Scholarly Editions and Translations 2018
American Musicological Society
Project Director: Dr. Andrew Kuster
New York, NY
Music of the United States of America (MUSA)
Preparation for publication of five volumes in the series Music of the United States of America. (36 months)
Bard College
Project Director: Dr. Aaron Glass
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Transcription and Translation of Franz Boas's Kwakwaka'wakw Field Notes for a Critical Edition of His 1897 Monograph
Preparation of print and digital translation-editions of anthropologist Franz Boas’s field notes on the Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) North American peoples. (12 months)
Connecticut College
Project Director: Prof. Bruce Kirmmse
New London, CT
The Journals and Notebooks of Danish Philosopher Søren Kierkegaard
Preparation for print publication of Volume 11, tome 2 (the final volume) of the journals and notebooks of the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), an English-language version of his unpublished writings. (12 months)
Duke University
Project Director: Prof. David Sorenson
Durham, NC
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
The preparation for print publication of volumes 46, 47, and 48 of the Collected Letters of English author Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) and his wife, Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801-1866), and publication of volumes 45-47 in an existing online archive. (36 months)
Emory University
Project Director: Dr. Jesse Karlsberg
Atlanta, GA
Sounding Spirit: Scholarly Editions of Southern Sacred Music, 1851–1911
Preparation of print and digital editions of five volumes of American Protestant music from several traditions, including gospel, spirituals, lined-out hymn singing, and shape-note music. (36 months)
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus
Project Director: Prof. Sandra Spanier
University Park, PA
The Letters of Ernest Hemingway
Preparation for publication of Volumes 5, 6, and 7 of a scholarly edition of 6,000 surviving letters of American author Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961). (36 months)
Princeton Theological Seminary
Project Director: Dr. Darrell Guder
Princeton, NJ
The Lectures and Essays of Twentieth-Century German Theologian Karl Barth, from the Years 1905 to 1921
Preparation for print publication in three volumes of English translations of the lectures and essays from the years 1905-1921 of the German theologian Karl Barth (1886-1968). (36 months)
Princeton University
Project Director: Dr. James McClure
Princeton, NJ
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
Preparation for publication of volumes 45 through 50 of the multi-volume edition of the Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) presidential papers. (12 months)
Purdue University
Project Director: Dr. Daniel Smith
West Lafayette, IN
The Seminars of Twentieth-Century French Philosopher Gilles Deleuze
Preparation for online publication of English translations of seminar lectures given by the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995). (36 months)
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Project Director: Dr. Cathy Hajo
Mahwah, NJ
Jane Addams Papers Project
Preparation for publication of an online digital edition and print publication of volume 4 of the papers of social reformer and political activist Jane Addams (1860-1935). (24 months)
Stanford University
Project Director: Dr. Clayborne Carson
Stanford, CA
Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Preparation for publication of volumes 8 and 9 of the papers of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), covering the years 1962-1964. (12 months)
University of California, Berkeley
Project Director: Dr. Robert Hirst
Berkeley, CA
Mark Twain Project
Preparation for print and digital publication of three volumes of works by Mark Twain: The Innocents Abroad, San Francisco Writings, and Pudd’nhead Wilson; Volume 7 of his letters; and completion of necessary upgrades to the search engine and image database of the Mark Twain Project Online (MTPO). (24 months)
University of Chicago
Project Director: Mr. Garrett Kiely
Chicago, IL
The Works of Giuseppe Verdi
Preparation for publication of two volumes of the complete works of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and editorial work on seven additional volumes. (12 months)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Project Director: Dr. Mauro Nobili
Urbana, IL
Restoring the African Past: A Synoptic Edition and Translation of Two West African Arabic Chronicles (17th–19th Centuries)
Preparation for print publication of a synoptic edition and English translation of two West African Arabic chronicles that chart the end of the great West African empires in the 17th century and the emergence of Islamic theocracies in the 19th century. (24 months)
University of Maryland, College Park
Project Director: Prof. Leslie Rowland
College Park, MD
Freedmen & Southern Society Project
Completion of editorial work on volume 8 and start of work on volume 9 of the nine-volume series, Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867. (36 months)
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Project Director: Dr. Benjamin Johnson
Boston, MA
The Corpus Xolotl Project: Indigenous History and Performance in Aztec and Colonial Texcoco, Mexico
Preparation for digital and print publication of the Corpus Xolotl, a series of 16th-century Aztec manuscripts from Tetzcoco, Mexico that depict important developments in the rise of the Aztec empire. (36 months)
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Project Director: Dr. Andrew Jewell
Lincoln, NE
The Complete Letters of American Writer Willa Cather
Work on the final stage of an online, open access edition of the complete correspondence of American novelist Willa Cather (1873-1947). (36 months)
University of Oregon
Project Director: Dr. Michelle Jacob
Eugene, OR
Anaku Iwacha (The Way It Was): A New Edition of Yakama Legends and Stories
Preparation for print and ebook publication of a scholarly translation and edition of 46 historical narratives and legends of the Yakama Tribal communities. (12 months)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Project Director: Prof. Daniel Feller
Knoxville, TN
The Papers of Andrew Jackson: A Documentary Edition
Preparation for publication of volumes 11, 12, and 13 of the papers of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh president of the United States. (36 months)
University of Virginia
Project Director: Dr. Holly Shulman
Charlottesville, VA
A Born-Digital Documentary Edition of the Letters of Dolley Payne Todd Madison
Preparation for digital publication of the papers of Dolley Madison (1786-1849), wife of the fourth president, James Madison. (24 months
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Project Director: Dr. John Kaminski
Madison, WI
The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution and the Adoption of the Bill of Rights
Preparation for publication of two volumes on the ratification of the United States Constitution in North Carolina, three supplemental volumes, and three volumes on the ratification of the Bill of Rights. (36 months)