This document forms part of the East Florida Papers, a collection of records from the Second Spanish Period (1784-1821) in Florida held today at the Library of Congress. Following the stipulations of a royal decree from 1776 regulating marriage, Guillermo (William)...
On June 27, 1903, the ground-breaking African American writer of fiction, Charles Chesnutt, sent letters to both W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Chesnutt had a long-standing friendship with Washington, but he aligned in thought more with Du Bois who...
The case is an appeal heard before the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, the highest court in Massachusetts prior to the American Revolution. The case originated in the Charlestown Inferior Court when Phoebe Tufts sued Thomas Welch for slander and...
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Symposium On Students in Documentary Editing and Recovery WorkCall for Proposals | Virtual Symposium | April 16, 2027The...
The ADE is saddened to learn of the loss of John C. A. Stagg on October 31. John Stagg was hired as editor-in-chief of the...
The ADE is saddened to learn of the loss of Mary Hackett on October 23. Mary Hackett joined the staff of the Papers of James...
The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) invites applications for its annual prize in honor of Sharon Ritenour Stevens...
