Call for Papers: Editing for Non-Editors for MLA 2019

The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) invites abstracts for its sponsored session at the 2019 meeting of the Modern Language Association (MLA) in Chicago the first weekend of January. This meeting is concurrent with that of the American Historical Association. Our panel will address the question, “Why should non-editors understand […]

Gouverneur Morris Papers project and The University of Virginia Press are pleased to announce the publication of the final volume of the diaries of Gouverneur Morris!

The Gouverneur Morris Papers project and The University of Virginia Press are pleased to announce the publication of the final volume of the diaries of Gouverneur Morris. The volume begins in January 1799, shortly after Morris’s return to America after a decade in Europe, and ends a month before his […]

Lincoln Papers Seek New Director

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum seeks a new Director for the Papers of Abraham Lincoln. All applications must be received by December 17, 2017. The Director works under the Administrative direction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (ALPL) State Historian and manages the operations of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln directs, coordinates, and […]

Call for Submissions: Boydston Essay Prize

The Association for Documentary Editing invites nominations for the 2018 Boydston Essay Prize. The prize will be awarded to the best essay or review published between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2017, the primary focus of which is the editing of a volume of works or documents. The award […]

2017 Civil War Governors of Kentucky Symposium

The Kentucky Historical Society presents: 2017 Civil War Governors of Kentucky Symposium June 8 & 9 Join us as we bring together noted historians to help chart the future of 19th century historiography in the Upper South. Faculty and graduate students will have a rare opportunity to see new trends and […]

Call for Proposals: NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grants for Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives

NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grants Call for Proposals DIGITAL EDITION PUBLISHING COOPERATIVES The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation invite proposals for Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives. Working together, the Cooperatives will develop technical and human infrastructures to support the digital publication of documentary and scholarly editions and […]

CFP: ADE Session at MLA

CFP DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 20 MARCH Association for Documentary Editing Session Modern Language Association Convention 4-7 January 2018, New York City He Said WHAAT??!! Editing Oral Texts for Print Publication The Association for Documentary Editing invites proposals for a session about editing oral texts for print. We encounter oral texts […]