Advocacy for Archives Award

Background

CoSA's longest standing award, the Advocacy for Archives award acknowledges an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to efforts by state, territorial, and local government archives to ensure the preservation and availability of the American historical record. Established in 2010, recipients range from US Senators and House Representatives to archival friends groups to dedicated workers in state archives.

The recipient will receive a certificate.

Nomination Requirements

• Online Nomination Form (forthcoming) - within the form, you will be asked to submit basic information on the nominee and the individual making the nomination (if different). You'll also upload the following documents:
  • Brief Bio (up to one page) addressing the accomplishments and ongoing work of the nominee. Include any CoSA-related involvement.
  • Letter of Support from one person (CoSA member or other) familiar with the nominee's work.
  • Supporting materials (optional) could include nominee's resume or fuller biography; illustrations of work products or promotional materials; press releases; or other materials. All such additional materials should be carefully selected and be directly related to the nomination.

Nomination & Selection

• Any organization or individual is invited to nominate person(s), organization(s), or program(s) for any of CoSA's awards.
• Nomination of oneself or one's organization is permissible and encouraged.
• All nominations are submitted via the online form.
• An Awards Committee, appointed by the CoSA president and chaired by the CoSA Immediate Past President, will review the nominations and select the recipients.
• The number of awards for each category is at the discretion of the Awards Committee, and they reserve the right to make no awards.

Any questions may be directed to awards@statearchivists.org.