THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
ANNOUNCES
The Waldo G. Leland Prize
FOR 2011
This prize, established by the AHA Council in 1981, is offered every five years for the most outstanding reference tool in the field of history. It is named after Waldo G. Leland, a distinguished contributor to bibliographical guides, who served as secretary to the Association from 1909 to 1920. "Reference tool" encompasses bibliographies, indexes, encyclopedias, and other scholarly apparatus. The award is honorific.
For the 2011 award, works published between May 1, 2006, and April 30, 2011, will be eligible for consideration.
One copy of each entry must be received by each of the following committee members. Entries must be postmarked by or on MAY 16, 2011 to be eligible -- late entries will NOT be considered. Submissions are NOT returned.
Contact information for judges will be posted by March 30
Please Note: The deadline for submission of entries is May 16, 2011. Entries will not be returned. Recipients will be announced at the January 5-8, 2012 AHA Annual Meeting in Chicago.IMPORTANT! EACH ENTRY MUST BE CLEARLY LABELED "Leland AWARD ENTRY."
For questions, please contact the Book Prize Administrator, or write to the AHA at the following address
(please note that prize entries are not mailed to the AHA; rather, to committee members):
American Historical Association, 400 A St., SE Washington, D.C. 20003-3889
