Manitoba Day Award
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The Manitoba Day Award is an award presented yearly by the Association for Manitoba Archives
which recognizes those users of archives who have completed an original work of excellence that enhances the archival community and contributes to the understanding and celebration of Manitoba history. These works can be fiction or non-fiction and can be in a variety of media, including audio and film. The deadline for nomination is normally March of each year with the award being granted in May. Past winners include Manitoba playwright Carolyn Gray
, whose play the Elmwood Visitation employed the archival records of Thomas Glendenning Hamilton
and local historian Russ Gourluck, who employed photographs from the now defunct Winnipeg Tribune for the Encyclopedia of Manitoba. Both of these collections are held by the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
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Association for Manitoba Archives
The Association for Manitoba Archives is a voluntary organization dedicated to the preservation of the documentary heritage of the people and institutions of the province of Manitoba, Canada, by improving the administration, effectiveness and efficiency of the province's archival systems...
which recognizes those users of archives who have completed an original work of excellence that enhances the archival community and contributes to the understanding and celebration of Manitoba history. These works can be fiction or non-fiction and can be in a variety of media, including audio and film. The deadline for nomination is normally March of each year with the award being granted in May. Past winners include Manitoba playwright Carolyn Gray
Carolyn Gray
Carolyn Gray is a Canadian playwright. Her full-length play The Elmwood Visitation was produced by Theatre Projects Manitoba in 2007 and won the Manitoba Day Award for excellence in archival research...
, whose play the Elmwood Visitation employed the archival records of Thomas Glendenning Hamilton
Thomas Glendenning Hamilton
Thomas Glendenning Hamilton was a Canadian doctor, school board trustee and member of the Manitoba legislature. He is best known however for the thousands of photographs he took during séances held in his home in Winnipeg in the early 1900s...
and local historian Russ Gourluck, who employed photographs from the now defunct Winnipeg Tribune for the Encyclopedia of Manitoba. Both of these collections are held by the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
The University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, in Winnipeg, Canada, is the official repository of the permanently valuable historic records of the University of Manitoba as well as a collector of private records of individuals, families, organizations and businesses.-Mandate and...
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External links
- AMA Website- provides information about the organization that presents the award