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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Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is a comprehensive digital edition published by the University of Virginia Press. This project collects and...
Zebulon Baird Vance Papers
The Zebulon Baird Vance Papers are housed in the North Carolina Digital Collections and encompass a wide range of materials related to Vance's life and career. Vance served as a congressman, governor, and U.S. senator, and his papers include early letters from his...
The Winthrop Papers Digital Edition
The Papers of the Winthrop Family is a collection hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society, focusing on the Winthrop family of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The collection includes the papers of John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay...
Papers of John Marshall
The Papers of John Marshall is a comprehensive digital edition published by the University of Virginia Press. This project offers a fully searchable online collection of the complete extant correspondence and selected judicial opinions of John Marshall, the fourth...
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...
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...
John Jay Papers
The Selected Papers of John Jay is a seven-volume scholarly edition of John Jay's correspondence and writings, published by Columbia University Libraries. The project aims to provide a comprehensive selection of significant public and private documents written or...
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....
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
Program Available for ADE Virtual Business Meeting and Sessions, June 22-23, 2026
Association for Documentary Editing Virtual Business Meeting, Sharon Ritenour Stevens Prize Session, and America 250 Sessions...
Papers of Andrew Jackson: Hiring an Assistant Editor-Research Assistant Professor
The Papers of Andrew Jackson at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville seeks a Research Assistant Professor of History to serve...
Martin Van Buren and the 250th Anniversary of the United States: A Symposium April 8-10, 2027
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Papers of Martin Van Buren wants to reflect on...
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...
