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Colonial Dames of America Scholarships to the Modern Archives Institute

Purpose and Criteria for Selection:

Since 1974 SAA has awarded the Colonial Dames Scholarships, which enable two archivists each year to attend the Modern Archives Institute of the National Archives and Records Administration. One scholarship supports attendance at the Winter Institute, held in January/February, and the other supports attendance at the Summer Institute, held in June. The two-week Modern Archives Institute program provides an introduction to archival principles and techniques for individuals who work with personal papers, as well as those who work with the records of public and private institutions and organizations. It is intended to help archivists acquire basic knowledge about caring for archival materials and making them available.

Note: The National Archives and Records Administration reserves a slot for the Colonial Dames Scholarship recipient in every session of the Modern Archives Institute. Therefore, applicants to the Colonial Dames Scholarship do not have to submit any paperwork to the Modern Archives Institute at the time of application. There is a caveat: If a scholarship applicant plans to attend the Modern Archives Institute regardless of whether he or she receives the scholarship, that person should submit an application to the Modern Archives Institute well in advance of the session in order to reserve one of the regular slots.

Eligibility:

Individual archivists only. Candidates for the Colonial Dames Scholarships must:

Be an employee of an archival institution or agency with a fair percentage of its holdings predating 1825.

Have been employed for less than two years as an archivist or archives trainee.

Be working with archives or manuscripts, regardless of title.

Sponsor and Funding:

The Society of American Archivists, in conjunction with the Colonial Dames of America, Chapter III, Washington, D.C.

Prize:

The scholarship awards up to $1,200 in support of tuition to the Modern Archives Institute (with payment made by SAA directly to the Modern Archives Institute). One Colonial Dames Award is made for each of the institutes (winter and summer).

First Awarded:

Colonial Dames Scholarships: 1974
Donna Cutts Scholarship: 2002–2007

Selection Committee:

The Colonial Dames Scholarship Awards Committee serves as the selection committee for this award. The committee is composed of three members of the Society of American Archivists and one of the co-chairs of the Awards Committee (ex officio). One member of the subcommittee shall be appointed each year by the SAA President-elect to serve a three-year term. The senior member of the subcommittee in years of service shall serve as its chair.

For Nomination Forms:

In addition, to the nomination form, candidates should submit in triplicate a resume and two letters of recommendation from persons having a definite knowledge of your qualifications.

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Application Deadline:

November 1 for the Winter Institute and February 28 for the Summer Institute.

Colonial Dames of America Scholarship Recipients:

1974-75:   Jane Ramsey, Donald Skemer, Karen D. Paul

1976:   Ghislaine Pleasonton, Edward L. Galvin

1977:   Nicholas B. Scheetz, Thomas E. Mills

1978:   Tyrone G. Butler

1979:   J. Thomas Converse

1980:   Patricia Albright, R. Joseph Anderson

1981:   Joseph L. Falca, Susan A. Chapdelaine

1982:   Bruce Laverty, Denise Gluck

1983:   Thomas E. Camden, Richard H.F. Lindemann

1984:   Earl M. Hennen, Jr., Gregory Gill

1985:   Steven Tuttle, Timothy Meagher

1986:   Connie L. Cartledge

1987:   Gayl Michael, Carla Zimmerman

1988:   Margaret Nelson, Doris R. Martinson

1989:   Julia Rather, Daniel J. Linke

1990:   Ellen R. Callahan, Sandra Jaramillo Macias

1991:   Donna Longo DiMichele, Mary Lee Perona

1992:   Mary Frances Heathwaite, Mary C. Barnes

1993:   Karen Day, Frances Holladay, Wilhelm Hodges

1994:   Wayne Coleman, Maricel Cruz

1995:   Heather Arnold, Nancy Birkheimer

1996:   Linda Center, Christine Froechtenigt Harper

1997:   Marc Arthur Chery, Susan E. Dick

1998:   Ida B. Jones, Sr., Rosemary Meiman, OSU

1999:   Melissa Salazar, Erika Piola

2000:   Christine Moreland-Bruhnke, G. Marie Rogers

2001:   Laura Polo, John Martinez

2002:   Ian Graham, Valerie J. Frey

2003:   Sr. Frances M. Gimber, RSCJ, Eli Naeher

2004:   Shugana Campbell, Luciana M. Spracher

2005:   Linda Hocking, Debra Kimok

2006:   Francesca Livermore, Terry Jackson

2007:   Claire-Lise Bénaud, Béatrice Colastin

2008:   Amy Moorman

2009:   Maria Day, Amanda Klaus

Donna Cutts Scholarship Recipients (awarded 2002-2007):

2002:   Charity Anne Galbreath

2003:   Not awarded

2004:   Ann T. Boltin

2005:   Charlotte A. Walters

2006:   Gloria Stonge

2007:   Claire-Lise Bénaud and Béatrice Colastin Skokan

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