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- Journalism awards
- Letters and Drama Awards
- References
- External links
Pulitzer Prizes were first presented in 1917. There were initially four categories; others that had been specified in Joseph Pulitzer's request were phased in over the next few years. The winners were selected by the trustees of Columbia University. The first Pulitzer Prize winner, French Ambassador Jean Jules Jusserand, who had written the best book about American history, won $2,000. Herbert Bayard Swope won a $1,000 prize for reporting.[1]Journalism awards- Editorial Writing:
- New-York Tribune, for an editorial article on the first anniversary of the sinking of {{RMS|Lusitania||2}}, (no author named).
- Reporting:
- Herbert Bayard Swope, New York World, for articles which appeared October 10, October 15 and from November 4 daily to November 22, 1916, inclusive, entitled, "Inside the German Empire."
Letters and Drama Awards- Biography or Autobiography:
- Laura E. Richards and Maud Howe Elliott assisted by Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe (Houghton).
- History:
- Jean Jules Jusserand, With Americans of Past and Present Days (Scribner)
References1. ^{{cite news|title=Columbia Awards Pulitzer Prizes|publisher=New York Times|date=9 June 1917|page=10}}
External links- {{PulitzerPrize by year|year=1917}}
{{Pulitzer Prize}} 3 : Pulitzer Prizes by year|1917 in the United States|1917 literary awards |