Category: ADE
Job Announcement: Assistant Editor at the Papers of Clarence Mitchell, Jr.
Katy Gehred
Assistant Editor The Papers of Clarence Mitchell, Jr., and the NAACP Washington Bureau, SUNY College at Old Westbury Project Description: Clarence Mitchell, Jr., was to the NAACP’s legislative struggle what Thurgood Marshall was to the NAACP’s legal struggle, the defining and inspirational strategist and leader whose mission was to uphold […]
Call for Nominations: Boydston Essay Prize 2021-2022
Katy Gehred
The Association for Documentary Editing invites nominations for the 2021-22 Boydston Essay Prize. The prize will be awarded to the best essay or review published between January 1 and December 31 2020, the primary focus of which is the editing of a volume of works or documents. The award carries […]
Tribute to Jenn Steenshorne by Robb Haberman
Katy Gehred
This tribute to our late colleague Jennifer Steenshorne, by ADE treasurer and longtime Papers of John Jay editor Robb Haberman, was first published by the Columbia University Libraries. We thank Elizabeth Nuxoll for bringing it to our attention. The John Jay Papers Project, The Rare Book & Manuscript Library, and Columbia […]
National Humanities Alliance Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day
Katy Gehred
Registration is now open for the 2022 National Humanities Alliance Virtual Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day, to be held on March 14th & 15th. Each year, the NHA Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day present the prime opportunity for members of the Association for Documentary Editing to engage with […]
Call for Papers – The Society for Textual Scholarship 2022
Katy Gehred
The Society for Textual Scholarship 2022 conference will be hosted by Loyola University Chicago May 26-28, with the theme of “Cultural Mappings.” We seek to explore the multivalent ways that mapping as a mode of inquiry and a methodological tool in the field of textual scholarship makes visible the meanings […]
The Lyman H. Butterfield Award 2022: Call for Nominations
Katy Gehred
The Lyman H. Butterfield Award Committee seeks nominations for the award to be given in 2022. Since 1985, the Association for Documentary Editing has presented the Butterfield Award annually to recognize recent contributions in the areas of documentary publication, teaching, and service. Both senior and early-career scholars are eligible, as are projects and institutions. The award is granted in memoriam […]
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, Treasurer, Director of Publications, 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. You may forward your suggestions […]
The Pinckney Papers Project Publishes New Volume
Katy Gehred
The editors at the Pinckney Papers Projects are delighted to announce to the editing community the release/publication by the University of Virginia Press of Volume 3 of the Papers of the Revolutionary Era Pinckney Statesmen “Experienced Statesmen in War, Politics, & Diplomacy (1799–1811).” This 550-document volume of our born digital edition, part […]
Call for Nominations: Julian P. Boyd Award
Katy Gehred
First presented in 1981, the Julian P. Boyd Award commemorates Boyd’s commitment to excellence and the breadth of his scholarly interests. The Boyd Award is given every three years to a senior scholar in honor of distinguished contributions to the study of American history and culture. For more information about […]
Job Announcement: Assistant Editor at the Papers of Clarence Mitchell, Jr.
Katy Gehred
Assistant Editor The Papers of Clarence Mitchell, Jr., and the NAACP Washington Bureau, SUNY College at Old Westbury Project Description: The Papers of Clarence Mitchell Jr. Project, a nine-volume historical documentary edition, is seeking an assistant editor to continue work on completing in print and digitally the final three volumes. […]