Letter to Tom Fite from Columbia University, January 26, 1955
Title
Letter to Tom Fite from Columbia University, January 26, 1955
Subject
Brown, Caro
Description
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from Texas. Graduate of Texas Woman's University.
Letter to Tom Fite from Columbia University's Pulitzer Prize committee, notifying him that his nomination of Caro Brown for the Pulitzer Prize in journalism has been received. The committee will meet in April 1955 to choose the winner.
Date
1/26/1955
Contributor
Brown, Caro; Fite, Tom
Rights
Materials may not be used without permission. For more information, contact us at (940) 898-3751 or womenshistory@twu.edu.
Format
1 pg.
Language
en
Type
Letters
Manuscripts
Identifier
MSS044_letter_19550126
Is Part Of
MSS 044, Caro Brown Papers
Accrual Method
Gift
Provenance
Sparks, Mary K.
Rights Holder
Woman's Collection, Texas Woman's University, P.O. Box 425528, Denton, TX 76204.
Text
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
PULITZER PRIZE NOMINATION
WE WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NOMINATION OF
Mrs. Caro Brown
FOR A PULITZER PRIZE IN JOURNALISM
We appreciate the interest which prompted you to cooperate with us in bringing examples of distinguished journalistic achievements to the attention of the University.
All awards are made by the trustees of Columbia University on the recommendation of the Advisory Board, which will meet next April
President Grayson Kirk
Columbia University
Sevellon Brown (1956)
The Providence (R.I) Journal
Hodding Carter (1957)
The Delta Democrat-Times
Greenville, Miss.
Robert Choate
The Boston (Mass.) Herald
Kent Cooper
The Associated Press
New York, NY
Gardner Cowles (1958)
Cowles Magazines, Inc.
New York, NY
J.D Ferguson (1957)
Milwauke (Wis.) Journal
John S. Knight (1958)
Knight Newspapers, Inc., Chicago, Ill.
Arthur Krock (1955)
The New York Times
(Washington Bureau)
William R. Mathews (1956)
The Arizona Daily Star, Tuscon, Ariz
Benjamin M. McKelway (1855)
The Evening Star, Washington, D.C
Stuart H. Perry (1957)
The Adrian (Mich.) Telegram
Joseph Pulitzer (1955)
St. Louis (Mo.) Post-Dispatch
John Hohenberg, Secretary (1955)
Columbia University
[Handwritten] John Hohenberg,
On behalf of the Advisory Board on the Pulitzer Prizes
[Front side of envelope with left edge torn off]
[2 franks and a stamp] “NEW YORK 1. N.Y 1955” [stamp showing an image of Columbia University]
Columbia University in the City of New York
NEW YORK 27, N.Y
RADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
Mr. Tom E. Fite
Managing Editor
THE ALICE DAILY ECHO
Box 450
Alice, Texas
PULITZER PRIZE NOMINATION
WE WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NOMINATION OF
Mrs. Caro Brown
FOR A PULITZER PRIZE IN JOURNALISM
We appreciate the interest which prompted you to cooperate with us in bringing examples of distinguished journalistic achievements to the attention of the University.
All awards are made by the trustees of Columbia University on the recommendation of the Advisory Board, which will meet next April
President Grayson Kirk
Columbia University
Sevellon Brown (1956)
The Providence (R.I) Journal
Hodding Carter (1957)
The Delta Democrat-Times
Greenville, Miss.
Robert Choate
The Boston (Mass.) Herald
Kent Cooper
The Associated Press
New York, NY
Gardner Cowles (1958)
Cowles Magazines, Inc.
New York, NY
J.D Ferguson (1957)
Milwauke (Wis.) Journal
John S. Knight (1958)
Knight Newspapers, Inc., Chicago, Ill.
Arthur Krock (1955)
The New York Times
(Washington Bureau)
William R. Mathews (1956)
The Arizona Daily Star, Tuscon, Ariz
Benjamin M. McKelway (1855)
The Evening Star, Washington, D.C
Stuart H. Perry (1957)
The Adrian (Mich.) Telegram
Joseph Pulitzer (1955)
St. Louis (Mo.) Post-Dispatch
John Hohenberg, Secretary (1955)
Columbia University
[Handwritten] John Hohenberg,
On behalf of the Advisory Board on the Pulitzer Prizes
[Front side of envelope with left edge torn off]
[2 franks and a stamp] “NEW YORK 1. N.Y 1955” [stamp showing an image of Columbia University]
Columbia University in the City of New York
NEW YORK 27, N.Y
RADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
Mr. Tom E. Fite
Managing Editor
THE ALICE DAILY ECHO
Box 450
Alice, Texas
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Collection
Citation
“Letter to Tom Fite from Columbia University, January 26, 1955,” TWU Digital Exhibits, accessed April 26, 2024, http://exhibits.twu.edu/ex/items/show/227.