2016 Arrington Mormon History Lecture Includes Writing Contest
Patty Limerick will offer the 2016 Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. at the Logan LDS Tabernacle, 50 N. Main Street, Logan. Area university students are encouraged to entire the associated writing competition.
In addition to attending the Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture, local and regional college and university students can also enter the lecture’s writing competition.
This year’s lecture is presented by noted historian and author Patty Limerick Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. at the Logan LDS Tabernacle, 50 N. Main Street, Logan. The title of her lecture is “Hair-Raising Tales from the Department of the Interior.”
The Arrington writing competition encourages a continuation of Leonard Arrington’s scholastic tradition and legacy. Cash awards totaling $1,750 are presented to the top three students who submit essays based on the lecture.
Students must attend the lecture where official entry forms are available, and then complete an essay. Lecture notes should be submitted along with a 2,500-word essay related to the lecture, including a one-page lecture synopsis. A minimum of two outside research sources, including books, articles, newspapers or primary documents must be included in a bibliography (not part of the 2,500 words). The essay topic should relate to the lecture topic but can expand or create new connections. The writing style can be expository, persuasive or reflective, but not fiction. Submission deadline is Friday, Dec. 9, 5 p.m., and entries can be dropped off at Special Collections and Archives, Room 035 in the Merrill-Cazier Library. Students not studying on the USU campus can mail entries to: Arrington Writing Contest, Special Collections and Archives, 3000 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-3000. Call USU’s Special Collections and Archives with any questions, (435) 797-2663. No entries will be accepted after the deadline date and time.
The writing contest and lecture are sponsored by Utah State University’s Special Collections and Archives Division, University Libraries; the Leonard J. Arrington Lecture and Archives Foundation; the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Utah State University.
Prizes for the writing contest may not be awarded if no submissions are deemed worthy.
Contact: Brad Cole, (435) 797-8268, brad.cole@usu.edu
Writer: Patrick Williams, 435-797-1354, patrick.williams@usu.edu
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