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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

2015-2016 Founders Award

Congratulations to Jane Johansson for being the newest recipient of the Founders Award, which "recognizes excellence in the editing of primary source documents related to the origins, life, and legacies of the Confederacy and the Civil War." Her book that earned the biennial prize is Albert C. Ellithorpe, the First Indian Home Guards, and the Civil War on the Trans-Mississippi Frontier (2016). Even though the amount of original research that goes into edited manuscripts frequently exceeds that of many narrative histories, the category as a whole is still most often discounted when it comes to award season, so it's entirely appropriate that the Founders Award was created to specially recognize such work.

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 19, 2017 at 6:51 AM

    Janes does excellent work and I am happy to see this award for her.

    -- Ted Savas

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  2. Jane JohanssonApril 28, 2017 at 11:41 AM

    Thanks so much for the congratulations! I was quite honored and surprised to have my book selected as the award recipient. There are few awards given for edited collections, so I feel fortunate indeed.

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