Passing of Betty Nuxoll
The ADE is saddened to learn of the loss of Elizabeth “Betty” Nuxoll. The longtime editor of The Papers of John Jay and an ADE stalwart, Betty earlier contributed to The Papers of Robert Morris...
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Announcing the Publication of James Selkirk’s Revolutionary War Memoir
Robb K. Haberman has edited for publication a little-known Revolutionary War memoir written by James Selkirk (1757-1820), a Scottish immigrant who came to New York and served over seven years in...
Emma Goldman Papers To Receive Hamer-Kegan Award
The Emma Goldman Papers will receive the 2014 Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award. The Hamer-Kegan Award is given by the Society of American Archivists Foundation in recognition of an archivist, editor, group of individuals, or institution that has...
OAH Revises Standards for Contingent Employment of History Faculty
Thanks to Ann D. Gordon’s suggestions, the Organization of American Historians Committee on Part-Time, Adjunct, and Contingent Employment revised its standards to include non-teaching positions, such as editing. These changes were recently approved by the OAH...
Fall 2013 E-newsletter now available!
The issue features news, a look back at the Annual Meeting in Ann Arbor, project summaries from editors who attended the 2013 Summer Editing Institute, and more! To read, click...
Search for Lincoln Papers at the National Archives Threatened
The Washington Post reported that the Abraham Lincoln Papers might be forced to cease its search for Lincoln documents at the National Archives, due to funding shortages. The article focuses on the impact that the funding shortage will have on the Lincoln...
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...
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...
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...
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Documentary Editing as Resistance: A Round Table at NCPH 2027
As a field concerned with making historical evidence both available and accessible, documentary editing has long been understood...
Call for Nominations: The 2026 Lyman H. Butterfield Award
The Lyman H. Butterfield Award Committee seeks nominations for the 2026 award. Since 1985, the Association for Documentary...
New Volume of Collected Letters of Mary Todd Lincoln Underway
A new volume of the Collected Letters of Mary Todd Lincoln is currently underway under the auspices of the Lincoln Studies...
The Adams Papers Hiring Three Assistant / Associate Editors
The Adams Papers editorial project at the Massachusetts Historical Society seeks up to three full-time assistant or associate...
