David McCord


David Thompson Watson McCord was an American poet and college fundraiser.

Life

He grew up in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Harvard University. His work appeared in Harper's.
He raised millions of dollars as executive director of the Harvard College Fund.

Awards

Two collections of poems, The Star in the Pail and One at a Time were 1976 and 1978 finalists for the National Book Award, Children's Literature.

Poems

A review of Cram & Ferguson's design for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company building in Boston's Back Bay upon its 1939 dedication:

Works

Poetry

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