Association for Documentary Editing
Established: 1978. Membership: 263. Annual dues: $60 Regular; $40 Retired; $15 Student; $100 Sustaining; $130 Sponsor; $250 Patron; $500 Benefactor.
Web site: http://documentaryediting.org/
Statement of Purpose: The purpose of the Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) is to serve as a professional association for its membership, which is comprised of historians, literary scholars, and other individuals with an interest in the editing of important historical documents (i.e. the papers, published works, and other records of significant individuals and groups). The ADE provides its members a forum for the exchange of ideas on editorial practices and standards. The editing of historical documents has been practiced in the United States for over two hundred years. Until the 1970s, however, when the ADE was established, little had been done to record and codify the methods documentary editors employed in their work. Before that time, editors embarking on new projects could find little to guide their efforts. The ADE is committed to the highest professional standards in transcription and editorial methodology, in annotation and conceptual indexing, in education and project management, and in the integration of new technologies into editorial practices. Documentary editors in the past focused their attention on traditional historical and literary figures and collections, such as the papers of the founding fathers, but as the profession has expanded, so have the subjects, which now encompass the sciences, medicine, philosophy, religion, and the arts. The majority of editing done on ADE-associated projects is carried out by university-based editors, researchers, and faculty members, and these projects often employ full-time staffs. Editors working on smaller or even solo projects, however, are also welcomed members of the Association. The ADE encourages support for the publication of our documentary heritage by working closely with federal agencies and other institutions that fund documentary editions and by educating legislators, administrators, scholars, and the general public about the enduring value of documentary editing.
Officers:
President:
Carol DeBoer-Langworthy
Email: CDBL@brown.edu
President-elect:
Philander D. Chase
Email: pdc7m@virginia.edu
Past President:
Susan H. Perdue
Email: ssh8a@virginia.edu
Secretary:
R. Darrell Meadows
Email: darrell.meadows@ky.gov
Treasurer:
John T. Fierst
Email: fiers1j@cmich.edu
Primary Contact
Director of Publications:
Jennifer E. Steenshorne
Email: jes2137@columbia.edu
Councilors-at-Large:
Ondine LeBlanc
Email: oleblanc@masshist.org
Constance Schulz
Email: cbschulz@bellsouth.net
Denton L. Watson
Email: watsond@oldwestbury.edu
Annual Meetings: The Association for Documentary Editing will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 9th through 11th. The meeting will be hosted by The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series. For more information check the ADE website www.documentaryediting.org
Publications:
Documentary Editing, 1979-2011, volumes 1 - 32.
Scholarly Editing: The Annual of the Association for Documentary Editing, 2012 - , volumes 33 - . The open-access, digital journal will
be available at http://scholarlyediting.org/Mary-Jo Kline and Susan H. Perdue. A Guide to Documentary Editing, 3rd ed. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008. Also available online at http://gde.upress.virginia.edu/
E-Version:
Text revisions by:
Elisabeth Grant 03/02/2012
