Editing historical documents : a handbook of practice

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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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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
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Summary

This volume is aimed both at more experienced editors, who may wish to skip over the advice offered in the introduction, as well as at those who are new to the craft and want to know how to begin work on publishing historical documents of interest to them.