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| Albert B. Corey Prize | |
|---|---|
| Name | Albert B. Corey Prize |
| Awarded for | Outstanding work in Canadian-American history |
| Presenter | American Historical Association; Canadian Historical Association |
| Country | United States; Canada |
| Year | 1927 |
Albert B. Corey Prize The Albert B. Corey Prize is a biennial award administered jointly by the American Historical Association and the Canadian Historical Association that recognizes outstanding historical scholarship on Canada–United States relations, North American history, and cross-border studies. The prize honors work published in English or French and has been awarded to scholars whose books, articles, or edited collections advance understanding of transnational themes involving figures such as John A. Macdonald, Abraham Lincoln, Wilfrid Laurier, Theodore Roosevelt, and topics connected to events like the War of 1812, the American Civil War, and the Northwest Rebellion.
Established in 1927, the prize emerged from collaboration among members of the American Historical Association, the Canadian Historical Association, and regional groups such as the Ontario Historical Society who sought to promote study of Canada–United States relations, Atlantic trade, and cross-border migration. Early recipients included historians associated with institutions like Harvard University, University of Toronto, McGill University, and Yale University, reflecting intellectual networks that connected scholars interested in figures such as Sir John A. Macdonald, Abraham Lincoln, William Lyon Mackenzie King, and topics tied to the Treaty of Ghent and the Rush–Bagot Treaty. Over decades the prize adapted to historiographical shifts influenced by scholars from the University of British Columbia, the University of Minnesota, the University of Chicago, and the London School of Economics, addressing themes from diplomatic history linked to the Monroe Doctrine and the Truman Doctrine to social history informed by studies of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Irish diaspora, and Chinese immigration to Canada.
Eligibility criteria stipulate that nominated works must be scholarly monographs, edited volumes, or major articles published by presses such as Oxford University Press, University of Toronto Press, Cambridge University Press, or university presses affiliated with Columbia University; authors typically hold appointments at universities like Princeton University, University of Michigan, Queen's University, or research institutes such as the Canadian Institute for Historical Research. Submissions must focus on themes within Canada–United States relations or comparative studies involving figures such as Louis Riel, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Stephen Harper, and events like the St. Lawrence Seaway development or the Quiet Revolution. Works in English or French are accepted, and nominations may be made by members of the American Historical Association or the Canadian Historical Association, including editors at periodicals such as the Journal of American History, the Canadian Historical Review, and the Diplomatic History journal.
A biennial committee composed of members appointed by the American Historical Association and the Canadian Historical Association oversees adjudication, drawing on scholars from universities including McMaster University, Dartmouth College, University of Alberta, and Cornell University. The committee solicits nominations, consults reviewers with expertise in subjects like transnational history, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, and uses deliberation procedures modeled on other prizes such as the Bancroft Prize and the Pulitzer Prize advisory panels. Administrative duties are shared between secretariats at the AHA headquarters and the CHA office; ceremonial announcements are often made at conferences like the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association and the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Recipients have included historians affiliated with major institutions: authors from Harvard University, Oxford University, University of Toronto, Columbia University, and McGill University whose works dealt with personalities such as John A. Macdonald, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Mackenzie, Lester B. Pearson, and events like the Reciprocity Treaty debates, the Fenians incursions, and the Great Depression. Prize-winning titles have been published by Princeton University Press, University of Chicago Press, University of British Columbia Press, and McGill-Queen's University Press and examined border issues tied to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Transcontinental Railroad, and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
The prize has shaped scholarship on Canada–United States relations by incentivizing comparative studies that connect themes from the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil Rights Movement, and twentieth-century diplomacy involving Winston Churchill-era conferences and postwar arrangements linked to the United Nations. Awarded works frequently influence curricula at institutions such as Queen's University, University of Ottawa, Yale University, and McMaster University, and inform public history projects at museums like the Canadian Museum of History and the Smithsonian Institution. The prize also interacts with funding and recognition mechanisms at agencies like the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities by highlighting exemplary transnational research.
Comparable or related recognitions include the Bancroft Prize, the John K. Fairbank Prize, the Leo Gershoy Award, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Cundill History Prize, and national prizes administered by organizations such as the Royal Society of Canada, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Institutional prizes at presses and universities, including accolades from University of Toronto Press, the Laurentian Library, and departmental awards at Harvard University and University of British Columbia, often intersect with the Corey prize in honoring work on Canada–United States relations and North American transnational history.
Category:Academic awards Category:History awards Category:Canadian–American relations