Papers of John Hancock
The Colonial Society of Massachusetts selected Jeffrey Griffith to curate, transcribe, and publish letters authored and received by John Hancock. In both printed and digital form, over 4,000...
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WWII Letters of John and Antoinette Serumgard
I am in possession of my parents’ WWII letters, approx. 1200 letters, most in their original envelopes. My father, John Serumgard, from Devils Lake, ND, served in the Army Corps of...
The American Founding Era (ROTUNDA digital editions)
Rotunda is the digital imprint of the University of Virginia Press, specializing in the publication of scholarly digital editions of historical and literary texts. The platform hosts a variety of peer-reviewed projects, providing access to primary source materials...
Matthew Prior Project
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 is a digital resource developed by Miami University, focusing on the pivotal events of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. The project offers a comprehensive overview of the convention’s proceedings, providing context and...
Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore is a digital project hosted by American University’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. The project aims to locate and publish letters exchanged between Presidents Zachary Taylor and...
James K. Polk Project
The James K. Polk Project is a scholarly initiative dedicated to locating and publishing the complete extant correspondence of James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States. The project has produced a comprehensive, annotated edition of Polk’s...
The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell
The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell is a comprehensive scholarly project undertaken by McMaster University, aiming to publish the complete works of philosopher and social critic Bertrand Russell. The project encompasses a wide range of materials, including...
Papers of James Madison
The Papers of James Madison is a nonprofit documentary editing project established to procure, edit, annotate, and publish the lifetime correspondence of James Madison, the fourth President of the United States and a principal architect of the U.S. Constitution....
New Netherland Project
The Online Publications section of the New Netherland Institute offers digitized translations and transcriptions of documents related to New Netherland, the Dutch colony that existed in the 17th century in what is now New York State. These publications include...
Papers of Abraham Lincoln
The Papers of Abraham Lincoln is a documentary editing project dedicated to identifying, imaging, transcribing, annotating, and publishing online all documents written by or to Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime (1809–1865). This comprehensive digital archive...
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.
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Grant News: National Endowment for the Humanities Notice of Funding Opportunity
Dear ADE Members, The National Endowment for the Humanities has released the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the...
ADE Updates and Congratulations
Dear members of the ADE community, Following the annual business meeting and virtual sessions that took place June 22–23, we...
Taylor-Fillmore Project 250th Blog Post
With the US semiquincentennial upon us, the Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore has published a new entry in...
Discovery of New Dickinson Documents Makes the NYT
The recent discovery of four new documents written by John Dickinson in 1775 has been reported by The New York Times. They offer...
