Archival research on the history of early drama in Northumberland, England, as part of the Records of Early English Drama series.
 

I seek a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship in order to continue my research in primary source documents for performances in Northumberland, England, from the earliest surviving manuscript evidence to the closing of the theaters by Parliament in 1642. The Records of Early English Drama (REED) Project has commissioned me to make a thorough search, to gather and edit all extant primary source documentary evidence of drama, minstrelsy, performance and public ceremony in England before 1642 from the private collections and public records offices throughout Northumberland, in archives that maintained an economic or political relationship with civic authorities or patrons in Northumberland, and in repositories to which records have been transferred. In addition to scholarly papers and articles that will be prepared throughout the course of this project, the end products will include the final hard copy volume of the REED series and a digital version of the Northumberland records.

I propose to research, transcribe, and edit all evidence of dramatic, ceremonial, and minstrel activity prior to 1642 in West Kent for publication in the Kent (Diocese of Rochester) volume in the series Records of Early English Drama (REED). I will examine borough records, monastic records, churchwardens' accounts, household accounts, and ecclesiastical and civil court records; transcribe any payments for, or descriptions of, dramatic performance; and edit these transcriptions, complete with introduction, explanatory notes, and translations, for publication in the REED series.

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To edit all records pertaining to dramatic activity in England from the early medieval period up until 1642.

To support continuing work by American scholars on the RECORDS OF EARLY ENGLISHDRAMA (REED), an edition of archival materials pertaining to the history of themedieval English theater.

To support the continuing work of American editors on an edition of historical records pertaining to the medieval English theater.

To support the preparation of an edition of the records of public entertainment, principally drama, in the West Riding of Yorkshire from the beginnings to 1642.

To support the preparation of an edition of the records of drama and other public entertainment in the British Isles from their beginnings to 1642.

To support the continuing preparation of an edition of the records of early English drama from its beginning to 1642, the start of the English Civil War.

Editing and preparation for digital publication of the Records of Early English Drama volumes for Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Yorkshire North Riding collections. (36 months)

Lafayette College seeks funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to: 1) bring to born-digital publication two new collections of medieval and Renaissance dramatic records for the southern region of England: the counties of Berkshire, edited by Alexandra F. Johnston, and Hampshire, edited by Peter Greenfield and the late Jane Cowling; and 2) to prepare the Wiltshire collection, edited by Rosalind C. Hays and C.E. McGee for publication, with additional editorial work to be done for the Yorkshire North Riding collection, edited by David N. Klausner. These projects further demonstrate our commitment to editing collections produced as dynamic born-digital publications for open access online, a format that REED has been moving towards in deliberate steps during the past decade. With the recent digital pilot publication of the Staffordshire collection, edited by J.A.B. Somerset, this landmark goal will have been achieved by the proposed new grant period.

Preparation for publication of county records of early English drama, including the two-volume merged Cheshire and updated Chester collection, the Ecclesiastical London collection, and the London: Inns of Court collection. (24 months)

This application requests NEH funding to support the REED editorial office at the University of Toronto, in order to bring the research of U.S. editors to reputable, accurate publication. Records of Early English drama is an established international collaboration to identify, transcribe, edit and publish records of dramatic activity in the British Isles before 1642.

Editing and preparation for publication of Civic London to 1558 in the Records of Early English Drama. (24 months)

University of Puget Sound requests NEH funding to support the Records of Early English Drama (REED) project's editorial office in editing and processing for publication a major collection of dramatic records--Civic London to 1558--that significantly advances of understanding of medieval and early modern English drama. Civic London documents the dramatic activities of London's civic government and of its guilds and corporations, from private performances of plays to elaborate pageantry in the streets of the city. REED's editorial staff ensures the completeness and accuracy of the published collections and editorial apparatus, and provides essential support to online dissemination of results through the Patrons and Performances website.

To support the preparation of a multi-volume edition of the Records of Early English Drama.

The Records of Early English Drama (REED) project is an established, well-reputed international collaboration whose purpose is to identify, transcribe, and publish records of early entertainment in the British Isles. Over the past eighteen years REED has published sixteen collections of records in sixteen volumes, some 9,287 pages of original data on drama, secular music, dance, and other forms of entertainment from its beginnings to 1642, the close of the theatres. Currently eighty percent of the remaining records have been collected, the majority of them by United States' collection editors, and await in-house editorial support for publication. This application requests NEH funding to support the REED Editorial Office at the University of Toronto, primarily the staff salaries which will see United States' editors' research to reputable, accurate, published fruition.

To support continuing work on a multi-volume edition of the Records of Early English Drama.