Prizes by Department or Subject

ADRIAN VAN SINDEREN (1957). Adrian Van Sinderen, B.A. 1910, “to stimulate book collecting among undergraduates, to encourage bookbuying, book-owning, and book-reading both as a hobby and as a fundamental part of the educational process.” Prizes are awarded not on the basis of the rarity or monetary value of the books but for the imagination and intelligence used by the student in forming the collection. A cash prize is awarded to a senior and to a sophomore. For further information, see the Van Sinderen Book Collecting Prize site and consult Rebecca Martz, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

DAVID M. POTTER (1997). William P. MacKinnon, B.A. 1960, and Richard A. MacKinnon, B.A. 1960. To be awarded annually for the best undergraduate essay on a topic in American history or culture. For further information, consult the Curator of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

DIANE KAPLAN MEMORIAL SENIOR ESSAY PRIZES (2003):

Three student prizes to be awarded to a senior in any department for an outstanding essay based substantially on research done in any Yale Library special Collection.

For more information visit the Library website.

HARVEY M. APPLEBAUM (2007). Established by the family and friends of Harvey M. Applebaum, B.A. 1959, for an outstanding senior essay based on research done in the collections of the University Library’s Government Documents & Information Center. Essays may be submitted by faculty advisers or by students to Kenya Flash, librarian for political science, global affairs, and government information.

HOWARD R. LAMAR (1997). William P. MacKinnon, B.A. 1960, and Richard A. MacKinnon, B.A. 1960. To be awarded annually for the best undergraduate essay on a topic in the history or culture of the North American West. For further information, consult the Curator of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

LIBRARY MAP (1949). Mrs. Arthur W. Butler of New York City. Awarded by the University Library to the student who makes best use of maps in his/her senior essay or its equivalent. Essays must be submitted through the departments or independently to Abraham Parrish, Map Department, Sterling Memorial Library.

WALTER McCLINTOCK (1952). Walter McClintock, B.A. 1891, Curator of the McClintock Indian Collection in the University Library 1934-49. To be awarded annually for the best undergraduate essay on a topic in the history or culture of the North American West. For further information, consult the Curator of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.