Harry Martinson was a Swedish writer, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 together with fellow Swede Eyvind Johnson "for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos". The choice was controversial, as both Martinson and Johnson were members of the academy.
The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world.
The Screen Writers Guild was an organization of Hollywood screenplay authors, formed as a union in 1933. In 1954, it became two different organizations: Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East.
Wayne Godfrey Sanstead served as the North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1985 to January 1, 2013, and from 1972 to 1981 as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota.
Leslie Herbert Martinson was an American television and film director.
Tompkins v. Alabama State University, 15 F. Supp. 2d 1160, was a legal case involving affirmative action, that was decided in a United States Federal Court.
William Howard Brett was head librarian for the Cleveland Public Library from 1884 to 1918. American Libraries described him as one of the "100 most important leaders (librarians) had in the 20th century" His efforts to provide lifelong learning was the basis for the Cleveland Public Library to be recognized as the "People's University."
Rich Wardner is a former Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for the 37th district.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Alaska, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Kenneth LeRoy Erickson was an American farmer and politician who was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives and North Dakota Senate. He was a delegate to the 1971-1972 North Dakota Constitutional Convention.
Kathy Hawken is an American politician. She is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 46th District, serving since 1996. She is a member of the Republican party.
Robert Erbele is an American politician. He is a member of the North Dakota Senate from the 28th District, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Dwight Cook was an American politician who served as a member of the North Dakota Senate for the 34th district from 1997 to 2020. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was a member of the finance and taxation committee from 2009 until his retirement, and was known for his work on balancing the state's sources of tax revenue. He also worked on the sharing of tax revenue from energy extraction between the state and tribal governments. Cook lived in Mandan with his wife Shirley. Cook died on January 7, 2024, at the age of 72.
Robert Magnus Martinson was an American sociologist, whose 1974 study "What Works?", concerning the shortcomings of existing prisoner rehabilitation programs, was highly influential, creating what became known as the "nothing works" doctrine. His later studies were more optimistic, but less influential at the time. He served as chairman of the Sociology Department at the City College of New York, and then founded the Center for Knowledge in Criminal Justice Planning.
Vernon R. Laning is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 8th district in the North Dakota House of Representatives since 2013.
James "Jim" Schmidt is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 31st district in the North Dakota House of Representatives since 2013.
Liles Clifton Burke is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. His official duty station is the United States Courthouse at Huntsville, Alabama. He previously was an Associate Judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
William Zachary Fields is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Alaska Legislature representing the State's 17th House district.
The 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded jointly to Swedish authors Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976) "for a narrative art, farseeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom" and Harry Martinson (1904–1978) "for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos." The winners were announced in October 1974 by Karl Ragnar Gierow, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, and later sparked heavy criticisms from the literary world.
