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 offering a glimpse of Washington society during the Polk years. Elizabeth Dixon was the niece of Margaret Bayard Smith and is remembered in history as Mary Lincoln’s friend who witnessed Lincoln’s death at the Petersen House.
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...
