Job Announcement: Assistant Editor, The Adams Papers

The Adams Papers editorial project at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston seeks a full-time assistant editor to begin work in fall 2021. Since its establishment in 1954, the Adams Papers has published 55 volumes of the diaries, letters, and other writings of the Adams family of Massachusetts; currently, we […]

Job Announcement: Assistant Editor, The Papers of Abraham Lincoln

The Papers of Abraham Lincoln seeks two assistant editors to begin work in October 2021.  The Papers of Abraham Lincoln is a documentary editing project dedicated to identifying, imaging, transcribing, annotating, and publishing online all documents written by or to Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime (1809-1865).  This born-digital project is […]

Job Announcement: Assistant Editor, Papers of Roger Brooke Taney

The Papers of Roger Brooke Taney seeks a full-time assistant editor to begin work in September 2021. This is a new, born-digital project, currently approaching completion of its first volume, The Bank War. The project is one of four selected for inclusion in the launch of the Primary Source Cooperative […]

Job Announcement: Editor of Publications, Colonial Society of Massachusetts

The Colonial Society of Massachusetts is seeking to hire a new Editor of Publications. Founded in 1892, the Colonial Society’s central mission is to publish authoritative editions of a diverse array of documents and other resources, in both print and digital forms, related to the early history of Massachusetts from […]

Internship Opportunity with the Theodore Roosevelt Center

Remote Digital Cataloging and Review/History Internships The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University is seeking interns to participate in the cataloging of historical documents in the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. The goal of the Center is to serve scholars, tourists, teachers, curious citizens, and students of all ages as […]

Jane Addams Papers Seeks German translator

As we head into the World War I years, Jane Addams’ life and her letters go international! We are looking for an editor familiar with German and early 20th century handwriting to work on a document-by-document basis translating German-language documents. At present we have only a handful, letters by women […]