The ADE & the 250th: Call for Participation
The Association for Documentary Editing's Semiquincentennial Committee (“SemiCom”) is coordinating the ADE's commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding. As announced in...
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ADE Membership Survey
As part of the ADE Strategic Planning Committee's annual goals, we are interested in hearing from the membership about what the ADE means to them and what aspects of the ADE are the most valuable...
Guide to Documentary Editing, 3rd ed. Released in Open Access Form
News from David Sewell: Following agreement among the ADE Council, the UVA Press, and the book's authors, the online version of Mary Jo Kline & Susan Holbrook Perdue's "A Guide to Documentary Editing" (3rd edition) is now available to all as an open-access...
Publication of the Founders Online Announced.
From the White House Blog: What was the original intent behind the Constitution and other documents that helped shape the nation? What did the Founders of our country have to say? Those questions persist in the political debates and discussions to this day, and...
Editors and Editions Profiled in the National Press
Suddenly, editors are in the news! Check out the article on Jeff Looney and the Thomas Jefferson Retirement Project at Monticello that appeared in yesterday's Washington Post. Then see the article on the Willa Cather edition that was published today in the New York...
Diary and Autobiographical Writings of Louisa Catherina Adams Published
The Diary and Autobiographical Writings of Louisa Catherina Adams, Volumes 1 and 2: 1778–1849. Edited by Judith S. Graham, Beth Luey, Margaret A. Hogan, and C. James Taylor. Harvard University Press, 2013 (ISBN: 9780674058682). The Adams saga takes a stride through...
Look for Caroline W. Van Deusen’s article in “White House History”
Caroline W. Van Deusen, Project Archivist with E-Archives and new ADE member will publish an article, "The Diary of Elizabeth Dixon" in the March 2013 issue of White House History. The article describes the life of a young mother and wife of a junior congressman...
Chuck Hobson Completes Edition of St. George Tucker
Past ADE president Chuck Hobson has completed work on his edition of St. George Tucker’s Law Reports and Selected Papers, 1782-1825 (3 vols., Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture), and its publication will be celebrated by a reception at the...
Marc Rothenberg Named President of Society for History in the Federal Government
Marc Rothenberg, formerly of the Papers of Joseph Henry, and now at the National Science Foundation, is the president of the Society for History in the Federal Government for 2012-2013. The Society was founded in 1979 in Washington, DC, to advance the unique...
Kate Lynch Awarded English Language Fellowship at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Kate Lynch was named the 2012-2013 English Language Fellow at the Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in Burdur, Turkey. Kate's grant is from the U.S. Dept. of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Her duties include teaching, presentations at conferences,...
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REVISED CFP–Remote Conference ADE 2025
The Association for Documentary Editing 2025 Theme: Editing for Access: Audiences and Technologies REVISED CFP–REMOTE CONFERENCE...
Call for Nominations: The 2025 Lyman H. Butterfield Award
The Lyman H. Butterfield Award Committee seeks nominations for the 2025 award. Since 1985, the Association for Documentary...
ADE Call for Council Nominations (2025)
Dear Colleagues: The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) Nominating Committee requests advice, informal suggestions, and...
Job Announcement: North Carolina Governor’s Papers Project
The North Carolina Office of Historical Publications and Digital Editions is seeking an editor for the North Carolina Governor's...
