Hagley and Gomory Prizes awarded
News from the Hagley Museum and Library and the Business History Conference
Hagley Prize 2024
Hagley Museum and Library and the Business History Conference are pleased to announce the 2024 winner of the Hagley Prize: Margot Canaday, Princeton University, for her book, Queer Career: Sexuality and Work in Modern America, Princeton University Press, 2023. Hagley Museum and Library and the Business History Conference jointly offer the Hagley Prize awarded to the best book in Business History (broadly defined) and consists of an award of $2,500. The prize was awarded at the Business History Conference annual meeting held in Providence, Rhode Island, March 14-16, 2024.
The prize committee encourages the submission of books from all methodological perspectives. It is particularly interested in innovation studies that have the potential to expand the boundaries of the discipline. Scholars, publishers, and other interested parties may submit nominations. Eligible books can have either an American or an international focus. They must be written in English and be published during the two years (2023 or 2024 copyright) prior to the award.
Four copies of a book must accompany a nomination and be submitted to the prize coordinator, Carol Ressler Lockman, Hagley Museum and Library, PO Box 3630, 298 Buck Road, Wilmington DE 19807-0630, Email: clockman@hagley.org.
The deadline for nominations is November 30, 2024. The 2025 Hagley Prize will be presented at the annual meeting of the Business History Conference to be held in Atlanta, Georgia. March 13-15, 2025.
Ralph Gomory Prize 2024
2024 Ralph Gomory Prize of the Business History Conference was awarded to Sharon Murphy, Providence College, for her book, Banking on Slavery: Financing Southern Expansion in the Antebellum United States, The University of Chicago Press, 2023, at the Business History Conference held in Providence, Rhode Island, March 14-16, 2024.
The Ralph Gomory Prize for Business History (made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation) recognizes historical work on the effect business enterprises have on the economic conditions of a country in which they operate. A $5,000 prize is awarded annually. Eligible books are written In English and published two years (2023 or 2024 copyright) prior to the award. The 2025 Prize will be presented at the annual meeting of the Business History Conference to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, March 13-15, 2025.
Four copies of a book must accompany a nomination and be submitted to the Prize Coordinator, Carol Ressler Lockman, Business History Conference, PO Box 3630, 298 Buck Road, Wilmington, DE 19807-0630 USA. Email: clockman@hagley.org.
The deadline for submission is November 30, 2024.