DAVID MCCORD
David Thompson Watson McCord, noted poet and essayist, was graduated from
Harvard College in 1921. He earned a masters degree in 1922, and in 1956 was
awarded Harvard's first honorary doctorate of humane letters.
Well-known for his literary and humorous approach to fundraising, McCord served
as Executive Director of the Harvard Fund from 1925 until his retirement in 1962.
He was editor of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin from 1940 to 1946. McCord was
honorary curator of the Farnsworth Room and the Woodberry Poetry Room in the
Harvard College Library and a member of the Overseers' Visiting Committee for
Astronomy. He was also associated with Lowell House, Dudley House, and the
Signet Society. David McCord died in 1997 at the age of 99.
David Thompson Watson McCord, noted poet and essayist, was graduated from
Harvard College in 1921. He earned a masters degree in 1922, and in 1956 was
awarded Harvard's first honorary doctorate of humane letters.
Well-known for his literary and humorous approach to fundraising, McCord served
as Executive Director of the Harvard Fund from 1925 until his retirement in 1962.
He was editor of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin from 1940 to 1946. McCord was
honorary curator of the Farnsworth Room and the Woodberry Poetry Room in the
Harvard College Library and a member of the Overseers' Visiting Committee for
Astronomy. He was also associated with Lowell House, Dudley House, and the
Signet Society. David McCord died in 1997 at the age of 99.