Biography/Autobiography Awards, 1917-1992: From the Lucky Discoverer of America to an Unfortunate Vietnam Veteran

The school of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Both the renowned price and the school of Journalism itself were founded by the journalist and publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911). Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature (fiction and non-fiction) and music. The Pulitzer Prize Archive presents for the first time an extensive history of this award from its beginnings to the present. In the volumes of parts A to E the awarding of the prize in each category is documented, commented and arranged chronologically. The jury reports are printed completely in the supplements. The volumes of part F cover the history of the prize biographically and bibliographically. The supplement volumes of part G provide the background to the individual decisions. Volume 22 reconstructs the history of the development of the Pulitzer Prize in the drama category. This prize is also referred to as the "Theatre Prize." It honours stage productions produced as a rule on Broadway in New York or other theatres in the city or region. The account is based principally on evaluations of minutes of the jury meetings. In this way, it is also possible to reconstruct the processes of selection and assessment. The second part of the book presents facsimile reproductions of the original versions of all the jury minutes, so that these excellent resources can also be utilised in further research.