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2nd Annual Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition for Eighth Graders – Deadline 2/12/11
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The Brown University Library is pleased to announce the Second Annual Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition, open to all eighth graders living or attending school in Providence County. The competition is modeled on the successful Vermont state essay program sponsored by Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home, since 2006.
The contest exposes students to Lincoln’s writing and encourages the development of writing and research skills. This year’s competition asks students to write a 500 word essay that addresses the question “If Lincoln was willing to tolerate slavery in the southern states, why was he so vehemently opposed to its extension into the territories?” Background information, some research materials and sample essays from last year’s contest are included in the competition packet, but students are welcome to do additional research and reading. Prizes for the winning essays include a first place award of $1,000, second and third place awards of $750 and $500, respectively, as well as up to ten honorable mentions of $200 each.
Application packets are available for download online at http://dl.lib.brown.edu/lincoln/announcements.html, and in hardcopy from the John Hay Library at 20 Prospect Street on the campus of Brown University.
The deadline for essay submissions to the 2011 Hildene-Brown Competition is 5:00 p.m. on February 12, 2011, President Lincoln’s birthday. Winners will be announced by March 31, 2011. Students, their parents, and teachers will be guests of Hildene and Brown University at a luncheon to be held at the John Hay Library on Saturday, June 11, 2011, where the top three winners will read their essays aloud. This special event will include a tour of the Library’s renowned McLellan Lincoln Collection.
The Hildene-Brown Lincoln Essay Competition is part of an ongoing joint effort by the Brown University Library and Hildene to promote public knowledge of the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. Hildene (http://www.hildene.org), located in Manchester, Vermont, was built by Robert Todd Lincoln in 1905 and was the home of Lincoln descendents until 1975. Today, it is a non-profit museum and education center with a mission to “advance the Lincoln legacy through education, commitment to community and active stewardship of the family’s home and land.”
The Brown University Library (http://library.brown.edu) supports the University’s educational and research mission and is Brown’s principal gateway to current information and the scholarly record. Brown University’s John Hay Library, named for the 1858 Brown alumnus who served as Lincoln’s private secretary, holds an extensive collection of manuscripts and printed materials documenting Lincoln’s life and legacy, a portion of which are now available to the public online: http://dl.lib.brown.edu/lincoln/
Contact Information:
Holly Snyder, North American History Librarian
Brown University Library
401.863.1515
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University Library Hires New Scholarly Resources Social Sciences Librarian
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It is our pleasure to announce that Carina Cournoyer has joined the Brown University Library as the Scholarly Resources Social Sciences Librarian.Prior, Carina was the Research & Instruction Librarian for Social Sciences in the Madeline Clark Wallace Library at Wheaton College. She has also worked as a Lecturer and Reference Librarian for URI and as the Library Commons Librarian for Providence College.
Carina has experience teaching social studies at the high school level in Maine and Rhode Island.An active member in ALA, ACRL, HELIN, Carina has also served on the Rhode Island Special Libraries Association (SLA) Executive Board.
She earned her BA in Anthropology / Archaeology and History with a minor in Geography from Rhode Island College and an MLIS from the University of Rhode Island. Carina is a PRISM fellowship recipient for promoting diversity in librarianship and outreach to traditionally under-served or diverse populations.
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New Project Archivist Hired for Special Collections
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We are delighted to announce Christopher Geissler has joined the Library as a Project Archivist in Special Collections.
Christopher will be working on a two-year grant-funded project. The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) awarded the John Hay Library funds to raise awareness of a number of significant collections, papers, and records held in Manuscripts and University Archives, including the papers of prominent literary figures, scientists, historians, Brown faculty and alumni, and cultural, political, and activist organizations.
Christopher will conduct a survey of archival and manuscript collections and create catalog records and Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aids. In addition, the Archivists’ Toolkit will be implemented in order to manage archival and manuscript collections through a single database.
Christopher comes to us from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute where he was Cataloger for Archives and Special Collections. Christopher’s desk is located in the University Archives, John Hay Library.