Friends Historical Collection Seeks Applicants for Award in Southern Quaker History
The Herbert L. Poole Award is for an outstanding paper on a topic in southern Quaker history. Herbert Poole was the long-time director of the Guilford College Hege Library and editor of The Southern Friend. Both amateur and professional historians are invited to apply. Papers should contribute to the greater understanding of the history of Friends in the southeastern United States with original research and are expected to be well written and properly documented. The recipient will be granted up to $500 in recognition of their achievement and the paper published as a lead article in a future issue of The Southern Friend: The Journal of the North Carolina Friends Historical Society. Deadline for submission is June 1, 2006. Submission to include two paper copies, an electronic version sent as e-mail attachment, and a current vita and/or biographical statement sent to the attention of the Fellowship Committee, Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College, 5800 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410; hegefhc@guilford.edu.