DEADLINE: SUBMISSIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY FEBRUARY 15, 2020

The Jon Gjerde Prize is given annually by the Midwestern History Association to the author(s) of the best book in Midwestern history published during the previous calendar year. The prize is named for the late historian of immigration and ethnicity, who made significant contributions to the historical understanding of American history, especially the history of the people of the Midwest. Born in Waterloo, Iowa, Gjerde earned his BA from the University of Northern Iowa and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He held the Morrison Professorship in American History and American Citizenship and then served as a dean at the University of California-Berkeley. His most important publications include The Minds of the West (1999), From Peasants to Farmers (1989), and Catholicism and the Shaping of Nineteenth-Century America, with S. Deborah Kang (2012).

Preference will be given to books that go beyond state history to contribute to a larger knowledge of the region. Publishers are invited to submit books for consideration, as are members of the MHA.

Submission Procedures

Mail one copy of each entry marked “2020 Jon Gjerde Prize Entry” to the three committee members listed below. Submissions must include the name and contact information of the book’s author(s), as well as publication information (title, publisher, ISBN if known, and publication date), and be postmarked by February 15, 2020.

Jon Gjerde Prize Committee

Christopher Phillips (Committee Chair)

Department of History

PO Box 210373

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH 45221-0373

 

Lauren Kroiz

416 Doe Library

Department of Art History

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720

 

Emily Prifogle

University of Michigan Law School

Legal Research Building

801 Monroe Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48109