1938 Pulitzer Prize

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
• * Bismarck Tribune for its news reports and editorials entitled, Self Help in the Dust Bowl.
• Reporting:
• * Raymond Sprigle of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for his series of articles, supported by photostats of the essential documents, exposing the one-time membership of Mr. Justice Hugo Black in the Ku Klux Klan.
• Correspondence:
• *Arthur Krock of The New York Times for his exclusive authorized interview with the President of the United States on February 27, 1937.
• Editorial Writing:
• * William Wesley Waymack of the Register and Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa for his distinguished editorial writing during the year.
• Editorial Cartooning:
• * Vaughn Shoemaker of the Chicago Daily News for The Road Back?

  Letters and Drama Awards

• Novel:
• *The Late George Apley by John P. Marquand.
• Drama:
• * Our Town by Thornton Wilder.
• History:
• *The Road to Reunion, 1865-1900 by Paul Herman Buck.
• Biography or Autobiography:
• *Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. by Marquis James.
• Biography or Autobiography:
• *Pedlar's Progress by Odell Shepard.
• Poetry:
• *Cold Morning Sky by Marya Zaturenska.

  Special Awards and Citations

• Journalism:
• *Edmonton Journal a special bronze plaque for its editorial leadership in defense of the freedom of the press in the Province of Alberta, Canada.