The Center for Research Libraries first created the CRL Primary Source Awards in 2009 to recognize innovative uses of primary source materials by faculty, librarians and library staff, students, and other researchers in the CRL community. Nominations are accepted in three arenas: access, research, and teaching. This year the CRL Collections and Services Policy Committee, chaired by Dan Hazen, Harvard University, selected the following awardees for recognition:
2014 Primary Source Awards
Award for Access
“Civil War Day by Day” Project
Biff Hollingsworth, Collecting and Public Programming Archivist,
University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
Nominated by: Doug Diesenhaus, Administrative Projects Librarian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Award for Research
Sonnet contributions to the centennial commemoration of the Los Angeles aqueduct
Christian Reed, Center for Primary Research & Training Scholar,
University of California, Los Angeles
Nominated by: Jasmine Jones, Project Manager, Los Angeles Aqueduct Digital Platform,
University of California, Los Angeles
Award for Teaching
“Lessons” section of the America in Class website by the National Humanities Center
Richard Schramm, Vice President for Education Programs,
National Humanities Center (NHC)
Nominated by: Brooke Andrade, Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian,
National Humanities Center
2015 Primary Source Awards
Nominations for the 2015 awards will be accepted beginning June 1, 2014. Faculty and staff at CRL libraries are encouraged to consider other staff, faculty, or colleagues as candidates for these awards; self nominations are welcome.