Author: Erica Cavanaugh
Job Announcement: Editorial Assistant, Adams Papers & Publications Departments, Massachusetts Historical Society
Erica Cavanaugh
Description The Massachusetts Historical Society seeks a full-time Editorial Assistant to work with its Adams Papers and Publications departments. An independent research library and major repository of American manuscript materials, the Society was founded in 1791 to collect, preserve, and make available resources for the study of American history. Since […]
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 and the Editing of Historical Documents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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Internship Opportunities with the Office of the Historian at the Department of State
Erica Cavanaugh
The Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State offers unpaid internship opportunities during the fall and spring academic terms, as well as during the June-August summer period. These internships are governed by the Department of State’s student internship program and are available to graduate students and undergraduates […]
Job Announcement: Theodore Roosevelt Center Digital Library Coordinator/Archivist
Erica Cavanaugh
Location: Dickinson, North Dakota Closing Date: 05/24/2018 Institution: Dickinson State University – website TITLE: Theodore Roosevelt Center Digital Library Coordinator/Archivist SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Digital Library Coordinator and Archivist leads the development and maintenance of the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library, by facilitating acquisition of materials for addition to the digital library and creating (and supervising others […]
Job Announcement: The Papers of James Madison Seeks A 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 assistant/associate editor rank. Applicants should either have a doctoral degree or be on track to receive the doctorate by the time duties are commenced. The doctoral degree should be […]
Job Announcement: NEH-Funded Research Associate Vacancy
Erica Cavanaugh
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) is a state agency and membership organization that is fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The KHS mission is to educate and engage the public through Kentucky history in order to confront the challenges of the future. The Kentucky Historical Society seeks a […]