*WARD ANNOUNCEMENT*

*ARLINE CUSTER MEMORIAL AWARD*

*MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL ARCHIVES CONFERENCE (MARAC)*


 *DEADLINE: July 31, 2014 *


 *Description of the Arline Custer Memorial Award *


 Presented by the MARAC Arline Custer Memorial Award Committee, this award
honors the memory of Arline Custer (1909-1975), MARAC member and editor of
the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections.


 *Eligibility *


 The Arline Custer Memorial Award recognizes the best books and articles
written or compiled by individuals and institutions in the MARAC region –
the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Works under consideration include, but are not limited to, monographs,
popular narratives, reference works, and exhibition catalogs using archival
sources.


 Individuals or institutions may submit up to two works published between
July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.


 *Evaluation *


 Works must be relevant to the general public as well as the archival
community. They also should be original and well researched using available
sources. In addition, they should be clearly presented, well written and
organized. Visual materials, if used, should be appropriate to the text.
Preference will be given to works by archivists.


 *Award *


 Up to two awards may be given, with a maximum value of $200.00 for books
and $100.00 for articles. The 2014 awards will be announced at the Fall
2014 Conference in Baltimore, MD.


 *How to submit an entry *


 Please send two copies of each submission with a letter of nomination to
the Senior Co-Chair of the Arline Custer Memorial Award Committee:


 Elizabeth Shepard

39 Harrison Avenue, Unit #8

Montclair, NY 07042


 Entries must be received by July 31, 2014.

For additional information about this award and a list of previous award
winners, see the Arline Custer Memorial Award site at
*http://www.marac.info/arline-custer-award
<http://www.marac.info/arline-custer-award>*





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