1935 Pulitzer Prize Explained

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1935.

Journalism awards

• Public Service

• • The Sacramento Bee for its campaign against political machine influence in the appointment of two Federal judges in Nevada.^[1]
  • Honorable mention to The Sheboygan Press (Wisconsin) for "an investigation of conditions in state hospitals resulting in a legislative investigation and correction of evils".^[2]
• Reporting

• • William Taylor of the New York Herald Tribune for the series of articles on the international yacht races.
• Correspondence

• • Arthur Krock of The New York Times for his Washington dispatches
• Editorial Writing

• • No award given.

• Editorial Cartooning

• • Ross A. Lewis of the Milwaukee Journal for "Sure, I'll Work for Both Sides".^[3]

Letters and Drama Awards

• Novel

• • Now in November by Josephine Winslow Johnson (Simon & Schuster).
• Drama

• • The Old Maid by Zoe Akins (Appleton)
• History

• • The Colonial Period of American History by Charles McLean Andrews (Yale Univ. Press).
• Biography or Autobiography

• • Biography of Robert E. Lee by Douglas S. Freeman (Scribner).
  • Honorable mention to James G. Blaine: A Political Idol of Other Days by David Saville Muzzey (Dodd, Mead).^[4]
• Poetry

• • Bright Ambush by Audrey Wurdemann (John Day).

External links

• Pulitzer Prizes for 1935

Notes and References

1. News: Pulitzer Prize is awarded The Bee for meritorious public service. The Sacramento Bee. May 7, 1935. Newspapers.com.
2. News: Wisconsin favored by 2 awards. The Sheboygan Press. May 7, 1935. AP. Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
3. News: Journal man gets Pulitzer cartoon prize. Milwaukee Journal. May 7, 1935. NewsBank. (Part 2 of article)
4. Book: James G. Blaine: A Political Idol of Other Days. David Saville Muzzey. 1934. Dodd, Mead.