Editing Education

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Camp Edit

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) funds an annual Institute for the Study of Historical Editing. Known informally as "Camp Edit," the Institute is held in Madison, Wisconsin for one-week in June. For application materials and the latest information on Camp Edit, see the Institute information page.

NHPRC Fellowships

The NHPRC also offers one-year post-graduate fellowships in Historical Editing. The host site for the NHPRC Fellowship varies from year to year. For the latest information and application materials see the Fellowship information page.

University Programs

The techniques of documentary editing are taught at the following universities, and through practical training at editing projects and through specialized fellowships. There are also numerous graduate and undergraduate programs in Public History and Applied History that offer courses in documentary editing. If you would like your program to appear on this page, please contact the ADE webmaster.

• Louisiana State University, School of Library and Information Science
• Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), The Institute for American Thought, offers a Program in Professional Editing
• New York University, Department of History, Archives and Public History Program
• Arizona State University, Scholarly Publishing Program
• The Editorial Institute at Boston University offers a program in editorial methods and techniques. Students are encouraged to focus on a variety of topics (history, art, music, literature, religion, etc.) and to work with different types of materials such as manuscripts and letters from special collections. Emphasis is placed on developing and publishing a special edition from the research.
• George Mason University, MA in History, Concentration in Applied History
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• North Carolina State University
• University of North Carolina - Charlotte