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Prêmio de Memorial John Sessions
2022-Nash Photo Collection of the Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections. Among the photographs is documentation of Guadalupe (Lupe) Gamboa and Michael Fox who were arrested for attempting to alert farm workers of the right to organize—a case that went to the Washington State Supreme Court. This case secured the right for organizers to visit labor camps.2021-Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. "For its proactive efforts to reflect a more representative working-class history of the Pacific Northwest through its practices to address representation gaps in occupational communities, racial and ethnic groups, women, LGBTQ+ workers, and other historically marginalized communities. For its collaborative oral history project documenting workers in the Covid-19 pandemic."2020-Labor Collections of the Archives and Special Collections of the UAA/APU Consortium Library. (University of Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Pacific University). "For their consolidation of access to extensive archival materials relating to the history of labor and labor relations in Alaska and their support of the Alaska labor community in which one out of every 5 workers is a member of a union,the Labor Collections of the Archives and Special Collections of the UAA/APU Consortium Library was unanimously selected.2019- No Award.2018. The Iowa Labor Collection and Iowa Labor History Oral Project, State Historical Society of Iowa.2017. The East Side Freedom Library (ESFL),an independent library located in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood of St. Paul, Minn. The ESFL has successfully built relationships with organized labor and community groups that facilitate the empowerment, learning, and engagement of working people. It is located in a former Carnegie Library.2016. The Center for Labor Education and Research,University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu “The mission of the labor archive at the Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR) is to preserve labor history materials for future generations, protect the artifacts and make them accessible for public use, and defend the importance of working class history.”2015. Calcasieu Parish Library System in Louisiana. For Southwest Louisiana Workforce Research Guide.2014. Local History and Genealogy Department of Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (Ohio). For outreach efforts to local labor unions, the special labor collection, exhibits and displays of the area and national labor movement, and of the Rogowski-Kaptur Labor History Room, which houses materials with a focus on Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan labor history but also includes materials on national labor history.2013. Labor Archives of Washington. University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.2012. San Francisco State University Labor Archives and Research Center. J. Paul Leonard Library 2011Russell Library, Middletown, Connecticut, Business & Career Programs.2010Murray-Green Library at Roosevelt University, Chicago2009Wirtz Labor Library U.S. Department of Labor.A statement issued by the library expressed gratitude and appreciation for the distinction: “The U.S. Department of Labor’s library, established in 1917, is one of the oldest Cabinet-level libraries. As we plan for the library’s centennial, our recent efforts have been to strengthen and revitalize the library and its services – and to provide and promote the library’s resources to a wider universe of customers. As we build upon our rich history, it is our great pleasure to accept the 2009 John Sessions Memorial Award.” 2008The Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Union Affairs, Wayne State University 2007James B. Carey Library-Rutgers, School of Management and Labor Relations. Part of the Rutgers University Libraries system 2006Joan Cassidy - New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) headquarters librarian for creating the Albert Shanker 'Where We Stand' database."2005Bridgeport (CT) Public Library's Historical Collection. Mary K. Witkowski, head of the Historical Collection, accepted the award on behalf of the Bridgeport Public Library. Local labor history, an oral history project with audio and transcripts on-line, and a curriculum created with the help of area teachers. " The library has done a great service to the community of Bridgeport by making available a part of their working class history to the world."2004Ruth A. Haas Library, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Conn.2003Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library2002The Web Design Group for the Allegheny County Labor Council2001Duane G. Meyer Library, Southwest Missouri State University2000Lodi Memorial Library of Lodi, New Jersey1999Libraries for the Future1998The Institute of Industrial Relations Library1997Englewood (NJ) Public Library1996Metropolitan Detroit Professionals Library, UAW Local 22001995Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries and Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, Labor History Collection, Butte, Montana1994Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University1993Texas Labor Archives, University of Texas at Arlington1992National Association of Letter Carriers, Information Center, Washington, D.C.1991Department of Archives and Special Collections, Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio1990Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, Minnesota1989Citizens Library (Peter G. Sullivan, Director), Washington1988Southern Labor Archives, Georgia State University1987Lorain (Ohio) Public Library1986Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York1985Birmingham (Alabama) Public Library1984Jackson-George Regional Library System, Pascagoula, Mississippi1983State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library1982Wagner Labor Archives/ Robert F. Wagner Archives, New York University