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Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

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Ade Committees 1991-92

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

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John Dewey: The Editor's Appreciation, Jo Ann Boydston

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

When John Dewey was born in 1859, there were in this country some men, and a few women, who were philosophers, teachers of philosophy, and students of philosophy, but these people could not teach or study American philosophy because there was no body of thought that could be called "American philosophy." Half a century later, we did have an identifiable "American" philosophy and much that is distinctive about it we owe to John Dewey. In fact, by 1920, when Dewey was sixty-one years old, Morris Raphael Cohen was able to say, "John Dewey is unquestionably the one preeminent figure in …

Making The Illegible Intelligible: Review Of The Letter Book Of James Abercromby, Colonial Agent: I75i-I773. Edited By John C. Van Horne And George Reese., C. James Taylor

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

The letter book along with his other papers and books remained in the possession of the Abercromby family for almost a century after his death. In the early 1870S London booksellers purchased the collection and from there items were sold and dispersed. A note in the letter book dates its presentation by the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution to the State Library and Archives as 22 February 1919, Jon Kukla's foreword to the edition notes that while the manuscript has been available to scholars for seventy years, its usefulness has been limited because "its scrawled text [is] virtually indecipherable" …

Documentary Editing, Volume 14, Number 1, March 1992

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

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Documentary Editing, Volume 14, Number 1, March 1992--Front Matter

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St. Columba, Cassiodorus, And Julian Boyd: Some Lessons To Learn About Metaphor, Frank G. Burke

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Somewhere, in my picaresque wanderings through the culture palaces of Washington, where I occasionally was assigned the role of Praetorian Guard over the nation's historical treasures, I acquired a copy of a curious speech delivered by Julian Boyd to the meeting of the Society of American Archivists in Annapolis on 13 October 1939.

A Future For Documentary Editions: The Historical Documents Study, Ann D. Gordon

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

No one doubted the wisdom of gathering information about current use of historical sources when the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the American Council of Learned Societies launched the Historical Documents Study two years ago. The Commission would learn more about the context for its own decisions to support projects that publish and preserve historical documents. True to its mission to lead and educate in matters of the nation's documentary heritage, the Commission would also inform other agencies and individuals responsible for similar decisions affecting historical sources and research.

But a counterclaim disturbed the unanimity. Within and around …

Frank Norris, Decadent Humorist: The 1897 Version Of "The Joyous Miracle", Joseph R. Mcelrath Jr., Gwendolyn Jones

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

The once-popular "Joyous Miracle" is now a distinctly minor short story in the canon of Frank Norris. First given separate publication in England and the United States as a Christmas giftbook in 1906, it was then being recycled for its earning potential as a seasonal offering; for it had already appeared as an 1898 Christmas piece in McClure's Magazine under the title "Miracle Joyeux." Norris's contemporaries held it in high regard: for example, the New Orleans Times-Democrat found the McClure's version a "charming sketch" and praised its author for succeeding with a difficult-to-handle theme-difficult because its featured character was the …

In Search Of The Private George Washington : Review Of David Humphreys' "Life Of General Washington" With George Washington's "Remarks." Edited By Rosemarie Zagarri., Philander D. Chase

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Did anybody ever see Washington naked?" Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in 1858. "It is inconceivable. He had no nakedness, but, I imagine, was born with his clothes on and his hair powdered, and made a stately bow on his first appearance in the world." Generations of Americans have viewed "the father of their country" in much the same light. So monumental is the figure of George Washington on the stage of American history, so stoic are the virtues commonly attributed to him, and so stiff and dignified is his persona in death as in life that one can scarcely conceive of …

A Message From The President, David R. Chesnutt

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Joel Myerson and I have been working together for more than a decade now-drawn together by our common interests in scholarly editing and publishing. We have put together panels and sessions at various professional meetings, worked together on workshops, put together grant proposals, and helped each other in a variety of less formal ways. Our regular luncheons give us a chance to keep up with what's going on in our respective fields, as well as the local scene at our university. They also provide a sounding board for ideas.

Project News

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

When copies of new editions are not available for inspection, the editors of Documentary Editing attempt to verify the accuracy of listings for the "Project News" section by checking sources such as publishers' catalogs, Books in Print, or the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) network. These sources, however, are sometimes incomplete or inaccurate. Project editors can help to assure that their volumes are accurately reported by sending publication information or review copies to Documentary Editing.

A Summary: The Ade Annual Meeting Sessions, Chicago, Illinois, 18-20 October 1991

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Fakes and Forgeries, Chair: Michael E. Stevens--The ACLS-NHPRC Historical Documents Study: Implications for Editors, Ann D. Gordon & Barbara B. Oberg--The Editors' Appreciation: George Washington and John Dewey, Chair: J. A. Leo Lemay--Editing African Historical Sources, Chair: Roger B. Beck

Women's Interest Network

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

The seventh annual Women's Interest Network (WIN) breakfast was held 19 October 1991 at the ADE convention. Because the meeting was held in Chicago, the WIN steering committee chose a program featuring Chicago women's networking.

The Association For Documentary Editing Treasurer's Report

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Income--Expenses--Julian P. Boyd Award Fund--

Newsletter Of The Association For Documentary Editing, Volume 5, Number 1, February 1983.

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

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Realities Of The Sermon: Some Considerations For Editors, Wilson H. Kimnach

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

The word "sermon" derives from the Latin sermo, indicating a talk or discourse. That definition endures, with the historical narrowing of the term to the proselytizing public addresses of representatives of religious faiths. Metaphorically, of course, the term is applied to any exhortation of a more or less formal nature that resembles such homiletical efforts. The important point is that the sermon is an event in time that inevitably terminates when the oral discourse ends. As Richard Weaver has observed, "every speech which is designed to move is directed to a special audience in its unique situation"; I ultimately, this …

F. B. Sanborn And The Editing Of Thoreau, Joel Myerson

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

One of the most rapacious editors of nineteenth century American literary figures was Franklin Benjamin Sanborn (I831-1917). When he moved to Concord in the mid-1850s, Sanborn began making friends with all the major Transcendentalists. As Theodore Parker's literary executor (though Parker's widow prevented him from editing anything) and a friend of Bronson Alcott and Henry David Thoreau, he had access to their journals and manuscripts. But, as an editor, Sanborn left much to be desired: he often transcribed incorrectly, left out much material, and invented new material to suit his purposes. Perhaps the most famous example of Sanborn's editorial technique …

Textual Criticism And Composition Research, Patrick Scott

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

It's a commonplace among textual bibliographers that the questions they ask and answer apply across many different disciplines. As Fredson Bowers long ago argued, "No matter what the field of study, the basis lies in the analysis of the records in printed or in manuscript form."l Not just in high literature, but in history, philosophy, and the history of science, modern bibliographical editing is widely recognized as indispensable. Yet in bibliography's, and Professor Bowers', own traditional fiefdom, the English graduate program, one area has been almost totally neglected. Whereas twenty-five years ago, it was students of modern literature, especially the …

Newsletter Of The Association For Documentary Editing, Volume 5, Number 2, May 1983.

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

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Optical Scanning And Cindex: Tools For Creating A Cumulative Index To The Laurens Papers, David R. Chesnutt

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

When the Papers of Henry Laurens project published its first volume in 1968, computers were still very much the domain of our scientific colleagues. Only a handful of humanists like Wilhelm Ott in Germany and Eric Boem in the United States had begun to realize the computer's potential for eliminating some of the drudgery associated with publishing scholarly materials. Today, computer assistance has become the sine qua non for almost every large-scale edition. Older editions like the Laurens Papers have had to automate their procedures gradually-moving step-by-step to replace traditional methods with computer-assisted methods.

The Laurens Papers began that process …

Dangerous To Documentary Editing: Copyright Office Report On Section 108, Michael J. Crawford

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Ever since the 1976 copyright act went into effect, the Copyright Office has been interpreting the paragraphs that apply to library and archival reproduction of copyright protected works in a way that could impair the ability of documentary editing projects to collect previously unpublished sources. In a report transmitted to Congress on 5 January this year, the Copyright Office has recommended that its interpretation be enacted into law. A brief explanation of the copyright law as it applies to unpublished written works will put the Register's report in context and illucidate the danger it poses.

Single-Editor Editions From Manuscript: The Journals Of Theodore Parker, Carol Johnston

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Anyone who undertakes to edit a text must necessarily make some basic decisions about the nature of that text and the purpose of the final edition. The editorial plan on which this edition is based was derived from a series of premises on the nature of the Parker manuscripts and on my purpose in editing them. The journal manuscripts are massive, encyclopedic documents rendering Parker's thought coherently, if not always according to strict grammatical usage. They are private, unpublished documents written in a hand that is cramped and difficult to read, and the manuscript pages are complicated by unformed words, …

Newsletter Of The Association For Documentary Editing, Volume 5, Number 3, September 1983.

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

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Computer-Assisted Document Control For Editorial Projects, Paul Machlis

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Effective organizing and indexing of historical and literary texts are essential to the work of documentary editing. Card files, typed lists, and computer printouts help us count and classify documents and provide access to materials by date, subject, owner, and other features. In doing so, they offer editors some control over the tens of thousands of documents that form each of the editions. Maintaining tools of document control is not our central work, but it is prerequisite to the publication of accurate and thoroughly annotated texts.

The following remarks concern the use of computers at four projects to produce instruments …

On Editing Old French Texts, Mary B. Rutgers

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

As I understand it, a major focus of our discussion this afternoon is to be the problem of writing a manual on editing for an audience that is-to say the least-not in agreement on a single best method of editing texts. By way of approaching the problem of "orthodoxy" in Old French textual criticism, let me describe how Alfred Foulet and I came to write our manual as we did, the readers we had in mind, and the reactions our work evoked. The manual, On Editing Old French Texts, was published in 1979 by the Regents Press of Kansas.

Newsletter Of The Association For Documentary Editing, Volume 5, Number 4, December 1983.

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

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Some Reflections On The Soft Money Generation, Charles T. Cullen

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

When I reflect on the state of our association after five years of existence I am pleased at what I see. We have been forced by circumstances to mature early-ours was a baptism by fire and I think we have succeeded. The hopes expressed at our organizational meeting in St. Louis in 1978 and the goals set by the first councils have been realized in a short period of time. Our membership has grown steadily and increasing numbers of people have attended our annual meetings to exchange information and ideas and to participate in the program. The editing guide called …

Booker T. Washington: The Labyrinth And The Thread, Louis R. Harlan

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

l am living proof that an editor can be a biographer. Whether an editor should be a biographer, or vice versa, depends on the person and the subject. I cannot speak for everyone faced with that dilemma, but for me as editor and biographer the double life proved that much richer. As a biographer focusing on the thread of biographical narrative I had the advantage of collaborating with an editor, a co-editor, and a corporal's guard of editorial researchers who explored the geography of the labyrinth-the historical context, the principal associates of my central figure, and even what Tom Clark …

Jonathan Edwards' A History Of The Work Of Redemption, John F. Wilson

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

As a historian of religion, I appreciate the opportunity to present this discussion of a very particular editing assignment I have lived with for some years. Needless to say, this experience has increased my respect for those whose primary profession is close editorial work on texts. As a consequence, I offer these brief comments with a vivid sense of being essentially a layman in the field of editing who has tried to come to terms with its demands. Let me summarize the very special issues present in this project, and then turn to indicate the elements of the solution that …