Colleagues !
Please see the notice below for the details of the 2003 Godfrey Award. As you are already aware Alan presents this award every second year to a librarian, archivist or curator who, in the opinion of the judges has “furthered the use, appreciation and understanding of maps in an exceptional way”
You will note that the presentation of the Godfrey Award will take place at the Cartography 2003 British Cartographic Society and Society of Cartographers Symposium Annual Dinner in Reading on Thursday 4 September 2003.
So do get your thinking caps on. We want many nominations and do please note the closing date.
We must thank Alan for his generosity in giving this award.
Ann Sutherland
Convener, Map Curators’ Group, British Cartographic Society.
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ALAN GODFREY MAPS
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THE GODFREY AWARD
The Godfrey Award is presented every two years to a librarian, archivist or curator who, in the opinion of the judges has -
“Furthered the use, appreciation and understanding of maps in an exceptional way”.
The award is made by Alan Godfrey Maps in association with the British Cartographic Society and consists of a cheque for £350 together with a specially commissioned carving by the sculptor Ralph Williams. The carving is different on each occasion but is normally of a migrating bird, signifying the great travellers. The award is presented at the Annual Symposium of the British Cartographic Society which is held in September; in 2003 this will be at Reading University.
The previous winners of the award have been:
Martin Hayes, Local Studies Librarian, West Sussex Libraries.
Ralph Hyde, Keeper of Maps & Prints, Guildhall Library, London.
David Mander, Archivist, Hackney Archives Department.
Margaret Wilkes, Map Superintendent, National Library of Scotland.
Colin Edwards, Archivist, Cornwall County Record Office.
We now invite nominations for the award to be presented in September 2003. The award is open to any librarian, archivist or curator in Britain or Ireland, and nominations should be sent to:
Julie Snook, Awards Officer, British Cartographic Society,
16 Emmett Rd, Rownhams, Southampton, S016 8JB
Nominations should state a proposer and seconder and should include a summary of the nominee’s achievements, especially over the last two years, with (for instance) information about any special exhibitions, catalogues, presentations etc which the judges may wish to consider. We welcome nominations from all fields, including public map libraries and record offices, academic or commercial libraries, and museums. The proposer and seconder do not need to be from the map world and may, for instance, include readers or researchers who feel a librarian has given especially good service.
The closing date for entries is 15th July 2003.
We look forward to the usual very high standard of entries.
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