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Editing historical documents : a handbook of practice

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Title:
Editing historical documents : a handbook of practice
Author:
Stevens, Michael E.
ISBN:
9780761989608

9780761989592
Personal Author:
Stevens, Michael E.
Publication Information:
Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, c1997.
Physical Description:
264 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Series:
American Association for state and local history book series
Series Title:
American Association for state and local history book series
General Note:
"Published in cooperation with the American Association for State and Local History, the Association for Documentary Editing, and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin."
Contents:
Ch. 1. What, Why, How, and for Whom? -- Ch. 2. Selection and Arrangement of Documents -- Ch. 3. General Principles of Transcription and Proofreading -- Ch. 4. Transcription: Types of Sources -- Ch. 5. Presenting the Text -- Ch. 6. Principles of Annotation -- Ch. 7. Forms of Annotation -- Ch. 8. Special Issues of Access and Indexing -- Ch. 9. Front and Back Matter.
Subject Term:
Editing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Manuscripts -- Editing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

History -- Sources -- Publishing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Added Author:
Burg, Steven B.
Added Corporate Author:
American Association for State and Local History.

Association for Documentary Editing.

State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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