Howard G. Allaway collection, 1953.

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Howard G. Allaway collection, 1953.

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Collection includes the grand prize winning entry; 24 runner-up entries; Author Phillip Van Doren Stern's selections; and rejected entries which were acknowledged and/or answered.

0.4 cubic ft.

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Allaway, Howard G.

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Howard G. Allaway was Managing Editor of Popular Science Monthly magazine. In June 1953, the magazine sponsored a contest that encouraged readers to send in their best story about "my funniest experience with a Model T." Nearly 3,000 stories were sent in. Selected stories were printed in Popular Science Monthly in the October and November 1953 issues. Each author recieved ten dollars. The grand prize winner was Andrew Piper, a 40-year-old farmer from Caldwell, Idaho. He won a reconditioned 1925 ...

Popular Science Monthly.

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Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984

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Philip Van Doren Stern (1900-1984) was a historian, social critic, editor and author, best known for the short story which became the source for the 1946 film IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Philip Van Doren Stern (1900-1984) was a historian, social critic, editor and author, best known for the short story which became the source for the 1946 film IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Philip Van Doren Stern was born in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, in 1900, grew up in Brooklyn, New Yo...