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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Please excuse cross-postings. Shared on behalf of SAA<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="gmail-msonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The application period for the 2018 Harold T. <span class="gmail-m-6059660117882723890il">Pinkett</span> Minority Student Award is currently open, with a deadline of <span class="gmail-aqj">February
 28, 2018</span>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The <span class="gmail-m-6059660117882723890il">Pinkett</span> Award was established in 1993 to recognize and acknowledge minority graduate students, such as those of African, Asian, Latino or Native American descent,
 who, through scholastic and personal achievement, manifest an interest in becoming professional archivists and active members of the Society of American Archivists. Sponsored by the Archivists and Archives of Color Section, the award is named in honor of archival
 pioneer Harold T. <span class="gmail-m-6059660117882723890il">Pinkett</span>, the first African American appointed archivist at the National Archives.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Up to two recipients of the award will receive full complimentary registration and related expenses for hotel and travel to attend the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. <span class="gmail-aqj">August
 12-18, 2018</span>. In addition, each recipient receives a complimentary one-year membership in SAA.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more details or to download the application form please visit: <a href="https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-pinkett" target="_blank">https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-pinkett</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dorothy J. Berry MA., MLIS<br>
<i>Umbra Search</i> Digitization and Metadata Lead<br>
University of Minnesota Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><i>Umbrasearch.org + </i><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Umbrasearchblog.org</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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