The Lawrence W. Levine Award is an annual book award made by the Organization of American Historians

Organization of American Historians

The Organization of American Historians , formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history. OAH's members in the U.S...

 (OAH). The award goes to the best book in American cultural history. The award is named for Professor Lawrence W. Levine

Lawrence W. Levine

Lawrence William Levine was an American historian. He was born in Manhattan and died in Berkeley, California.-Life:...

, President of the OAH 1992-1993, who wrote extensively in the field. A committee of 5 members of the OAH, chosen annually by the President, makes the award. The winner receives $1000.

The Awards

Year	Winner	Affiliation	Title
2008	Daniel R. Mandell	Truman State University Truman State University Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri, United States and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 6,000 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 Graduate programs. It is located in Kirksville in...	Tribe, Race, History: Native Americans in Southern New England, 1780-1880
2009	Peggy Pascoe Peggy Pascoe Peggy Ann Pascoe was an American historian. She was the Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History and Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon. She earned a B.A. from Montana State University in 1977, an M.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in 1980, and a Ph.D. at Stanford...	University of Oregon University of Oregon -Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...	What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America
2010	Kathleen M. Brown	University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...	Foul Bodies: Cleanliness in Early America
2011	Heather Murray	University of Ottawa University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...	Not in This Family: Gays and the Meaning of Kinship in Postwar North America