I Found It In The Archives! Contest
The L. Tom Perry Special Collections is proud to recognize Brooke Smith as the winner of our institutional I Found It In The Archives! contest. The competition is the first step in a larger program sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, and is designed to show how items and information found in the nation’s archives touch peoples’ lives. The winning essay, as well as those of the runner-ups, are below.
First Place
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Name: Brooke Smith Topic: Family folklore project |
Honorable Mentions
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Name: Jay Buckley Topic: Researching in the archives |
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Name: Melanie Bush Topic: Love of old movies |
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Name: Ashley Hasna Topic: Lewis Carroll publication |





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