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David Thompson Watson McCord (November 15, 1897 in New York City  April 13, 1997) was an American poet and college fundraiser.

David McCord
Executive Director of the Harvard College Fund
In office
1925–1963[1]
Personal details
BornNovember 15, 1897
New York City, US
DiedApril 13, 1997
Alma materHarvard University
Occupationpoet
Awards
  • Golden Rose Award
  • 1954 Guggenheim Fellow
  • finalist for the National Book Award, Children's Literature

Life


He grew up in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Harvard University. His work appeared in Harper's.[2]

He raised millions of dollars as executive director of the Harvard College Fund.[1]


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.[4]


Works



Poetry



Essays



Editor



Anthologies



References


  1. Harvard Office of News and Public Affairs. "David McCord, Fundraiser, Poet, Dies at 99". www.news.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. Hartman, Lee Foster; Allen, Frederick Lewis (1953-01-01). Harper's Magazine. Harper & Brothers.
  3. "All Fellows - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  4. "National Book Awards – 1970". NBF. Retrieved 2012-02-08. (Select 1976 and 1978 from the top left menu.)





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