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Caption reads, "Pearl Buck, the only woman ever to win both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes in literature, poses with her four adopted daughters at her home in Perkasie, Pa. They are, from left, Cheico, 16; Johanna, 15; Henriette, 18; and Theresa, 17. Henriette is of German-American origin, the other three of Japanese-American origin. The thing closest to the 73-year-old author's heart is the foundation named after her. Its purpose is to raise $10 million to care for some 300,000 unwanted children fathered by American soldiers."

121. Pearl S. Buck with Adopted Daughters, Perkasie, P. A.

IDNO:
053546
Title:
Pearl S. Buck with Adopted Daughters, Perkasie, P. A.
Date:
1965/03/02
Description:
Caption reads, "Pearl Buck, the only woman ever to win both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes in literature, poses with her four adopted daughters at her home in Perkasie, Pa. They are, from left, Cheico, 16; Johanna, 15; Henriette, 18; and Theresa, 17. Henriette is of German-American origin, the other three of Japanese-American origin. The thing closest to the 73-year-old author's heart is the foundation named after her. Its purpose is to raise $10 million to care for some 300,000 unwanted children fathered by American soldiers."
The back of the photo includes a descriptive caption that reads:"New York, November 14- Pearl Buck, Novelist, being awarded the Howells Medal for fiction at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Letter here today. Robert Grant, member of the Academy, is making the award. The Howells Award was established in honor of William Dean Howells, novelist, and first awarded in 1925."

122. Pearl Buck Wins Medal For Fiction

IDNO:
053553
Title:
Pearl Buck Wins Medal For Fiction
Date:
1935/11/14
Description:
The back of the photo includes a descriptive caption that reads:"New York, November 14- Pearl Buck, Novelist, being awarded the Howells Medal for fiction at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Letter here today. Robert Grant, member of the Academy, is making the award. The Howells Award was established in honor of William Dean Howells, novelist, and first awarded in 1925."

123. Pearl Buck Carries a Child

IDNO:
053555
Title:
Pearl Buck Carries a Child
Date:
1973

124. Pearl Buck

IDNO:
053814
Title:
Pearl Buck
Date:
1964/06/15

125. Pearl Buck

IDNO:
053815
Title:
Pearl Buck
Date:
1967/06/15
Caption on back reads: "Pearl Buck chatted with late President Kennedy at White House dinner for Nobel Prize winners in April 1962."

126. Pearl S. Buck and John F. Kennedy

IDNO:
053816
Title:
Pearl S. Buck and John F. Kennedy
Date:
1962/04/29
Description:
Caption on back reads: "Pearl Buck chatted with late President Kennedy at White House dinner for Nobel Prize winners in April 1962."
Pearl Buck poses for her new book, "China As I See It."

127. Pearl Buck

IDNO:
053817
Title:
Pearl Buck
Date:
1970
Description:
Pearl Buck poses for her new book, "China As I See It."
Pearl Buck as she sets sail for China from Montreal.

128. Pearl Buck

IDNO:
053841
Title:
Pearl Buck
Date:
1933/07/03
Description:
Pearl Buck as she sets sail for China from Montreal.
Pearl Buck about to set sail to China from Montreal.

129. Pearl Buck

IDNO:
053842
Title:
Pearl Buck
Date:
1933/07/03
Description:
Pearl Buck about to set sail to China from Montreal.
Caption reads: "Doylestown, PA., May 7 - Reunion at Welcome House - 'Granny' Walsh chats with some of the 270 former Welcome House children who attended the reunion on her farm near Doylestown, Pa., on the weekend. 'Granny,' better known as Pearl S. Buck, author, started Welcome House, an adoption agency, which has found American parents for over 300 children..."

130. Pearl Buck with Children

IDNO:
053843
Title:
Pearl Buck with Children
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption reads: "Doylestown, PA., May 7 - Reunion at Welcome House - 'Granny' Walsh chats with some of the 270 former Welcome House children who attended the reunion on her farm near Doylestown, Pa., on the weekend. 'Granny,' better known as Pearl S. Buck, author, started Welcome House, an adoption agency, which has found American parents for over 300 children..."

131. Pearl Buck with a Child

IDNO:
053844
Title:
Pearl Buck with a Child
Date:
1973

132. Pearl Buck with Friends

IDNO:
053845
Title:
Pearl Buck with Friends
Date:
undated