Program

Research Programs: Scholarly Editions and Translations

Period of Performance

7/1/2006 - 8/31/2011

Funding Totals

$200,000.00 (approved)
$200,000.00 (awarded)


Papers of Gouverneur Morris: Diaries Project

FAIN: RQ-50218-06

New York Historical Society (New York, NY 10024-5152)
Melanie Randolph Miller (Project Director: November 2005 to February 2012)

Participating institutions:
New York Historical Society (New York, NY) - Applicant/Recipient
Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) - Participating Institution

Work to prepare two volumes of the diary of Gouverneur Morris. (36 months)

This project is the first step in an undertaking to publish the papers of Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), a Founding Father, major contributor to the Constitution, minister to France during the French Revolution, and U.S. Senator. There is no modern or complete publication of his papers. This project will make available valuable documentary material concerning the Revolutionary and early national periods. This part concerns Morris's diaries from 1794-98, which contain much material on American domestic and foreign policy and European affairs. Morris was a friend of Washington and Hamilton and his diaries reflect his correspondence with them. The project will result in an annotated letterpress edition and an online edition.





Associated Products

The Diaries of Gouverneur Morris: European Travels, 1794-1798 (Book)
Title: The Diaries of Gouverneur Morris: European Travels, 1794-1798
Author: Morris, Gouverneur
Editor: Editorial Assistant Elizabeth Hines
Editor: Miller, Melanie Randolph
Editor: Associate Editor Hendrina Krol
Abstract: This is the first volume published in a series of writings by Gouverneur Morris, one of the Founding Fathers, known as the "Penman of the Constitution."
Year: 2011
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/title/diaries-of-gouverneur-morris-european-travels-1794-1798/oclc/646405508&referer=brief_results
Primary URL Description: Worldcat entry.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Type: Scholarly Edition