Background
Leish, Archibald Mac was born on May 7, 1892 in Glencoe, Illinois, United States. Son of Andrew and Martha (Hillard) Mac Leish.
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Archibald Mac Leish
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Archibald Mac Leish, American poet. Decorated commander Legion of Honor France; Encomienda Order el Sol del Peru; recipient Bollingen prize in poetry, 1953, National Book Award in poetry, 1953, Pulitzer prize in poetry, 1932, 53, Pulitzer prize in drama, 1959, Antoinette Perry award in drama, 1959, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1977, National Medal for Literature, 1978, Gold medal for poetry American Academy, 1979.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1915, Doctor of Letters (honorary), 1939. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1919, Doctor of Letters (honorary), 1955. Master of Arts (honorary), Tufts College, 1932.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Wesleyan University, 1938, Colby College, 1938, University of Pennsylvania, 1941, University of Illinois, 1946, Washington University, 1948, Columbia, 1954.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Dartmouth, 1940. Doctor of Laws, John Hopkins, 1941, University of California, 1943, Queens University, Ontario, 1948, Carleton College, 1956, Amherst College, 1963.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Rockford College, 1953, U. Pittsburgh, 1959, Brandeis University, 1959. Doctor of Civil Law (honorary), Union College, 1941, U. Prize ring (The), 1953.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Princeton, 1965.
Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), Williams College, 1942. Rede lecturer Cambridge (England) University, 1942. Boylston professor Harvard, 1949-1962.
Simpson lecturer Amherst College, 1963-1967.
Librarian of Congress, 1939-1944. Also director United States Office Facts & Figures, 1941-1942.
Assistant director Office of War Information, 1942-1943, assistant secretary state, 1944-1945.
Career
Assistant director; delegate Conference
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Membership
Served from private to captain United States Army, 1917-1919, overseas, France. Served from private to captain United States Army, 1917-1918, overseas, France. Member American Academy Arts and Letters (president 1953-1956).
Clubs: Century (New York City).
Connections
Married Ada Hitchcock, June 21, 1916. Children: Kenneth (deceased), Brewster Hitchcock (deceased), Mary Hillard, William Hitchcock.
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Nationality
American
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Decorated commander Legion of Honor France. Encomienda Order el Sol del Peru. Recipient Bollingen prize in poetry, 1953, National Book Award in poetry, 1953, Pulitzer prize in poetry, 1932, 53, Pulitzer prize in drama, 1959, Antoinette Perry award in drama, 1959, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1977, National Medal for Literature, 1978, Gold medal for poetry American Academy, 1979.Decorated commander Legion of Honor France. Encomienda Order el Sol del Peru. Recipient Bollingen prize in poetry, 1953, National Book Award in poetry, 1953, Pulitzer prize in poetry, 1932, 53, Pulitzer prize in drama, 1959, Antoinette Perry award in drama, 1959, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1977, National Medal for Literature, 1978, Gold medal for poetry American Academy, 1979.