musical practices of Native Americans on hundreds of wax cylinders and in important books, is awarded for the most significant article-length publication in English. The prize, which includes a sum of $500, was first given in 1988 and was awarded every second year thereafter to 2009, when it became an annual award. The Frederick Selch Award, named for an important collector of American musical instruments who was a founding member and second president of AMIS, was established in 2004 to honor the best student paper presented at an annual meeting of AMIS. The prize, which includes a sum of $250, is awarded at the discretion of a committee appointed by the AMIS president. The William E. Gribbon Memorial Award, named for a woodwind collector and longtime AMIS member, was established in 1989 to encourage and enable students to attend the annual meetings of AMIS. The award consists of a student membership in AMIS for one year and substantial financial support for travel and lodging. Applicants must be aged thirty-five years or under, be enrolled as full-time undergraduate or graduate students in accredited academic programs, and have career interests that relate to the purposes of AMIS. Bibliography Carolyn Bryant: "'In the Beginning'—The Early Days of the American Musical Instrument Society," Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society 33 (2007), 162-239 American Musical Instrument Society: 2008-09 Membership Directory and Handbook External links The American Musical Instrument Society The Galpin Society Music organizations based in the United States Organizations established in 1971 1971 establishments in the United States Music organizations by instrument