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...Album's money was first offered Harvard, but the University declined to administer a prize fund. "Actually, Harvard's decision wasn't assnobbish as it might seem," recalls Myron S. Kaufmann, author of the novel Remember Me to God. "The Management of the investment of such a small fund is quite unwieldy and quite a nuisance. Thinking it over, we decided to keep the money in our own hands." The group also decided to abondon its original intention of investing the money. At the suggestion of Frederick Lewis Allen, father of one of the Album staffers and at that time...

Author: By Anthony Hiss, | Title: Dana Reed Prize Seeks To Select Outstanding Undergraduate Writing | 2/17/1961 | See Source »

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