2009 SCHOLARLY EDITIONS AWARDS
Division of Research Programs
Division of Research Programs
Announced: May 2009
The Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789-1791
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Charlene Bickford, Project Director
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Charlene Bickford, Project Director
The completion of volumes 18 through 20; preparation of volumes 21 and 22; and preparation of the electronic version.
On the web at http://www.gwu.edu/~ffcp/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $196,488 over a period of two years.
On the web at http://www.gwu.edu/~ffcp/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $196,488 over a period of two years.
The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Allida Black, Project Director
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Allida Black, Project Director
Preparation of volumes 2 and 3; editorial work on volume 4 and the accompanying web-based educational materials and mini-editions.
On the web at http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $300,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $300,000 over a period of three years.
The Selected Papers of Jane Addams
Duke University, Durham, NC
Mary Lynn Bryan, Project Director
Duke University, Durham, NC
Mary Lynn Bryan, Project Director
Preparation of volume 3 and the beginning of preparation for volume 4.
On the web at http://www.janeaddamsproject.org/
Outright Funds of $158,780 over a period of two years.
On the web at http://www.janeaddamsproject.org/
Outright Funds of $158,780 over a period of two years.
The Melville Electronic Library (MEL)
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
John Bryant, Project Director
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
John Bryant, Project Director
Creation of online Melville "critical archive" and the transcription, editing, and publication of the initial three Melville
works selected for inclusion on the website.
Outright Funds of $175,000 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $175,000 over a period of three years.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Clayborne Carson, Project Director
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Clayborne Carson, Project Director
Completion of volumes VII and VIII, and ongoing preparation for publication of volumes IX and X of the proposed 14-volume edition.
On the web at http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/kingpapers/index
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $309,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/kingpapers/index
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $309,000 over a period of three years.
The Papers of Andrew Jackson
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Daniel Feller, Project Director
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Daniel Feller, Project Director
Completion of work on Volumes 8 and 9 and the beginning of work on Volume 10.
On the web at http://thepapersofandrewjackson.utk.edu/
Outright Funds of $254,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://thepapersofandrewjackson.utk.edu/
Outright Funds of $254,000 over a period of three years.
The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman
Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
Walter E. Fluker, Project Director
Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
Walter E. Fluker, Project Director
Preparation for publication of Volumes II, III, and IV of the four-volume edition.
On the web at http://www.morehouse.edu:16080/leadershipcenter/howardthurman/index.html
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $140,000 over a period of one year.
On the web at http://www.morehouse.edu:16080/leadershipcenter/howardthurman/index.html
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $140,000 over a period of one year.
Records of Early English Drama (REED)
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Peter H. Greenfield, Project Director
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Peter H. Greenfield, Project Director
Editing and preparation for publication of the London Inns of Court and Civic London to 1558.
On the web at http://www.reed.utoronto.ca/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $175,000 over a period of two years.
On the web at http://www.reed.utoronto.ca/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $175,000 over a period of two years.
The Papers of Thomas A. Edison
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Paul B. Israel, Project Director
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Paul B. Israel, Project Director
Preparation for the print publication of Volumes 7 and 8 of the papers of inventor Thomas A. Edison, covering the
period of July 1883 through December 1887.
On the web at http://edison.rutgers.edu/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $350,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://edison.rutgers.edu/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $350,000 over a period of three years.
The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution and the Adoption of the Bill of Rights
University of Wisconsin, Madison
John Kaminski, Project Director
University of Wisconsin, Madison
John Kaminski, Project Director
Completion of work on the Rhode Island volumes 1 and 2, and preparation for publication of two North Carolina volumes.
On the web at http://history.wisc.edu/generalinfo/links/ratification_of_constitution_project.html and
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ratification/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $390,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://history.wisc.edu/generalinfo/links/ratification_of_constitution_project.html and
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ratification/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $390,000 over a period of three years.
The Letters of Charles Brockden Brown
University of Central Florida, Orlando
Mark L. Kamrath, Project Director
University of Central Florida, Orlando
Mark L. Kamrath, Project Director
Preparation of the letters of Charles Brockden Brown for print and digital publication.
On the web at http://www.brockdenbrown.ucf.edu/
Outright Funds of $170,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://www.brockdenbrown.ucf.edu/
Outright Funds of $170,000 over a period of three years.
The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger
New York University, New York, NY
Esther Katz, Project Director
New York University, New York, NY
Esther Katz, Project Director
The final stages of preparation of volume 3, and preparation of volume 4, the final volume of the print edition.
On the web at http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sanger/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $200,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sanger/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $200,000 over a period of three years.
The Brownings' Correspondence
Unaffiliated Independent Scholar, Winfield, KS
Philip Kelley, Project Director
Unaffiliated Independent Scholar, Winfield, KS
Philip Kelley, Project Director
Editing and preparation of annotations for 652 letters comprising volumes 19-22 of The Brownings'
Correspondence covering the period from April 1853 to August 1856.
On the web at http://www.browningguide.org/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $250,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://www.browningguide.org/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $250,000 over a period of three years.
The Spenser Project
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Joseph F. Loewenstein, Project Director
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Joseph F. Loewenstein, Project Director
Preparation, annotation, and digitization of Volumes 1 and 2 of the collected works of early modern British author Edmund Spenser.
On the web at http://spenserarchive.org/web_pages/about.html
Outright Funds of $185,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://spenserarchive.org/web_pages/about.html
Outright Funds of $185,000 over a period of three years.
The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant Association, Starkville, MS
John F. Marszalek, Project Director
Ulysses S. Grant Association, Starkville, MS
John F. Marszalek, Project Director
The preparation of the final, supplementary volume of the papers; an edition of the
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant; and planning for the preparation of an electronic version of the edition.
Outright Funds of $112,060 over a period of three years.
Outright Funds of $112,060 over a period of three years.
Freedmen and Southern Society Project
University of Maryland, College Park
Leslie S. Rowland, Project Director
University of Maryland, College Park
Leslie S. Rowland, Project Director
Preparation of volumes 6 and 7 of a documentary history of the transition from slavery to freedom in the American South, 1861-1867.
On the web at http://www.history.umd.edu/Freedmen/
Outright Funds of $126,226 over a period of one year.
On the web at http://www.history.umd.edu/Freedmen/
Outright Funds of $126,226 over a period of one year.
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin
American Council of Learned Societies, New York, NY
James A. Secord, Project Director
American Council of Learned Societies, New York, NY
James A. Secord, Project Director
Preparation for the print publication of Volumes 18-20 of the British naturalist Charles Darwin's correspondence, covering the years 1870-72.
On the web at http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $215,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $215,000 over a period of three years.
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
Duke University, Durham, NC
David R. Sorensen, Project Director
Duke University, Durham, NC
David R. Sorensen, Project Director
Preparation for print publication of volumes 37, 38, and 39 and online publication of volumes 36, 37, and 38 of the Collected Letters.
On the web at http://carlyleletters.dukejournals.org/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $210,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://carlyleletters.dukejournals.org/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $210,000 over a period of three years.
The Papers of James Madison
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
John C. A. Stagg, Project Director
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
John C. A. Stagg, Project Director
Preparation of volumes 1 and 2 in the Retirement Series; preparation of volumes 9 and 10 in the
Secretary of State Series; and preparation of volume 7 in the Presidential Series.
On the web at http://www.virginia.edu/pjm/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $275,000 over a period of two years.
On the web at http://www.virginia.edu/pjm/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $275,000 over a period of two years.
Adams Papers Documentary Editing Project
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston
C. James Taylor, Project Director
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston
C. James Taylor, Project Director
Preparation of volumes 15, 16, and 17 of the Papers of John Adams; preparation of volumes 10 and 11 of the
Family Correspondence; conversion of volumes 14 and 15 of the Papers and volumes 8, 9, and 10 of the Correspondence to digital format.
On the web at http://www.masshist.org/adams/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $450,000 over a period of three years.
On the web at http://www.masshist.org/adams/
Outright Funds and Offer of Matching Funds of $450,000 over a period of three years.