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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear Society of Ohio Archivists,<br>
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">The </span></span><a href="https://www.bgsu.edu/library/cac.html" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Center for Archival Collections</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"> at
Bowling Green State University Libraries is seeking submissions for its 2020 Local History Publication Awards. We would appreciate your circulating this information to those who might be interested in participating. Details are below and also available
at the </span></span><a href="https://www.bgsu.edu/library/cac/services/engagement.html">Local History Publication Award</a><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"> page.
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Submissions: 2020 Local History Publication Awards</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">The Center for Archival Collections is accepting submissions for the Local History Publication Awards. Works published between January 1, 2020 and December
31, 2020 will be accepted.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">The Awards Committee will recognize authors for outstanding publications in two divisions. The Academic Scholar Division will include works prepared
and submitted by authors who are professional writers or academicians. The Independent Scholar Division will include works prepared and submitted by independent or local researchers, amateurs, and other creative writers who do not claim “history” as a profession.
Each Division winner will receive a $300.00 cash award and plaque.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">Eligible works must address an historical topic within the nineteen-county region of northwest Ohio. Works shall be judged by the Awards Committee on:
literary merit, overall significance and contribution to explaining and understanding the history of the region. Consideration also will be given for style and content. Other considerations will include grammar, accuracy, illustrations, layout, indexes, and
distribution.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white">To submit a work, authors should send two copies to the Center for Archival Collections, 5th Floor, William T. Jerome Library, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green,
Ohio 43403, <b><i>postmarked by March 31, 2021</i></b><i>.</i> All works submitted become the property of the CAC. For complete information about the award and submissions, please see </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.bgsu.edu/library/cac/services/engagement/guidelines.html" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:blue;background:white;text-decoration:none">Guidelines
for Submission</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="background:white">. For further information, please contact Jennifer Long Morehart at the CAC at 419-372-9614 or </span></span><a href="mailto:jmoreha@bgsu.edu"><span style="background:white">jmoreha@bgsu.edu</span></a><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:#002060;background:white">.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:#002060"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you!</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jennifer Long Morehart<br>
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Chair, Local History Publication Awards Committee</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer Long Morehart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University Archivist<o:p></o:p></p>
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Bowling Green, Ohio 43403<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(419) 372-9614 | <a href="mailto:jmoreha@bgsu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">jmoreha@bgsu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bgsu.libcal.com/appointments/jmoreha/cac"><span style="color:#0563C1">Schedule a records management or research appointment</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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