The Organization of American Historians

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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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Erik Barnouw Award

The current competition is now closed. Updated information will be available by May 2013.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2013

One or two awards are given annually by the Organization of American Historians in recognition of outstanding programming on television, or in documentary film, concerned with American history, the study of American history, and/or the promotion of American history. The award honors the late Erik Barnouw, Columbia University, a historian of the mass media.

Submissions should be self-contained products even though their content may extend across other media platforms (including podcasts and Web sites).

Only films and video programs released January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 are eligible for entry.

The award will be presented at the 2013 OAH Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, April 11–14.

Submission Procedures

One copy of each entry, clearly labeled “2013 Erik Barnouw Award Entry,” must be mailed directly to the committee members and the OAH office listed below. Each committee member and the OAH must receive all submissions by January 10, 2013.

Erik Barnouw Award Committee

Desirée J. Garcia (Committee Chair)
Arizona State University
School of Transborder Studies
PO Box 876303
Tempe, AZ 85287-6303

Vivian Bruce Conger
17 Harrison Street
Spencer, NY 14883
[Affiliation: Ithaca College]

Michael W. Flamm
Department of History
Ohio Wesleyan University
61 South Sandusky Street
Delaware, OH 43015

Organization of American Historians
112 North Bryan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47408-4141

The final decision will be made by the Erik Barnouw Award Committee by February 1, 2013. The winner will be provided with details regarding the OAH Annual Meeting and awards presentation, where she or he will receive a cash award of $500 and a plaque.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2013

List of Past Winners