Echoes in the First Person
Echoes in the First Person is a narrative documentary‑editing podcast that restores overlooked historical figures to the center of their own stories through first‑person performance, archival...
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coloniaLab
coloniaLab is a workshop for the collaborative editing of manuscripts and rare books related to early Latin America. We seek to produce accurate and accessible versions, and we also reflect on...
Viola Muse Digital Edition
The Viola Muse Digital Edition (VMDE) presents the notes and drafts prepared by Viola B. Muse (1898-1981), who worked from 1936 through 1939 as an interviewer and writer in the Negro Writers Unit of the Florida Federal Writers Project in Jacksonville, Florida. The...
Editing the Eartha M.M. White Collection
Editing the Eartha M.M. White Collection is a collaborative digital public history project based at the University of North Florida (UNF). We publish selected materials related to the life and work of African American businesswoman, philanthropist, and activist Eartha...
The Papers of Julian Bond
The Papers of Julian Bond is a digital project dedicated to preserving and making accessible the papers of Julian Bond (1940–2015), a prominent civil rights leader, politician, and educator. Hosted by the Center for Digital Editing, the project provides free access to...
Marcus Garvey Papers Project
The MGPP program at UCLA’s African Studies Center focuses on the legacy of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). It examines Garvey’s historical significance as a leader within the broader African and African‑American struggle for...
African American Religion: A Documentary History
The African‑American Religion: A Documentary History Project (AARDOC), based at Amherst College and founded in 1987, aims to produce a multi‑volume printed history of African‑American religious experience, published by the University of Chicago Press. Its online...
Frederick Douglass Papers
The Frederick Douglass Papers Project collects, edits, and publishes the writings of Frederick Douglass—including speeches, letters, autobiographies, and newspaper contributions—in both printed volumes and an online database. The online collection, hosted alongside...
Freedmen and Southern Society Project
The Freedmen and Southern Society Project, established in 1976 at the University of Maryland, produces a documentary history of emancipation during the Civil War and early Reconstruction (1861–1867) through firsthand voices of freed African‑Americans, former...
The Association for Documentary Editing
The ADE brings historical documents to life by helping editors preserve, interpret, and share important records from the past with the public.
Recent Posts
Call for Proposals: Symposium On Students in Documentary Editing and Recovery Work
Symposium On Students in Documentary Editing and Recovery WorkCall for Proposals | Virtual Symposium | April 16, 2027The...
Passing of John Stagg
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...
Passing of Mary Hackett
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...
Sharon Ritenour Stevens Prize, 2026
The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) invites applications for its annual prize in honor of Sharon Ritenour Stevens...
