Autry National Center

Institute for the Study of the American West Prizes

The Annual $10,000 Maverick Prize

The Institute for the Study of the American West at the Autry National Center invites nominations for the MAVERICK PRIZE — an annual award to recognize the work of an individual or organization that challenges conventional wisdom and prompts truly novel thinking about the past, present, and future of the American West.  The winner of this prize will receive $10,000 and an invitation to present the work at the Autry National Center.

To nominate, please send a brief statement (no more than 300 words) about your nominee (can be yourself or your organization)  to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Applications are due by March 31, 2010.

The Autry Public History Prize

The Autry Public History Prize is awarded annually by the Western History Association to media, exhibits, public programs, or written works that contribute to a broader public reflection and appreciation of the past or serve as a model of professional public history practice in the history of the North American West.  The award consists of a $1,000 prize and a certificate to the award recipient.  For more information, please visit the Western History Association.

The Butcher Scholar Award

The Institute for the Study of the American West at the Autry National Center seeks applicants for the Butcher Scholar Award. Established in 2001 by the Women of the West Museum, the Butcher Scholar Award honors the vision, leadership, and generosity of Jane and Charlie Butcher. We welcome applications for innovative projects that promise to deepen our understanding of the history of diverse women in the historical and contemporary West.

The stipend will be up to $5,000, depending on the scope of the project. Residence at the Autry National Center is not required. Applications are due by May 14, 2010.

• BUTCHER SCHOLAR APPLICATION PROCEDURES

  Applications should submit project proposals that include the following:
  
  1. Three page project description, including focus, work plan, relevance to public audiences, final product(s), and timeline.
  2. CV/Resumé - Include information about previous experience, scholarly exploration, or interests relevant to your project. No more than 2 pages please
  3. Two letters of recommendation from persons familiar with your qualifications to design and complete your proposed project. - These letters should be sent directly to the Autry National Center.
  4. Contact information - Name, address, phone, fax, and email address of the applicant.

  Send three copies of your application to:
  Butcher Scholar Award
  Virginia Scharff, Women of the West Chair
  Autry National Center
  4700 Western Heritage Way
  Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
  
  Applications are due by May 14, 2010.

• CURRENT AND PAST BUTCHER SCHOLAR AWARD WINNERS

  2009
  Sara Hudson, PhD candidate, Yale University. Crossing Stories: Contesting Citizenships in the Expanding Frontera

  2008
  Karen McNeil, Architectural Historian, Julia Morgan: Building the California Women’s Movement

  2007
  Laura Bayer, Independent Historian and Documentary Filmmaker, The Rose Daniels Stories

  2006
  Flannery Burke, Assistant Professor at California State University, Northridge, Longing and Belonging: Mabel Dodge Luhan and Greenwich Village's Avante Garde in Taos

  2005
  Katherine Benton-Cohen, Louisiana State University, Borderline Americans: Gender, Nation, and the Redefinition of Race in Cochise County, Arizona, 1848–1945

  Patricia Cleary, California State University, Long Beach, The World, the Flesh, and the Devil: Community Formation and Disorderly Women in Eighteenth-Century St. Louis

  2004
  Michelle Nickerson, Southern Methodist University, Domestic Threats: Women, Gender and Conservatism in Cold War Los Angeles, 1945-1966

  2003
  Mary F. Casey, Los Angeles playwright, Wide Open Spaces: Alternate Stories of the American Wests