Call for Papers – ADE 2019: Evidence! and the Editing of Historical Documents
Erica Cavanaugh
The Association for Documentary Editing invites proposals for sessions at the organization’s annual meeting in Princeton, N.J., June 20–22, 2019. At this year’s meeting, we are eager to discover and discuss the ways in which documentary editors interact with evidence—unearthing it, stumbling over it, negotiating how best to represent it, […]
Survey – Digital Edition Platforms and Tools
Jennifer Stertzer
Are you currently publishing a scholarly digital documentary edition? Or perhaps in the planning stages, evaluating options and thinking about platform features and design? We are interested in learning more about the tools and platforms in use or under review – as well as what editors look for when evaluating […]
James K. Polk and His Time: A Conference Finale to the Polk Project
Erica Cavanaugh
The program is out and registration is open for “James K. Polk and His Time: A Conference Finale to the Polk Project”! Join us in April to celebrate the completion of the James K. Polk Project. Begun in 1958, the project is about to finish its fourteen-volume letterpress and digital […]
The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant Digital Edition
Erica Cavanaugh
The University of Virginia Press and Rotunda Announce The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant Digital Edition August 2018; Charlottesville, VA: Ulysses S. Grant never intended to make a career in the military, much less go into politics, but he ended up commanding the U.S. forces in perhaps the most important […]
Historic! ~ ‘Hits’ and ‘Lits’ to Meet in Chicago—and ADE Will Be There
Jennifer Stertzer
Historic! ~ ‘Hits’ and ‘Lits’ to Meet in Chicago—and ADE Will Be There This year, for the first time, the Modern Language Association and the American Historical Association are meeting simultaneously in Chicago for their annual inter/national conferences. If you’ll be in the warm city of Chicago the first weekend […]
The Papers of Andrew Jackson Online
Erica Cavanaugh
The Papers of Andrew Jackson project at the University of Tennessee is pleased to announce that the latest volume, Volume X:1832, published in 2016, has been added to the University of Virginia Press Rotunda digital edition at http://www.upress.virginia.edu/content/papers-andrew-jackson-digital-edition. This edition offers advanced features, including cross-searchability with the large Rotunda stable of […]
Publication of Papers of Martin Van Buren, Series 1
Erica Cavanaugh
The Papers of Martin Van Buren project at Cumberland University recently published its first series of 634 documents. These documents, which encompass the period of 1 January 1825-3 March 1829, witnessed the conclusion of Van Buren’s career in the U.S. Senate, his brief gubernatorial tenure in New York, and his […]
Job Announcement: Assistant or Associate Editor, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
James P. McClure
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson in the History Department at Princeton University seeks an Assistant or Associate Editor to join its staff. In partnership with Princeton University Press, the project’s team of editors is preparing the full, authoritative, printed and electronic edition of Jefferson’s public and private papers through his […]
Confronting the Complexities of Digital Publication: A Glimpse into the ADE Seminar on Critical Issues
nwasmoen
By: Katie Blizzard, Communications Specialist at the Papers of George Washington and the respondent for this year’s Seminar on Critical Issues at the ADE Annual Meeting in Olympia, WA. In late June, numerous textual-editing scholars will travel to Olympia, Washington, to attend the Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) Annual Meeting. […]
Project News – The Papers of the Revolutionary Era Pinckney Statesmen
Jennifer Stertzer
The Papers of the Revolutionary Era Pinckney Statesmen digital edition is pleased to announce that Dr. Marty Matthews has joined us this month as an Associate Editor. Dr. Matthews received his PhD from the University of South Carolina in American History in 2001. His dissertation on Charles Pinckney, one of […]