Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award

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The Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award is presented by the Library History Round Table of the 91��ý annually to recognize the best essay written in English on library history. The award is named in honor of the distinguished nineteenth-century librarian, historian, and bibliographer who was also 91��ý's first president. It consists of a certificate and a $500 cash award, as well as an invitation to have the winner's essay considered for publication in Libraries: Culture, History, and Society. If the winning essay is accepted for publication, additional revisions may be required.

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Year Began: 1979

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Frequency: Annual

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	Sharon McQueen 2015 - Winner(s) Sharon McQueen received the Justin Winsor Prize for her essay "The Feminization of Ferdinand: Perceptions of Gender Nonconformity in a Classic Children’s Picture Book." The...	2015 - Winner(s)

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Sharon McQueen

2015 - Winner(s)

Sharon McQueen received the Justin Winsor Prize for her essay "The Feminization of Ferdinand: Perceptions of Gender Nonconformity in a Classic Children’s Picture Book." The...

2015 - Winner(s)

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	Kate Stewart 2014 - Winner(s) The Library History Round Table for her essay "The Man in the Rice Paddies Had Something to...	2014 - Winner(s)

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Kate Stewart

2014 - Winner(s)

The Library History Round Table for her essay "The Man in the Rice Paddies Had Something to...

2014 - Winner(s)

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	Nicola Wilson 2013 - Winner(s) Wilson received the award for her essay "Boots Book-Lovers' library, the Novel, and James Hardy's The Furys (1935)." The award committee especially appreciated the creative, effective...	2013 - Winner(s)

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Nicola Wilson

2013 - Winner(s)

Wilson received the award for her essay "Boots Book-Lovers' library, the Novel, and James Hardy's The Furys (1935)." The award committee especially appreciated the creative, effective...

2013 - Winner(s)

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	Ashley Maynor 2012 - Winner(s) Ashley Maynor received the award for her essay "All the World’s Memory: Implications for the Internet as Archive and Portal for Our Cultural Heritage." The award...	2012 - Winner(s)

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Ashley Maynor

2012 - Winner(s)

Ashley Maynor received the award for her essay "All the World’s Memory: Implications for the Internet as Archive and Portal for Our Cultural Heritage." The award...

2012 - Winner(s)

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	White 2011 - Winner(s)	2011 - Winner(s)

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	Spoilsmen and Daughters of the Republic: Political Interference in the Texas State Library during the tenure of Elizabeth Howard West, 1911-1925 2010 - Winner(s)	2010 - Winner(s)

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	Writers Blocked: The Debate Over Public Lending Right in the United States During the 1980s 2009 - Winner(s)	2009 - Winner(s)

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	A Library of the Most Celebrated & Approved Authors: The First Purchase Collection of Union College 2008 - Winner(s)	2008 - Winner(s)

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	Promoting Citizenship: Librarians Help Get Out the Vote in the 1952 Presidential Election 2007 - Winner(s)	2007 - Winner(s)

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	No awards given 2006 - No Awards Given	2006 - No Awards Given

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	The Book Women of Kentucky: The WPA Pack Horse Library Project, 1935-1943 2005 - Winner(s)	2005 - Winner(s)

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	Clergy of the Mind: William S. Learned, the Carnegie Corporation, and the 91��ý 2004 - Winner(s)	2004 - Winner(s)

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