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Merle Curti Award

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2011

Two awards are given annually by the Organization of American Historians: one to the author of the best book in American social history; and one to the author of the best book in American intellectual history.

Each entry must be published during the period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.

The award will be presented at the 2012 OAH Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 19-22.

Submission Procedures

One copy of each entry, clearly labeled “2012 Merle Curti Award Entry,” must be mailed directly to the committee members listed below. Each committee member must receive all submissions by October 3, 2011.

Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after October 3, 2011 and before January 1, 2012. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the book must be received no later than January 7, 2012. (Please see “Submission Policy.”)

If a book carries a copyright date that is different from the publication date, but the actual publication date falls during the correct timeframe making it eligible, please include a letter of explanation from the publisher with each copy of the book sent to the committee members.

The final decision will be made by the Merle Curti Award Committee by February 1, 2012. The winner will be provided with details regarding the OAH Annual Meeting and awards presentation, where s/he will receive a cash award and a plaque.

Merle Curti Award Committee Members

Linda Gordon (Committee Chair)
6 Washington Mews
New York, NY 10003
(Affiliation: New York University)

Pekka Hämäläinen
957 West Campus Lane
Goleta, CA 93117
(Affiliation: University of California, Santa Barbara)

Scott R. Nelson
History Dept.
Blair Hall
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795

Seth Rockman
Department of History, Box N
Brown University
79 Brown Street
Providence, RI 02912

Martha A. Sandweiss
Department of History
136 Dickinson Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-1017

Amy Dru Stanley
5011 46th Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
Affiliation: University of Chicago

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 3, 2011

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