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...
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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...
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 Engineers in both the European and Asian Pacific theaters 1942-1946. My mother,...
Martha Ballard Diaries
The Martha Ballard Diaries project presents the extensive daily journals of Martha Ballard (1735–1812), a midwife and healer in late 18th-century Maine. These handwritten diaries, spanning 27 years, offer a rare and detailed window into the life of a working woman...
Dolley Madison Papers
The Dolley Madison Papers editorial project offers an authoritative collection of the writings and correspondence of Dolley Madison (1768–1849), wife of President James Madison and an influential First Lady. Hosted by the University of Virginia Press via Rotunda,...
Dolley Madison Archive
The Dolley Madison Archive complements the editorial papers by providing a comprehensive digital resource on Dolley Madison’s life and legacy, hosted by the University of Virginia’s Center for Digital History. This archive includes digitized letters, personal...
Elizabeth Montagu Letters
The Elizabeth Montagu Letters project, based at Swansea University, digitizes and publishes the correspondence of Elizabeth Montagu (1718–1800), a prominent 18th-century British social reformer, patron of the arts, and leading figure in the Bluestocking Circle. Her...
The Papers of Martha Washington
The Martha Washington Papers Project is an initiative aimed at collecting, transcribing, and annotating all existing letters to and from Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington and the first First Lady of the United States. Hosted by the Washington Papers...
The Mary Baker Eddy Papers
The Mary Baker Eddy Papers project offers digitized access to the correspondence, sermons, and personal writings of the founder of Christian Science. Housed at the Mary Baker Eddy Library, this collection illuminates Eddy’s religious thought, organizational...
Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
This critical documentary edition offers a chronological and thematic selection of the writings of Stanton and Anthony, major leaders of the 19th-century women’s rights movement. The volumes draw from correspondence, speeches, and organizational records, detailing...
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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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...
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...
