The RBML submitted a grant proposal to the NEH requesting support to process, treat, and provide wide access to the Papers of Joseph Pulitzer and those of his newspaper, the New York World.

Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) was one of the most influential American journalist in history. In addition to his historic impact on journalism–including the advent of mass advertising, wide exposure of corruption, and the idea of training journalists at the university level–Pulitzer’s lasting influence extended to literature, music, drama, and other areas through his Pulitzer Prize.

The NEH will announce its decisions in April 2009.