"In books lies the soul of the whole Past Time; the articulate audible voice of the Past, when the body and material substance of it has altogether vanished like a dream."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish historian and political philosopher (1795-1881)
On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic (1841), "The Hero As Man of Letters"
 
2002 Contest Winners and Finalists
 
(From left to right) Kendra Anspaugh, Sally Jo Behrenwald, Roger Bollier, Dan Bouk, Greg Staskowski, and Library Director Cliff Haka
 
The Winners were:
(To see the essay and annotated bibliography, click on highlighted name)
     
The first place winner is:
   Sally Jo Behrenwald, What Can a Woman Do? A Woman’s Role in the late 1800s and early 1900s
The second place winner is:
   Dan Bouk, General American Intellectual History
 
The Finalists were:
   
Kendra Anspaugh, Anne Frank Collection
Roger Bollier, Military Book Collection (entry not available for viewing)
Greg Staskowski, Military Science Fiction/Action Novels
 
The Judges were:
Peter Berg, Michigan State University Libraries
Shirley Sliker, Friends of the MSU Libraries
Arthur Versluis, Professor, American Thought and Language
Terrie Wilson, Michigan State University Libraries
Tim Wuchter, University Corporate and foundation Relations

Judges Terrie Wilson (left) and Shirley Sliker (right) examine a collection, while Arthur Versluis (left) and Peter Berg (right) confer in the background.
 
Sponsored by The Friends of the MSU Libraries
 
Past Contest Winners and Finalists:
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006  
1999 2001 2003 2005 2007  

 
 
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