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SAA Awards Competition
Each year the Society of American Archivists sponsors an awards competition
to recognize achievements in the archival profession. Winners are selected
by subcommittees of the SAA Awards Committee. Awards are presented during
a ceremony held in late summer at the SAA Annual Meeting.
The annual deadline for most award nominations is February 28. (See
individual award descriptions to confirm deadlines.) Nominations will
be considered only if all materials, including books and other supporting
documentation, are postmarked by the deadline. To submit a nomination,
download a form and return it to SAA at the address below. Requests for
additional information should be directed to the co-chairs of the Awards
Committee or sent to:
Chair, Awards Committee
Society of American Archivists
17 North State Street, Suite 1425
Chicago, IL 60602-3315
Note: Separate nomination forms for the Theodore Calvin Pease Award, Harold T. Pinkett Minority
Student Award, and the Donald Peterson Student Scholarship are also available.
Descriptions of the awards are listed below.
List of SAA Awards
C.F.W.
Coker Award
Established in 1984, this award recognizes finding aids, finding
aid systems, projects that involve innovative development in archival
description, or descriptive tools that enable archivists to produce effective
finding aids. To merit serious consideration for the award, nominees
must, in some significant way, set national standards, represent a model
for archival description, or otherwise have a substantial impact on descriptive
practices. The award honors SAA Fellow C.F.W. Coker. [More
information]
Colonial Dames of America Scholarships and Donna Cutts Scholarship to
the Modern Archives Institute
Since 1974 SAA has awarded the Colonial Dames Scholarships,
which enable two archivists each year to attend the Modern
Archives Institute of the National Archives and Records Administration. One scholarship
supports attendance at the Winter Institute, held in January/February,
and the other supports attendance at the Summer Institute,
held in June. In 2002 the Colonial Dames added a third scholarship, the
Donna Cutts Scholarship, to support attendance at the Summer Institute.
Candidates must 1) be an employee of an archival institution or agency
with a fair percentage of holdings predating 1825; 2) have been employed
for less than two years as an archivist or archives trainee; and 3) be
working with archives or manuscripts, regardless of title. Each award
funds up to $1,200 in support of tuition, travel, and living expenses.
The deadline for applications to the Summer Institute is
Feb. 28. The
deadline for the Winter Institute is Nov. 1. In the application, please
submit in triplicate (original and two photocopies) a resume accompanied
by two letters of recommendation from persons having definite knowledge
of the applicant’s qualifications. [More
information]
Distinguished
Service Award
Created in 1964 and revised in 1993, this award recognizes
an archival institution education program, nonprofit organization, or
governmental organization that has given outstanding service to its public
and has made an exemplary contribution to the archival profession. The
institution being nominated should have achieved distinction in one or
more of the following ways: demonstrably contributing to archival theory
and the development of new archival practice; serving its constituency
in an outstanding fashion; showing extraordinary ingenuity and resourcefulness
in improving efficiency of operations or improving methods of work; going
well beyond the normal performance requirements expected of an archival
agency and so being an incentive to others; and/or developing over a
period of years an archival program of such depth and scope as to warrant
special recognition. This award was established through the generosity
of three SAA Fellows: Leon de Valinger, Jr., Mary Givens Bryan, and Delores
Renze. [More information]
Philip
M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award
Established in 1973 and modified in 1987 and 1991, this award
recognizes an archivist, editor, group of individuals, or institution
that has increased public awareness of a specific body of documents through
compilation, transcription, exhibition, or public presentation of archives
or manuscript materials for educational, instructional, or other public
purpose. Archives may include photographs, films, and visual archives.
Publication may be in hard copy, microfilm, laser disk, or other circulating
medium. The award honors two SAA Fellows and former Presidents, Philip
M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan. [More
information]
Oliver
Wendell Holmes Travel Award
Established in 1979 and modified in 1991, this award, honoring
SAA Fellow and former President Oliver Wendell Holmes, enables overseas
archivists who are already in the United States or Canada for training
to augment their experience by traveling to the SAA Annual Meeting. [More
information]
J.
Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award
Established in 1989, this award honors an individual, institution,
or organization that promotes greater public awareness, appreciation,
or support of archival activities or programs. The individual's or institution’s
contributions may take the form of advocacy, publicity, legislation,
financial support, or a similar action that fosters archival work or
raises public consciousness of the importance of archival work. Contributions
should have broad, long-term impact at the regional level or beyond.
Up to three awards may be given each year. This award honors historian
J. Franklin Jameson, who labored for more than 25 years to establish
the U.S. National Archives. [More
information]
Sister
M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award
Created in 1974, this award recognizes individuals who have
made a significant contribution to the field of religious archives. Criteria
include: involvement and work in the Religious Archives Section of the
Society of American Archivists; contributions to archival literature
that relates to religious archives; participation and leadership in religious
archives organizations; and evidence of leadership in a specific religious
archives. The award honors Sister M. Claude Lane and is funded by the
Society of Southwest Archivists. [More
information]
Waldo
Gifford Leland Award
Created in 1959, this prize encourages and rewards writing
of superior excellence and usefulness in the field of archival history,
theory, or practice. Eligibility is limited to the author(s) of a monograph,
finding aid, or documentary publication published in North America during
the previous calendar year. Periodicals are not eligible. The award honors
Waldo Gifford Leland, an American archival pioneer and SAA’s second
president. [More
information]
Theodore
Calvin Pease Award
Created in 1987, this award recognizes superior writing achievements
by students of archival administration. Entries are judged on innovation,
scholarship, pertinence, and clarity of writing. Papers examining major
trends and issues in archival administration are preferred. The award
honors Theodore Calvin Pease, the first editor of The American Archivist.
[More information]
Donald Peterson Student Scholarship
Established in 2005, this scholarship supports students and
recent graduates from graduate archival programs within North America
in attending SAA’s
annual conference. The goal of the scholarship is to engender greater
participation in the activities of the association by students and recent
graduates. This participation must include either a presentation of research
during the annual meeting or active participation in a SAA-sponsored
committee, section, or roundtable. The award funds up to $1,000 in support
of registration, travel, and accommodation expenses associated with the
Annual Meeting. [More
information]
Harold
T. Pinkett Minority Student Award
Established in 1993, this award recognizes and acknowledges
minority undergraduate and graduate students, such as those of African,
Asian, Latino or Native American descent, who, through scholastic and
personal achievement, manifest an interest in becoming professional archivists
and active members of the Society of American Archivists. This award
supports the Society of American Archivists/Archivists and Archives of
Color Roundtable objectives of: 1) identifying minority students enrolled
in postsecondary educational institutions; 2) encouraging minority students
to consider careers in the archival profession; and 3) promoting increased
minority participation in SAA by exposing minority students to the experience
of attending national meetings and encouraging them to join and remain
members of the organization. The award honors archival pioneer Harold
T. Pinkett. [More
information]
Fellows'
Ernst Posner Award
Established in 1982, this award recognizes an outstanding essay
dealing with some facet of archival administration, history, theory,
and/or methodology that was published during the preceding year in The
American Archivist. The award honors SAA Fellow and former President
Ernst Posner. [More
information]
Preservation
Publication Award
Established in 1993, this award recognizes and acknowledges
the author(s) or editor(s) of an outstanding published work (audio-visual,
electronic, or print; article, report, chapter, monograph) related to
archives preservation and, through this acknowledgment, encourages outstanding
achievement by others. The work must contribute to the advancement of
the theory and practice of preservation in archives institutions by introducing
new preservation theories, methods, or techniques; by codifying principles
and practices of archives preservation; by presenting the results of
innovative research on matters related to archives preservation; by investigating
preservation issues of current interest and importance to the archives
community; or by studying aspects of the history of the archives profession.
[More information]
Spotlight Award
Established in 2005, this award recognizes the contributions of individuals
who work for the good of the profession and of archival collections,
and whose work would not typically receive public recognition.
The nominee(s) should have made outstanding contributions to the profession in
one or more of the following ways: Participating in special projects;
Exhibiting tireless committee or advocacy work; Responding effectively
to an unforeseen or pressing need or emergency; Contributing innovative
or creative ideas to the profession; Performing extraordinary volunteerism;
and/or Quietly but effectively promoting the profession. [More
information]
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