SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
39th Annual Institute of History
The San Diego Historical Society’s Institute of History
encourages research on San Diego subjects of historical
significance. Papers pertaining to California, the Southwest,
and Baja California are appropriate to submit to the
Institute when they involve events or individuals with some
relationship to San Diego’s past. Students, non-professional,
and professional writers are encouraged to submit papers.Awards, which include cash prizes, may not be given in a
category if no papers of sufficient merit are submitted, as
determined by the judges. All papers submitted to the Institute
of History will be considered for publication in the Society’s
quarterly The Journal of San Diego History.The 2006 Institute of History Award Winners were:
Charles W. Hughes: Marc Tarasuck Award - $600 - Architects and
Architecture for La Mojonera & The Marking of California’s Mexico-U.S.
Boundary Line
Ernie Liwag: Joseph L Howard Fund Award - $500 - Business and
Business People for Craft Beer in San Diego Society
Scott Fraser: Mary Ward Memorial Award - $500 - San Diego County
History and Historic Preservation for The Need for Water: The Federal Gov-
ernment, San Diego, and the Growth of a Major U.S. Metropolis from 1940-1955
Joshua Grace, Christopher Rhamey, Megan Dukett, Kaylin Gill, Ricky
Bell: James S. Copley Library Award - $300 - The American Period of
San Diego History for Coming Out Gay, Coming Out Christian: The Begin-
nings of GLBT Christianity in San Diego, 1970-1979
Jennifer C. Dawson Nolan: Jane Booth Award - $300 - for Women in
San Diego History for By Example: How the Southland Anti-Suffrage
Movement Helped California Women Gain the Vote in 1911
Awards not given:
Judge Jacob Weinberger Award - $600 - Legal History
Milton Fintzelberg Award - $600 - Native, Spanish and Mexican Eras
Dr. Charles Fenn Memorial Award - $500 - Medical HistoryDeadline for submission of papers
September 14, 2007