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Recipients of the Pinkett Award

The award honors archival pioneer, Dr. Harold T. Pinkett, a dedicated member of SAA and the Archivists and Archives of Color Roundtable. Dr. Pinkett was the first African American to be appointed an archivist at the National Archives, where he served for more than thirty-five years as a specialist in agricultural archives, senior records appraiser, and chief archivist of the Natural Resources Records Branch. In 1962, Dr. Pinkett was named an SAA fellow, he served as the editor of the American Archivist from 1968-1971 and served on the SAA Council from 1971-1972.

Date
Winner
College/University*
1994: Kathryn M. Neal University of Michigan
1995: Ida E. Jones Howard University
1996: Letha Johnson Washburn University
1997: Gloria Meraz University of Texas at Austin
1998: Elenita M. Tapawan University of Hawaii in Honolulu
1999: Tywanna Marie Whorley University of Pittsburgh
& Teresa Maria Mora New York University
2000: (not awarded)  
2001: Rose V. Roberto University of California, Los Angeles
2002: Petrina D. Jackson University of Pittsburgh
2003: Michelle Baildon Simmons College
2004: Josue Hurtado University of Michigan
    & Georgette Mayo University of South Carolina
2005: Jennifer Osorio University of California, Los Angeles
    & Paul Sevilla University of California, Los Angeles
2006: Lanell E. James University of Michigan
    & Shawn San Ramon University of Wisconsin-Madison
2007: Bergis Jules Indiana University
    & Janel Quirante University of Hawai'i at Manoa
2008: Monique Lloyd Emporia State University, Oregon
    & Tiffany-Kay Sangwand University of California, Los Angeles


*Linked colleges have SAA student chapters


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2005 Recipients Paul Sevilla and Jennifer Osorio
with former AAC Co-Chair Rose Roberto
Photo by Florante Ibanez, New Orleans SAA Meeting


last updated: October 2, 2008


Dr. Harold T. Pinkett
(1914-2001)




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