2023 JULIA IDESON AWARD
ENTRY INFORMATION
About the Award
The Julia Ideson Award recognizes research projects that contribute to the documentation of local and Texas history and culture. These projects must be completed using the archival resources of the Houston Public Library’s Texas Room/Houston History Research Center (HHRC). The award honors the memory of the Houston Public Library’s first director, Julia Bedford Ideson (1885-1945). The Julia Ideson Award is presented, along with the prize of $500.00, by the Friends of the Texas Room at its annual meeting each October or the first general meeting in January of the new year.
Category
The 2023 award category is for a scholarly and researched film or video presentation, website, published article, monograph, master's thesis, or doctoral dissertation. The category of published books (excluding doctoral dissertations) will be accepted in 2024.
Eligibility for Consideration
The entry must:
- be a scholarly research project,
- be completed within the past five years (2018-2023),
- document local Houston and/or Texas history and culture; and
- significantly, but not exclusively, use the resources of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center.
Submissions
Entries must be submitted in the name of the person(s) or organization responsible for executing the project. Submitting an entry constitutes agreement to these terms and serves as agreement that the Friends of the Texas Room may publicize the award and accompanying details about the recipients. Any physical entries become the property of the HHRC. See complete instructions below.
Entry deadline is May 15, 2023.
| Send entries to: Friends of the Texas Room P.O. Box 27827 Houston, TX 77227-7827 |
For additional information: Anthony B. Cavender 713-276-7656 Anthony.Cavender@pillsburylaw.com |
Judging
The winner will be determined by a panel of qualified historians and/or community leaders, independent of officers and members of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Texas Room. Each entry will be judged on the contribution to the community historical and cultural record, its quality, and the degree to which it demonstrates the effective use of the resources of the Texas Room/HHRC.
Instructions for Submitting an Entry
History of Julia Ideson Award Winners and Judges