | |
| Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin | "For a research study of direct and indirect taxes, based upon one year's detailed expenditures of three families of working people." | |
| Cleveland Press | "For its investigation and exposé by news, editorials and cartoons of a cemetery racket." | |
| The Atlanta Journal | "For its campaign by news, editorials and radio to end corruption and inefficiency in the Police Department." | |
| Reporting |
| "For their coverage of science at the tercentenary of Harvard University." |
| Correspondence | Anne O'Hare McCormick of The New York Times | "For her dispatches and feature articles from Europe in 1936." |
| Editorial Writing | John W. Owens of The Baltimore Sun | "For distinguished editorial writing during the year." |
| Honorable mention: W. W. Waymack of the Des Moines Register-Tribune | For a series of editorials on farm tenancy.[3] | |
| Editorial Cartooning | C. D. Batchelor of The New York Daily News | "For 'Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know your Daddy.'"[4] |
| Honorable mentions:[5] | ||
| John Francis Knott of The Dallas News | For his cartoon on dust storms, "Nature's Answer". | |
| Quincy Scott of the Portland Oregonian | For "East Side, West Side", depicting Alfred E. Smith waltzing with the Republican elephant. | |
Letters and Drama Awards
- Novel:
- Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Macmillan).
- Drama:
- History:
- The Flowering of New England 1815–1865 by Van Wyck Brooks (E. P. Dutton).
- Biography or Autobiography:
- Hamilton Fish by Allan Nevins (Dodd).
- Poetry:
- A Further Range by Robert Frost (Holt)
References
- ^ "Exposé of fraud and corruption in St. Louis polls". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 4, 1937 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize for Novel won by 'Gone with Wind'" (PDF). The New York Times. May 4, 1937. (subscription required)
- ^ "Three Iowans win award". The Des Moines Register. May 4, 1937 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Gone with Wind' wins Pulitzer novel award". Daily News. New York City. May 4, 1937 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize awards given by committee". Baltimore Sun. AP. May 4, 1937 – via Newspapers.com.