Draft:Historic Preservation Book Prize

Historic Preservation Book Prize
Awarded forWorks created that impact the discipline of historic preservation, published in the previous year
Presented byUniversity of Mary Washington
First awarded1988
Website"Historic Preservation Book Prize"

The Historic Preservation Book Prize is presented annually for books of distinction that advance the discipline of historic preservation. The award, originally established in 1988, is organized by The Center for Historic Preservation at the University of Mary Washington.

History

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The Historic Preservation Book Prize was created in 1988, the first award presented in 1989. A jury of preservation scholars and professionals from across the country choose a book that "breaks new ground or contributes to the intellectual vitality of historic preservation".[1] Winners receive a cash prize, a certification, and an invitation to give a lecture at UMW.

The book prize jury has included Gretchen Pfaehler, a senior preservation architect with Beyer Blinder Belle in Washington, DC; Eleni Glekas, director of historic preservation at The Boston Architectural College; Jeffrey Harris, independent scholar; Brent Leggs, Executive Director, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund & Senior Vice President, National Trust for Historic Preservation.[2]

The book prize in an outgrowth of the work done by the University of Mary Washington and its Center for Historic Preservation to partner with other institutions on campus, like the James Farmer Multicultural Center, local municipalities and national historic organizations to expand the impact of preservation scholars and practitioners.[3] [4] [5]

Select list of awardees

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2021 - Thomas Hubka. How the Working-Class Home Became Modern, 1900-1940.[6]

2019 - Michèle Cloonan. The Monumental Challenge of Preservation: The Past in a Volatile World.[7]

2017 - Catherine Fleming Bruce. The Sustainers: Being, Building and Doing Good Through Activism in the Sacred Spaces of Civil Rights, Human Rights and Social Movements.[8] [9]

2014 - Françoise Astorg Bollack. Old Buildings, New Forms.[10]

2000 - Richard Longstreth. The Drive-In, The Supermarket, and The Transformation of Commercial Space in Los Angeles, 1914-1941.[11]

1999 - Roy Rosenzweig. The Presence of the Past: Popular Uses of History in American Life.[12]

1997- Mike Wallace. Mickey Mouse History and Other Essays on American Memory.[13]

1993 - Roy Rosenzweig and Elizabeth Blackmar. The Park and the People: A History of Central Park.[14]

1990 - T. H. Breen. Imagining the Past: East Hampton Histories.[15]

1989 - David Lowenthal. The Past is a Foreign Country.[16]


References

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  1. ^ Kanter, Hilary (May 10, 2017). "UMW Awards Historic Preservation Book Prize". University of Mary Washington Center for Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Davis, Kristin (April 20, 2018). "UMW Awards Historic Preservation Book Prize". University of Mary Washington Voice. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Newsmakers". Forum Journal. 4 (3): 28. 1990 – via Project MUSE.
  4. ^ "Barbara Miller Lane's New Book Receives Historic Preservation Book Prize". Bryn Mawr College. April 20, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "Seasholes awarded book prize". The Harvard Gazette. October 7, 2004. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "THOMAS C. HUBKA: VAF 2021 CUMMINGS AWARD AND UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON AWARD". Society of Architectural Historians. July 1, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "ISAA Annual Alumni and Student Awards announced". UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN School of Information Sciences. May 21, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Welch, Rodney (July 19, 2017). "Catherine Fleming Bruce Chronicles the Struggle to Maintain Civil Rights Monuments". The Post and Courier. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "The Sustainers: Author Talk with Catherine Fleming Bruce". The Preservation League of New York State. March 10, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "FRANÇOISE ASTORG BOLLACK". Columbia University. October 19, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  11. ^ Henry, Christine (November 10, 2022). ""Book Prize"". University of Mary Washington Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  12. ^ Andersen, Deborah Lines (December 2007). "Benchmarks: Roy Rosenzweig (August 6, 1950-October 11, 2007)". Journal for the Association of History and Computing. 10 (3).
  13. ^ "Book Notes". The Daily Press. June 8, 1997. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Worth Knowing". Project Muse. September 1993. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "The Phi Beta Kappa Association of East Central Illinois ANNUAL FALL LECTURE". East Illinois University Phi Beta Kappa. September 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS BY MEMBERS, OCTOBER 1989". Perspectives on History. October 1, 1989. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
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