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It is the policy of the OAH to honor those applicants who submit their applications on or before the stated deadline date. Applications that are not received by close of business on the deadline date will not be considered. The deadlines provided refer to the dates by which each award or prize committee member should receive a copy of the submission to be considered. Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after the deadline for each book award and before January 1 of the following year. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the entry must be received no later than January 7 of the year in which the award or prize is given. Bound page proofs not followed with a bound copy of the book will not be considered. If a book carries a copyright date that is different from the publication date, but the actual publication date falls during the correct time frame, making it eligible, please include a letter of explanation from the publisher with each copy of the book sent to the committee members.

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Merle Curti Award

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2013

Merle CurtiTwo 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, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

The award will be presented at the 2013 OAH Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, April 10–13.

Submission Procedures

One copy of each entry, clearly labeled “2014 Merle Curti Award Entry,” must be mailed directly to the committee members listed below. Each committee member must receive all submissions by October 1, 2013.

Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after October 1, 2013 and before January 1, 2014. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the book must be received no later than January 7, 2014. (Please see “Submission Policy” at right.)

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 2014. 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

E. Wayne Carp (Committee Chair)
Pacific Lutheran University
Department of History
12180 Park Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98447-0003

Thomas Bender
Department of History
New York University
53 Washington Square South, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10012

Beverly Gage
Department of History
Yale University
PO Box 208324
New Haven, CT 06520-8324

Andrew C. Isenberg
Department of History
9th Floor, Gladfelter Hall
Temple University
1115 West Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Peter C. Mancall
Department of History
SOS 153
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0034

Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen
Department of History
University of Wisconsin-Madison
4112 Mosse Humanities Building
455 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2013

List of Past Winners