Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award

The Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award is presented by the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association 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 ALA'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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	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 awarded Kate Stewart the 2014 Justin Winsor Prize 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 awarded Kate Stewart the 2014 Justin Winsor Prize 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 ALA 2004 - Winner(s)	2004 - Winner(s)

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