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Butterfield Award Committee

Notice

The Lyman H. Butterfield Award committee—Beverly Wilson Palmer, Joel Myerson, and Chuck di Giacomantonio—solicits nominations for a recipient of the award in 2012. This award is presented annually by the Association for Documentary Editing to an individual, editorial project, or institution for notable contributions in the areas of documentary publication, teaching, or service. A list of past recipients of this award can be seen at:

http://www.documentaryediting.org/about/past_recipients.html#butterfield

Nominations should be made by letter. Supporting letters from members of the Association are encouraged. All materials should reach the committee chair by 16 March 2012, sent either by e-mail or by post.

Send nominations to:

Beverly Wilson Palmer
History Dept., Pomona College
550 N. Harvard Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
bwp04747@pomona.edu

Purpose
The Committee is responsible for selecting the recipient of the Lyman H. Butterfield Award, presented annually to an individual, project, or institution for recent contributions in the areas of documentary publication, teaching, and service. The award is granted in memoriam of Lyman Henry Butterfield, whose editing career included contributions to The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, the editing of the Adams Family Papers, and publishing The Letters of Benjamin Rush.

Membership
Beverly Wilson Palmer, chair
Joel Myerson
Chuck di Giacomantonio

Current Charge
Selecting the 2012 recipient of the award.

Meetings
The Committee consults by mail, telephone and e-mail.

Previous award recipients.