Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1898, Mar. 14 | Born, Cohoes, N.Y. |
| 1915 | Attended Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. |
| 1917 | Commissioned second lieutenant, U.S. Army |
| 1919 | A.B. degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1919-1921 | Reporter, Independent, Sheffield, England |
| 1922-1984 | Columnist, Christian Science Monitor |
| 1923 | M.A. degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1924 | Married Edith R. Mayne (died 1932) |
| 1936 | Published with E. B. White Farewell to the Model T. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| 1939 | Married Ernestine Wilke Published Maud. New York: Macmillan Co. |
| 1943-1983 | Columnist, New Republic, TRB column |
| 1958 | Received George Polk Memorial Award for national reporting |
| 1974 | Awarded Sidney Hillman Foundation Prize |
| 1975 | Received Fourth Estate Award, National Press Club |
| 1978 | Awarded Pulitzer Prize Special Citation |
| 1979 | Published TRB: Views and Perspectives on the Presidency. New York: Macmillan Co. |
| 1990, Aug. 19 | Died, Washington, D.C. |