Registration is open for the American Historical Association Annual Meeting
Jennifer Stertzer
Join us in Denver on January 5-8, 2017, for the 131st Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association. The meeting offers four days of the latest scholarship, professional development, and unparalleled networking opportunities for historians in all fields and professions. Preregister now (rates increase on December 16) Book your hotel (AHA discounted rates of $119 per […]
Sanger Papers Project Completes 4-Volume Book Edition
Erica Cavanaugh
We are pleased to announce the publication of ‘Round the World for Birth Control, 1920-1966, the fourth and final volume of The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger has been published by the University of Illinois Press. The 720-page volume addresses Sanger’s least studied activities from her groundbreaking advocacy of birth […]
Call for Papers – The Association for Documentary Editing
Paul B. Israel
Call for Papers – The Association for Documentary Editing Thinking about Users and Uses of Documentary Editions Buffalo, New York, June 22-24 June 2017 2017 Program Committee: Paul Israel, Chair; Tony Curtis, Cathy Moran Hajo, Jennifer Steenshorne The Association for Documentary Editing invites proposals for sessions at the organization’s annual […]
American Historical Association Annual Meeting: Registration Now Open
Erica Cavanaugh
Registration is open for the American Historical Association Annual Meeting Join us in Denver on January 5-8, 2017, for the 131st Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association. The meeting offers four days of the latest scholarship, professional development, and unparalleled networking opportunities for historians in all fields and professions. Preregister now (rates increase on December […]
The Papers of James Madison: Faculty Editor
Erica Cavanaugh
The Papers of James Madison at the University of Virginia invites applicants for the position of a faculty editor, at the level of assistant or associate editor. Candidates should have an outstanding record of research in the area of diplomatic and political history of the early American republic (ca. 1783-ca. […]
Journal of the Text Encoding Initiative – Issue 9, 2016
Erica Cavanaugh
The recent issue of the Journal of the Text Encoding Initiative (Issue 9, 2016) includes an article titled “Towards a Model for Encoding Correspondence in the TEI” which is relevant to those involved with documentary editing. It provides recommendations on encoding letters with critical metadata, highlights the importance of the Model Editions Partnership, […]
Jane Addams Papers Project: Part-Time Assistant Editor Position
Cathy Moran Hajo
The Jane Addams Papers Project is seeking a part-time Assistant Editor to help work on the preparation of Volume 4 of the Selected Papers of Jane Addams. The position is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is renewable year-by-year dependent on funding. The Selected […]
Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition Seek Graduate Research Associates 2016-2017
Jennifer Stertzer
The Kentucky Historical Society seeks eight Graduate Research Associates (GRAs) familiar with 19th century United States history to write short informational entries for the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition (CWG-K). GRAs will receive a stipend of $5,000 each and can work remotely from their home institutions. Each GRA will annotate […]
Assistant Editor, Washington Papers
Erica Cavanaugh
The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at George Washington’s Mount Vernon seeks applicants for the position of Assistant Editor of the Papers of George Washington documentary editing project. The editor will work full-time at the Washington Library within the editorial system and under the […]
Editorial Assistant Position, Adams Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society
Jennifer Stertzer
The Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society seeks a full-time editorial assistant to begin work in fall 2016. Since its establishment in 1954, the Adams Papers has published fifty volumes of the diaries, letters, and other writings of the Adams family of Massachusetts; currently, we publish two series, Adams […]