The Christopher Crittenden Memorial Award was established in 1969 by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association in memory of C. Christopher Crittenden, longtime secretary-treasurer of the association and director of the State Department of Archives and History from 1935 to 1968. The annual award is presented to a person, organization, institution, or corporate body engaged in the study, writing, teaching, publication, preservation, restoration, or dissemination of knowledge pertaining to North Carolina history. The major criterion for the award is "adjudged performance in the advancement of North Carolina history."
The Crittenden Award committee consists of the president and immediate past president of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, as well as one member elected by the executive committee of the association. The director of the Office of Archives and History serves as an ex officio member.
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Crittenden Award Recipients |
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1970 |
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1971 |
Gertrude S. Carraway |
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1972 |
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1973 |
John E. Tyler |
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1974 |
Old Salem |
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1975 |
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1976 |
Joye Jordan |
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1977 |
H. G. Jones |
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1978 |
John Fries Blair |
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1979 |
no award given |
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1980 |
Hugh F. Rankin |
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1981 |
Memory F. Mitchell and Thornton W. Mitchell |
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1982 |
Henry Stroupe |
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1983 |
T. Harry Gatton |
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1984 |
David Stick |
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1985 |
Harley E. Jolley |
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1986 |
Guion Griffis Johnson |
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1987 |
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1988 |
Robert F. Durden |
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1989 |
Robert D. Douglas Jr. |
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1990 |
Mattie Erma Edwards Parker |
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1991 |
George E. London |
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1992 |
William N. Still |
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1993 |
Burton F. Beers |
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1994 |
Max R. Williams |
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1995 |
William S. Price Jr. |
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1996 |
Joseph F. Steelman and Lala Carr Steelman |
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1997 |
John L. Sanders |
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1998 |
Alan D. Watson |
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1999 |
Jerry C. Cashion |
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2000 |
Alexander R. Stoesen |
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2001 |
W. Keats Sparrow |
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2002 |
Willis P. Whichard |
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2003 |
Catherine Bishir and Michael Southern |
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2004 |
Holley Mack Bell and Clara Bond Bell |
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2005 |
Lindley S. Butler |
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2006 |
University of North Carolina Press |
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2007 |
Millie Barbee |
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2008 |
John Haley |
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2009 |
Tryon Palace Commission |
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2010 |
George and Carole Troxler |
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2011 |
Paul Escott |
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2012 |
Jeffrey J. Crow |
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2013 |
Freddie Parker |
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2014 |
William Rowland |
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2015 |
Frank Stephenson |
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2016 |
David S. Cecelski and Timothy B. Tyson |
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2017 |
Harry Watson |
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2018 |
Charlie Ewen |
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2019 |
Mike Hill |
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2020 |
Betsy Buford |
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2021 |
Robert G. Anthony Jr. |