2008 Institute of History Winners
Mary Ward Memorial Award
For San Diego County history related to
parks, monuments or historic preservation: $500
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Restoring the Star of India, 1927-1976.
By Annie C. Calonico
James S. Copley Library Award
For American Period of San Diego History: $300
Symphony at Seventy: Donal Hord’s Guardian of the Waters, 1939-2009
By Terry Betsy Shewmaker
Milton Fintzelberg Award
For Native, Spanish and Mexican Eras: $600
An Expedition Among Natives of Southern California’s Interior, 1821
By Albert J. Simonson
We would like to congratulate the award winners and to commend all the participants for their interest in the Institute of History. We would also like to thank the award donors for their continued support.
The San Diego Historical Society's Institute of History encourages research on San Diego subjects of historical significance. Papers pertaining to California, the Southwest, and Baja California are appropriate to submit to the Institute when they involve events or individuals with some relationship to San Diego's past. Students, non-professional, and professional writers are encouraged to submit papers.
At the discretion of the judges, if no papers of sufficient merit are submitted, no award may be given in that category.
All papers submitted to the Institute of History will be considered for publication in the Society's quarterly Journal of San Diego History.
Submission requirements
PDF version of the Call for Papers
PDF of past winners
Award Categories
Architect Marc Tarasuck Award
Architects and Architecture, $600 |
For papers on local architects, architecture or historic preservation
Past winners include:
2004 - Melanie Macchio, "John Nolen and San Diego's Early Residential Planning"
2005 - Jeremy Hollins, "Until Kingdom Come: The Design and Construction of La Jolla's Children's Pool"
2006 - Charles W. Hughes, "La Mojonera & The Marketing Of The California Mexico-U.S. Boundary Line"
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Milton Fintzelberg Award
Native, Spanish and Mexican Eras $600 |
Award given for outstanding history papers on the Native, Spanish and Mexican periods of San Diego
Past winners include:
2004 - Paul Albert Lacson, "Faces of Conquest"
2005 - Steven L. Wright, "Your Affectionate Son Robinson: American Expansionism and the Life of Captain Abraham Johnston"
2008 - Albert J. Simonson, "An Expedition Among Natives of Southern California's Interior, 1821"
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Joseph L. Howard Fund Award
Business and Business People, $500 |
The Joseph L. Howard Fund was established to recognize outstanding papers on business, commercial and industrial enterprises or biographies of business people.
Past winners include:
2004 - Theodore A. Strathman, "Land, Water and Real Estate: Ed Fletcher and the Cuyamaca Water Company, 1910-1926."
2005 - Jaye Furlonger,"San Diego's Bygone Burlesque: The Hollywood Theatre"
2006 - Ernie Liwag, "Craft Beer in San Diego Society"
2007 - Roger Showley, "Sweet Dreams: The Showley Brothers Candy Factory 1905-2007"
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Mary Ward Memorial Award
Parks, Monuments, Historic Preservation, $500
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In memory of Mary F. Ward, a long-time County Parks Historian and preservationist.
For papers on San Diego County history related to parks, monuments or historic preservation
Past winners include:
2004 - Victor A. Walsh, "Una Casa del Pueblo - A Town House of Old California"
2006 - Scott Fraser, "The Need for Water: The Federal Government, San Diego, and the Growth of a Major US Metropolis from 1940-1955"
2008 - Annie C. Calonico, "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Restoring the Star of India, 1927-1976"
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Jane Booth Award
Women in San Diego History, $300
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A special award for the best overall paper on women in San Diego. This award may be given in addition to an award in any other category.
Past winners include:
2005 - Nancy Carol Carter, "When Dr. Fairchild Visited Miss Sessions: San Diego 1919"
2006 - Jennifer C. Dawson Nolan, "By Example: How The Southland Anti-Suffrage Movement Helped California Women Gain The Vote In 1911"
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James S. Copley Library Award
American Period of San Diego History, $300 |
Award given for outstanding history papers on the American period of San Diego
Past winners include:
2004 - Michael Buxton, "San Diego Guano Pirates."
2005 - Alex Bevil, "The Service Knows and Will Remember: The Aircraft Crash Memorial on Japacha Ridge"
2006 - Joshua Grace, Christopher Rhamey, Meagan Duckett, Kaylin Gill, Ricky Bell, "Coming Out Gay, Coming Out Christian: The Beginnings of GLBT Christianity in San Diego, 1970-1979"
2007 - Nancy Carol Carter, "San Diego Olives: Origins of a California Industry"
2008 - Terry Betsy Shewmaker, "Symphony at Seventy: Donal Hord's Guardian of the Waters, 1939-2009"
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Submission Requirements
Deadline for submission of papers: TBD
Manuscripts must be typed on white 8.5" x 11" paper, double-spaced, not longer than twenty-five pages of text, be documented with endnotes, and follow The Chicago Manual of Style. The cover page must include the author's name, address, telephone number, and the category(ies) for which it is submitted. All papers submitted are retained by the San Diego Historical Society and made available to researchers in the Research Library. All papers will also be considered for publication in the Society's quarterly Journal of San Diego History. A panel of judges will evaluate the papers on the following criteria: originality of topic, clarity of thesis statement, clarity of writing, depth of research, use of primary sources, accuracy, and style.
Send two copies of manuscript to:
San Diego Historical Society
Institute of History
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego CA 92101
For more information, contact:
Jane Kenealy, jane.kenealy@sandiegohistory.org
(619)232-6203 x117
(619)232-1059 (fax)
Above image:
Santa Fe Depot with train and streetcar, c.1920 #4404_3
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