Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards - Letters Awards

Letters Awards

• 1918: Love Songs by Sara Teasdale. This award was made possible by a special grant from The Poetry Society.
• 1919: Corn Huskers by Carl Sandburg. This award was made possible by a special grant from The Poetry Society.
• 1919: Old Road to Paradise by Margaret Widdemer. This award was made possible by a special grant from The Poetry Society.
• 1957: Kenneth Roberts. A special citation is awarded to Kenneth Roberts for his historical novels which have long contributed to the creation of greater interest in our early American history.
• 1960: A special citation is awarded to The Defeat of the Spanish Armada by Garrett Mattingly, published by Houghton, Mifflin. It is a first class history and a literary work of high order.
• 1961: American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War. A special citation is given to The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War as a distinguished example of American book publishing.
• 1973: James Thomas Flexner. A special citation to George Washington, Vols. I-IV, by James Thomas Flexner.
• 1977: Alex Haley. A special award to Alex Haley for Roots, the story of a black family from its origins in Africa through seven generations to the present day in America.
• 1978: E.B. White. A special citation to E. B. White for his letters, essays and the full body of his work.
• 1984: A special citation to Theodor Seuss Geisel, more widely known as Dr. Seuss, for his special contribution over nearly half a century to the education and enjoyment of America's children and their parents.
• 1992: Art Spiegelman for Maus.
• 2006: Edmund S. Morgan. A Special Citation to Edmund S. Morgan for a creative and deeply influential body of work as an American historian that spans the last half century.