Bryn
Mawr College Library Special Collections
Bryn
Mawr College Library Special Collections
Seymour Adelman Book Collector's Prize
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Seymour Adelman, who was Honorary Curator of Rare Books at Bryn Mawr College, gave his own collection of books and manuscripts to the Bryn Mawr College Library in 1976. Adelman believed that students are often collectors without realizing it, and he established the Seymour Adelman Book Collector's Prize in 1979 in order to encourage students to think about their books in a new way. The prize was first awarded in 1980.
The annual contest takes place during the spring semester and is open to all registered Bryn Mawr College undergraduates. Each contestant submits a statement no longer than 500 words explaining the collection and how it was begun, and an annotated bibliographic list of the collection. Each entrant is asked to give a presentation to the judges and to show five examples from her collection.
The collection must be owned by the student. It may be on any subject, a single author or group of authors, and may include manuscripts and graphics. Evaluation is based on motivation, coherence of the collection, originality, accomplishment, and condition of the works entered. Monetary value is not a determining factor.
A previous winner may enter again only if a different collection is submitted. A previous non-winning entry may be submitted again, although the collection must show growth since the first entry.
The awards are presented on May Day. First prize includes a $500 award, and second prize includes a $250 award. Both prizes also include a copy of John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors. All contestants receive a student membership in the Friends of the Bryn Mawr College Libraries.
In 2006, for the first time, an additional prize is possible. The top prize
winner of the Adelman contest will be eligible for the first Collegiate Book
Collecting Championship, sponsored by Fine Books & Collections, with
a first place prize of $2500. See http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/contest/
for additional details.
For further information, please contact the Special Collections Librarian, Marianne Hansen.
Adelman, Seymour. The Moving Pageant: A Selection of Essays. Lititz,
Pennsylvania: Sutter House, 1977. Canaday
PS3551.D42 M6
Bernard, Phillipa, with Leo Bernard and Angus O'Neill. Antiquarian Books: A Companion for Booksellers, Librarians, and Collectors. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994. Canaday Ref Z326 .B47 1994
Carter, John. ABC for Book Collectors. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 1995. Canaday Z1006 .C37
Iacone, Salvatore J. The Pleasures of Book Collecting. New York: Harper & Row, 1976. McCabe Z987 .I15 1976
Michaels, Carolyn Clugston. Children's Book Collecting. Hamden, Conn.: Library Professional Publications, 1993. Canaday Z987.5.U6 M53 1993
Newton, A. Edward. The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1918. Canaday Z992 .N38 1924
Peters, Jean, editor. Book Collecting: A Modern Guide. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1977. Canaday Z987 .B68
Quayle, Eric. The Collector's Book of Books. New York: C. N. Potter,1971. Canaday f Z987 .Q34
The Collector's Book of Children's Books. New York: C. N. Potter,1971. Canaday f Z987 .Q342
Willmarth, Lewis. Collector's Progress. London: Constable & Co., 1952. Canaday Z989 .L5
Wilson, Robert A. Modern Book Collecting. New York: Alfred A.Knopf, 1980. Canaday Z987 .W49 1980
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Year |
Prize |
Name and Class Year |
Subject of Collection |
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1980 |
1st Prize |
Catherine E. Du Beau (1980) |
Eclectic |
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1st Prize |
Leslie Victoria Kurke (1981) |
Classical Studies |
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1981 |
1st Prize |
Pamela Carter (1982) |
Penguins |
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1st Prize |
Artemis Hionides (1982) |
Modern Greece |
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1982 |
1st Prize |
Ruth Herold (1982) |
Herman Melville |
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2nd Prize |
Saba Bahar (1984) |
Alexandria |
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2nd Prize |
Sara Baughman (1982) |
Illustrated Works |
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1983 |
1st Prize |
Eva Posfay (1984) |
Hungarian Poetry |
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1st Prize |
Hanna Rubin (1983) |
Classic Children's Books |
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1984 |
1st Prize |
Marion M. Gartner (1985) |
King Arthur |
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1985 |
1st Prize |
Anne J. Brownstein (1985) |
Poetry |
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1986 |
1st Prize |
Alice Elizabeth Krinsky (1988) |
Lewis Carroll |
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1987 |
1st Prize |
Genevieve Bell (1990) |
Australian Literature |
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1988 |
1st Prize |
Robin Bernstein (1991) |
Bibles and Religious Literature |
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1st Prize |
Heather Harwood (1988) |
Classical Studies |
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1989 |
1st Prize |
Elizabeth Knapp (1990) |
Folklore |
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1990 |
1st Prize |
Catherine Barriger (1990) |
Spanish Novels by Women |
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1st Prize |
Lorrie Kim (1990) |
Female Authors |
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1991 |
1st Prize |
Charlotte Troyanowski (1994) |
Historical Etiquette |
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2nd Prize |
Ina Warriner (1991) |
Souvenir Books about Finland |
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1992 |
1st Prize |
Leili Towfigh (1992) |
Baha'i Faith |
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2nd Prize |
Sara Rubin (1992) |
African and African-American Writers |
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1993 |
1st Prize |
Catherine C. Hoffman (1995) |
Lucy Maud Montgomery |
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2nd Prize |
Carrie LaSeur (1993) |
American West |
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2nd Prize |
Gretchen Maxeiner (1994) |
Latin Literature |
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1994 |
1st Prize |
Jennifer K. Jackson (1994) |
Preserving the Past |
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2nd Prize |
Melanie Evans (1997) |
Children's Books |
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2nd Prize |
Joanna Reiner (1995) |
Tea |
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1995 |
1st Prize |
Melissa Cohn (1997) |
Autograph Books |
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2nd Prize |
Gabrielle Costanzo (1997) |
Eclectic |
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1996 |
1st Prize |
Brenda Fishman (1998) |
Learning Languages |
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2nd Prize |
Jane J. Park (1996) |
Asian-American Literature |
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2nd Prize |
Sara Wakefield (1997) |
Fairy Tales |
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1997 |
1st Prize |
Robin Brenner (1999) |
Picture Books |
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2nd Prize |
Heather McLees (1998) |
Scottish History and Culture |
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3rd Prize |
Astrid Cook (1997) |
20th Century Books by Women |
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1998 |
1st Prize |
Virginia Hutton (2000) |
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2nd Prize |
Rebecca Silverman (2001) |
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3rd Prize |
Jill Baron (2000) |
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1999 |
1st Prize |
Elizabeth Scanlon (1999) |
Poetry |
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2000 |
1st Prize |
Ada Palmer (2001) |
Distopia |
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2nd Prize |
Virginia Hutton (2000) |
Ghost Stories |
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2001 |
1st Prize |
Elaine Massung (2004) |
Modern Fiction (firsts) |
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2nd Prize |
Jenny Lentz (2002) |
19th Century Writers |
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2nd Prize |
Amanda Pegg (2001) |
Science Fiction |
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2002 |
1st Prize |
Jenny Lentz (2002) |
Nancy Drew |
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2nd Prize |
Susannah Smith (2003) |
Edward Gorey |
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| 2nd Prize | Sally Lemmon (2003) | Hawai'i | |
| 2003 | 1st Prize | Susan Howson (2003) | Young Adult Classics |
| 2nd Prize | Laura Nuffer (2005) | Anthropology | |
| 2004 | 1st Prize | Lawral Wornek (2004) | Ballet |
| 2nd Prize | Molly Tamulevich (2007) | Unexplained Phenomena | |
| 2005 | 1st Prize | Elizabeth Kestler (2008) | Science Fiction / Fantasy |
| 2nd Prize | Joanna Karpinski (2005) | The Titanic | |
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| 2006 | 1st Prize | Melody Brandston (2008) | Juvenile Series Fiction |
| 2nd Prize | Meridel Newton (2006) | Anne McCaffrey |
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