"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

2008

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

 

 

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February 16, 2005