The Henry N. Barkhausen Award
For Original Research in Great Lakes Maritime History
For
consideration in the current calendar year, entries for must be postmarked
no later than May 15
Guidelines for Entrants
Since 2001, the Association for Great Lakes Maritime
History has sponsored the Henry N. Barkhausen Award program to recognize
and encourage new research in the field of Great Lakes maritime history.
Submissions are encouraged on any topic related to the region’s maritime
history, and will be accepted from any person(s) researching that history
regardless of formal training. Click
for a detailed explanation of the award program.
Winners of the Barkhausen Award
receive a $500 cash prize, a complimentary one-year membership in the
Association and, if requested, assistance in getting their paper published.
Winners will also have their lodging, registration and awards dinner fees
paid to attend the Association’s annual maritime history conference to
participate and/or to present his or her paper.
All sources used in a paper must be must be properly
documented and a bibliography included with the paper. Either endnotes or
footnotes are acceptable. Entry requirements include the ability of authors
to be able to attest that submissions include original research using
primary source materials or archeological findings, and have not been
previously published. Examples of original source materials include
unpublished manuscripts, government documents, and contemporaneous news
reports. Potential entrants are encouraged to contact Steve Brisson, chair
of the Association’s Research & Publication Committee, for a list of
Association member institutions that may have original source materials in
their collections (see contact information below).
Entries may be submitted either electronically or in
hard copy format. Although book-length manuscripts will not be accepted,
excerpts or abridgements of larger works may be submitted as long as the
total length is 75 pages or less, including notes and bibliography. All
submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter with an introduction and
one-paragraph abstract of the paper, along with the name(s) and contact
information of the author(s).
Electronic submissions must be in
either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format, and e-mailed to Steve Brisson at
brissons@michigan.gov.
Hard copy submissions, including copies of illustrative materials, must be
mailed to Steve Brisson, Mackinac State Historic Parks, P.O. Box 873,
Mackinac City, MI 49701. Originals of illustrative materials will not be
accepted, and the Association will not assume any responsibility for loss
or damage to paper submissions or illustrative materials. If an author
wishes to have the hard copy of a paper or illustrative materials returned
after judging, he or she should send a self-addressed, postage-paid return
envelope with their submission.
Address for
Inquiries and Submissions
For more information on the Barkhausen Award for Original
Research in Great Lakes Maritime History
or questions about the contest rules, contact:
Steve Brisson, Chief Curator
Mackinac State Historic Parks
P.O. Box 873
Mackinac City, MI 49701
E-mail: brissons@michigan.gov
All entries
must be postmarked no later than May 15
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