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by Gregg Trusty/LSUS News
Historically Written
Dr.
Laura McLemore (right in both photos), assistant
curator and archivist, presents checks to the winners
in the 2005-06 LSUS Archives and Special Collections
Historical Essay Competition. Receiving the first
place prize – the $1,200 William B. Weiner
Jr. Award is Cay Green (top photo), an LSUS alumna
and a history teacher at Caddo Middle Magnet School
for her essay, “The Trucks of Santa Maria
Produce: Charles Maggio’s Attempt to Preserve
the Cultural Identity of Shreveport’s Little
Italy.” Monica Pels, who received a Bachelor
of Arts degree in history in May, accepts the $800
Goodloe Stuck Award given as the second place prize
for her essay on the Spring Street Museum building
at 525 Spring Street in downtown Shreveport. Archives
and Special Collections sponsors the awards annually
for outstanding essays on historical topics to
encourage historical research and scholarship by
LSUS students, to foster interest in the history
and culture of the Ark-La-Tex area and to promote
the use of the LSUS Archives and Special Collections. |
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