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Hammer Award for Excellence in Government
On
April 25, 1997, Archivist of the United States, John Carlin, presented a
“Hammer Award” to the staff, volunteers and Friends of the Silvio
O. Conte Microfilm Research Room.
Through this award Vice President Gore’s National Performance Review
recognizes teams of Federal employees who have made significant
contributions in support of reinventing government operations. The
Pittsfield staff, volunteers and Friends received the honor for
quality of public service and for outreach programs that make Federal
records more available to citizens.
In
writing the nomination for the award, Diane P. LeBlanc, NARA Administrator
for the Northeast Region, wrote of our only two full time Federal
employees, Jean Nudd and Walter Hickey, “Both Jean and Walter have a
contagious passion for the history of this great country and for helping
its citizens discover it. Because of their program, their passion is now
shared by seventy volunteers and friends who help them accomplish great
things.”
Jean Nudd, Archivist (left), and
Betty Quadrozzi, Friends President, with
John Carlin, Archivist of the
United States, at the presentation of the
Hammer Award for Excellence in
Government
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Archival Anecdotes
Recognized by the National Genealogical Society
The National Genealogical Society has chosen Archival Anecdotes
runner-up in the Major Genealogical and/or Historical Societies Category
of its 2001 Newsletter Competition. The newsletter of the Hispanic
Genealogical Society of New York, Nuestra Herencia, received the
first place award in the category.
A team of three
judges rated the publications based on Content (60%) and Design (40%).
Content
criteria applied were:
Statement of
purpose posted/meets mission statement
Strong
genealogical content
Variety of
well-written, interesting feature articles
Strong
audience identification
Clear and
easily found identification of editor, organization, address, telephone
number, officers, etc.
Well written,
edited and proofed
Design ratings
were:
Harmony and
balance; continuity through each issue and between issues
Typography
appropriate to page design
Effective use
of graphics, white space, color, and paper
Organization
reflected in overall appearance
Archival Anecdotes received 278 points out of a possible 300. Nuestra
Herencia received 286 points.
The judges reviewed Archival Anecdotes issues June 2000 on African
American research and September 2000 on Jewish genealogy.
Editor, Arlene Jennings, received the award on behalf of the Friends of
the Archives at the opening session of the NGS Conference in the States in
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