David McCord
David Thompson Watson McCord (November 15, 1897 in New York CityApril 13, 1997) was an American poet and college fundraiser.
Also recorded as David Thompson Watson McCord · David T. W. McCord
David McCord
- Born
- November 15, 1897
- Birthplace
- New York City, US
- Died
- April 13, 1997
- Occupation
- poet
- Awards
- * Golden Rose Award
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Harvard University · Lincoln High School
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- English
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• Office — Executive Director of the Harvard College Fund • Term Start — 1925 • Term End — 1963 • Born — November 15, 1897 • Birthplace — New York City, US • Died — April 13, 1997 • Alma Mater — Harvard University • Occupation — poet • Awards — * Golden Rose Award • 1954 Guggenheim Fellow • finalist for the National Book Award, Children's Literature
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David McCord was a writer, born on 15 November 1897 in New York, NY and died on 13 April 1997. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Life
Life
He grew up in Portland, Oregon where he graduated from Lincoln High School, and earned three degrees from Harvard University. His work appeared in Harper's. He raised millions of dollars as executive director of the Harvard College Fund.
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David McCord was born at New York City.
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David McCord died at Boston.
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New York City.
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Boston.
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Awards
• Golden Rose Award • 1954 Guggenheim Fellow • 1961 National Institute of Arts and Letters grant • 1977, the first national award for Excellence in Poetry for Children from the National Council of Teachers of English • Rudyard Kipling Fellow at Marlboro College in Vermont • Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London 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.
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- 1.wikisource:en:Oregon Historical Quarterly/Volume 60/Oregon
- 2.Hartman, Lee Foster. Harper's Magazine. Harper & Brothers. 1953-01-01.
- 3.Harvard Office of News and Public Affairs. David McCord, Fundraiser, Poet, Dies at 99. www.news.harvard.edu.
- 4.All Fellows - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
- 5."National Book Awards – 1970". NBF. Retrieved 2012-02-08. (Select 1976 and 1978 from the top left menu.)
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