Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award
About the 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.
Administered by:
| Name | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon McQueen | Sharon McQueen | 2015 - Winner |
| Kate Stewart | Kate Stewart | 2014 - Winner |
| Nicola Wilson | Nicola Wilson | 2013 - Winner |
| Asley Maynor | Ashley Maynor | 2012 - Winner |
| Cody White | 2011 - Winner | |
| Bleisch, Pamela R. | Spoilsmen and Daughters of the Republic: Political Interference in the Texas State Library during the tenure of Elizabeth Howard West, 1911-1925 | 2010 - Winner |
| LeComte, Richard | Writers Blocked: The Debate Over Public Lending Right in the United States During the 1980s | 2009 - Winner |
| Dibbell, Jeremy | A Library of the Most Celebrated & Approved Authors: The First Purchase Collection of Union College | 2008 - Winner |
| Preer, Jean L. | Promoting Citizenship: Librarians Help Get Out the Vote in the 1952 Presidential Election | 2007 - Winner |
| No awards given | 2006 - No Awards Given | |
| Boyd, Donald C. | The Book Women of Kentucky: The WPA Pack Horse Library Project, 1935-1943 | 2005 - Winner |
| Latham, Joyce M. | Clergy of the Mind: William S. Learned, the Carnegie Corporation, and the ALA | 2004 - Winner |
