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1. Pearl S. Buck in Her Study

IDNO:
027191
Title:
Pearl S. Buck in Her Study
Date:
1959/08/03
'Pearl Buck, first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Former missionary in China and author of the novel, The Good Earth, in addition to other novels and articles, hold the cablegram she received today telling her that she had received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. The announcement of the award, which did not mention specifically any of her works, is worth about $40,000.

2. Pearl S. Buck Wins Nobel Prize

IDNO:
027192
Title:
Pearl S. Buck Wins Nobel Prize
Date:
1938/11/12
Description:
'Pearl Buck, first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Former missionary in China and author of the novel, The Good Earth, in addition to other novels and articles, hold the cablegram she received today telling her that she had received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. The announcement of the award, which did not mention specifically any of her works, is worth about $40,000.

3. Pearl S. Buck

IDNO:
027193
Title:
Pearl S. Buck
Date:
1945/11/27
The photo was published on the Inquirer on Feb. 21, 1937.

4. Home of Pearl S. Buck, Doylestown, Pa.

IDNO:
027195
Title:
Home of Pearl S. Buck, Doylestown, Pa.
Description:
The photo was published on the Inquirer on Feb. 21, 1937.
'Nobel Prize Winners at Anniversary Dinner: Sigrid Undset(Left), Nobel Prize winner in Literature for 1928; and Pearl Buck, winner of 1938, meet for a chat before the Nobel Anniversary Dinner held Dec. 10 in New York City, held by the common council for American Unity. The Anniversary Dinner in the U.S. this year was given in lieu of the annual awards made in Oslo and Stockholm, but which were interrupted by the war. Pearl Buck said that unless a "Miracle" occurs another war might develop after the present struggle to save freedom for the world. There were 26 other Nobel Prize winners at the dinner.'

5. Pearl S. Buck at Anniversary Dinner

IDNO:
027196
Title:
Pearl S. Buck at Anniversary Dinner
Date:
1942/12/10
Description:
'Nobel Prize Winners at Anniversary Dinner: Sigrid Undset(Left), Nobel Prize winner in Literature for 1928; and Pearl Buck, winner of 1938, meet for a chat before the Nobel Anniversary Dinner held Dec. 10 in New York City, held by the common council for American Unity. The Anniversary Dinner in the U.S. this year was given in lieu of the annual awards made in Oslo and Stockholm, but which were interrupted by the war. Pearl Buck said that unless a "Miracle" occurs another war might develop after the present struggle to save freedom for the world. There were 26 other Nobel Prize winners at the dinner.'
'Author Pearl Buck (Mrs. Walsh) accompanies one of her adopted children, Chieko Usaki Walsh, formerly of Japan to naturalization fete.'

6. Pearl S. Buck and Her Adopted Child

IDNO:
027197
Title:
Pearl S. Buck and Her Adopted Child
Date:
1962/06/06
Description:
'Author Pearl Buck (Mrs. Walsh) accompanies one of her adopted children, Chieko Usaki Walsh, formerly of Japan to naturalization fete.'
'Pearl Buck, famous Bucks county writer, shown second from right, as she received a membership card in the women's committee of the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra Association at her home in Dublin. Mrs. Herbert Alger, chairman of the committee, makes the presentation. With them (left to right) are Mrs. Donald Seip, Mrs. Oscar Norbeck, and at right, Gloria Gram.'

7. Pearl S. Buck with Women's Committee of the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra Association

IDNO:
027198
Title:
Pearl S. Buck with Women's Committee of the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra Association
Date:
1956/07/21
Description:
'Pearl Buck, famous Bucks county writer, shown second from right, as she received a membership card in the women's committee of the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra Association at her home in Dublin. Mrs. Herbert Alger, chairman of the committee, makes the presentation. With them (left to right) are Mrs. Donald Seip, Mrs. Oscar Norbeck, and at right, Gloria Gram.'

8. Pearl S. Buck

IDNO:
027199
Title:
Pearl S. Buck
Date:
1958/10/14

9. Pearl S. Buck (Mrs. Richard J. Walsh)

IDNO:
027200
Title:
Pearl S. Buck (Mrs. Richard J. Walsh)
Date:
1940/12/12

10. Pearl S. Buck

IDNO:
027201
Title:
Pearl S. Buck
Date:
1952
'Pearl Buck returns to Asia with the Patriot.'

11. Pearl S. Buck (Mrs. Richard J. Walsh)

IDNO:
027202
Title:
Pearl S. Buck (Mrs. Richard J. Walsh)
Date:
1938/11
Description:
'Pearl Buck returns to Asia with the Patriot.'
'The new novel by the Nobel Prize Winner is Dragon Seed, which will be published by the John Day Company on January 22. Dragon Seed is the February choice of the Book of the Month Club.'

12. Pearl S. Buck

IDNO:
027203
Title:
Pearl S. Buck
Date:
1942/01/21
Description:
'The new novel by the Nobel Prize Winner is Dragon Seed, which will be published by the John Day Company on January 22. Dragon Seed is the February choice of the Book of the Month Club.'