1931 Pulitzer Prize

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
  • The Atlanta Constitution, for a successful municipal graft exposure and consequent convictions.
• Reporting:
  • A. B. MacDonald of The Kansas City Star, for his work in connection with a murder in Amarillo, Texas.
• Correspondence:
  • H. R. Knickerbocker of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and New York Evening Post, for a series of articles on the practical operation of the Five Year Plan in Russia.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Charles S. Ryckman of Fremont Tribune, for the editorial entitled "The Gentleman from Nebraska."
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Edmund Duffy of The Baltimore Sun, for "An Old Struggle Still Going On".

Letters and Drama Awards

• Novel:
  • Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes (Houghton)
• Drama:
  • Alison's House by Susan Glaspell (S. French)
• History:
  • The Coming of the War 1914 by Bernadotte E. Schmitt (Scribner)
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Charles W. Eliot by Henry James (Houghton)
• Poetry:
  • Collected Poems by Robert Frost (Holt)

References

References

1. (May 5, 1931). "Constitution wins Pulitzer medal for 1930; women given awards for best novel and play". Atlanta Constitution.
2. (May 5, 1931). "Quest for life's facts". The Kansas City Star.
3. Herbert S. Putnam. (May 5, 1931). "Tribune editorial awarded Pulitzer Prize". Fremont Tribune.