Invitation to Nominate Candidates for the ADE Council
Katy Gehred
The ADE nominating committee seeks advice, informal suggestions, and formal nominations of candidates for the offices of President-Elect, Secretary, Director of Publications, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, and Councilor-at-Large. Self-nominations are also welcome. In making suggestions, please be sure you have received assurances from nominees of their willingness to serve. […]
Job Announcement: Mary Baker Eddy Papers Seeks Part Time Transcription Verifier/Transcriber
Katy Gehred
The Mary Baker Eddy Papers seeks to hire a part-time Transcription Verifier/Transcriber. This position focuses on verifying transcriptions and transcribing for the Mary Baker Eddy Papers, in its work of annotating and digitally publishing correspondence, sermons, and other documents related to Mary Baker Eddy. The work for this position […]
New Primary Source Resource for K-12 Teachers
Katy Gehred
The Massachusetts Historical Society has released History Source, a free digital collection of primary source documents from their collection, with intention of promoting the learning of U.S. History. The MHS describes the site as “a free, easy-to-use resource hub for K–12 social studies, ELA, and civics classrooms.”
Project Announcement: The Papers of William Short
Katy Gehred
The Institute for Southern Studies at the University of South Carolina announces The Papers of William Short, a born-digital documentary edition focusing on Virginian William Short (1759-1849), who was a U.S. diplomat and fiscal agent in Europe, a successful businessman and philanthropist in the United States, an early advocate of […]
Call for Papers: The Association for Documentary Editing 2023
Katy Gehred
The Association for Documentary Editing 2023 Theme: Modalities of Text and Editing Call for Papers The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) will meet in person, for the first time in four years, on June 22–25, 2023. The conference will be held in Washington, DC, and most sessions, streamed live online, […]
Deadline Extended to 30 November for Ritenour Stevens Prize
Katy Gehred
The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) invites applications for its annual prize to documentary editors and students at midpoint of a project relating to the interests of the late Sharon Ritenour Stevens. Preference is given to persons working on women in uniformed military service or in various military support services […]
Job Announcement: Historian/Editor for the North Carolina Civil War Roster Project
Katy Gehred
The Historical Publications Office of the North Carolina Office of Archives & History seeks to hire a historian/editor for the NC Civil War Roster Project. This work is an inventory of the state’s Civil War troops which first went to press in 1966 and is currently in its twenty-second volume. […]
Job Announcement: Associate Editor, The Papers of Martin Van Buren
Katy Gehred
The Papers of Martin Van Buren seeks an associate editor for a three-year NEH-funded appointment, at an annual salary of $55,000. The successful candidate will verify transcriptions and produce annotations, appendices, and indices for The Selected Papers of Martin Van Buren print edition, as well as assist the University of […]
UVA Press Names New Director
Katy Gehred
Eric Brandt has been appointed the new director of the University of Virginia Press. Learn more about his appointment here: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/news/eric-brandt-named-as-uva-press-director
Submissions Welcome for Sharon Ritenour Stevens Prize, 2023
Katy Gehred
The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) invites applications for its annual prize to documentary editors and students at midpoint of a project heavily dependent on documentary editing and document sources. Preference is given to persons working on women in uniformed military service or in various military support services (such as […]