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Historical
Society Names Winners of Publication Awards
The Committee for the Presbyterian Society (CPHS) announced its
1999 awards for historical publications on American Presbyterian and Reformed
subjects during its October 14-16 meeting in Montreat, North Carolina.
The recipients are as follows:
- The Francis Makemie Award for the year‚s outstanding published book
on American Presbyterian/Reformed history was given to P.C. Kemeny for
his book, Princeton in the Nation's Service: Religious Ideals and
Educational Practice, 1868-1928 (New York, Oxford University Press).
- The Robert Lee Stowe Award for the best published historical study
of an American Presbyterian or Reformed congregation went to Old First
Presbyterian Church of San Francisco, for A Pioneer Community of
Faith: Old First Presbyterian Church, 1849-1999 by Stephen L. Taber
(San Francisco, Old First Presbyterian Church).
- A Stowe Award honorable-mention certificate was given to Cumberland
Presbyterian Church of Marshall Texas, for Family of Faith: Cumberland
Presbyterians in Harrison County, 1848 -1998 by Rose Mary Magrill.
- The Patricia Ann Burrus Spaulding Award for the best published scholarly
historical article pertaining to an American Presbyterian or Reformed
woman went to Elizabeth G. Hendricks for "Mildred McAfee Horton
(1900-1994): Portrait of a Path-Breaking Christian Leader," published
in the Journal of Presbyterian History, 76:2 (Summer 1998).
- The Woodrow Wilson Award for the best published scholarly historical
article on an American Presbyterian or Reformed topic went to Elizabeth
Fones-Wolf and Ken Fones-Wolf for "Lending a Hand to Labor: James
Myers and the Federal Council for Churches, 1926-1947," published
in Church History in 68:1 (March 1999).
- A Wilson Award honorable mention was given to Barbara C. Murison for
" 'Getting his walking ticket': Minister and Laity in Mid-Nineteenth
Century Toronto," published in the Journal of Canadian Studies,
Fall 1997.
Guidelines
for Annual Awards
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