The J. Eugene Smith Library hosted its annual Library Research Awards Ceremony on May 13. This year's winner was English major Madeleine Orwick '26 for her archival research uncovering the story of Sarah Willie Layton, a Black woman who became a church and community leader in the decades following the Civil War.
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