May 25, 2020
Congratulations to our graduating History majors on their senior essay prizes!
Veronica Boratyn
“The Public and Private Life of the New Haven Oyster: How property rights and legislation shaped the rise and fall of the oyster industry in New Haven, Connecticut, 1638-1900”
Advisor: Paul Sabin
Hegel Prize for the Best Essay on New Haven
Sophie Cappello
“Mayor Celentano’s New Haven: The Post-War City Before Urban Renewal, 1945-1953 or Contextualizing Nonna Cavaliere’s Neighborhood”
Advisor: Jay Gitlin
Hegel Prize for the Best Essay on New Haven
Heidi Katter
“Railroad Ties: Tracks to the White Earth and Red Lake Ojibwe Reservations, 1860s-1910s”
Advisor: Ned Blackhawk
William Horvath
“War on Narcotics”: Harry Anslinger, The Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and Senator Price Daniel’s Probe”
Advisor: Jennifer Klein
Percival W. Clement Prize
Steven Rome
“The Apostle of Dissent: J. Hendrix McLane’s Fight Against History in Post-Reconstruction South Carolina”
Advisor: David Blight
Sahaj Sankaran
“Ambassadors Extraordinary: Chester Bowles, B.K. Nehru, and Ambassadorial Agency in Indo-American Relations, 1961-1969”
Advisor: David Engerman
South Asia Council Senior Essay Prize
Arun Sharma
“Growth for the People: The MRTP Act and the Persistence of Economic Power”
Advisor: David Engerman
South Asia Council Senior Essay Prize