For a distinguished American biography or autobiography teaching patriotic and unselfish services to the people, illustrated by an eminent example, Five hundred dollars ($500).
John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy , by Samuel Flagg Bemis (Knopf )
The Jury
The Jury
Julian P. Boyd
Bernard Mayo
George H. Sabine
Winners in Biography
1950 Prize Winners
James T. Berryman
For "All Set for a Super-Secret Session in Washington."
Carl M. Saunders
For distinguished editorial writing during the year.