University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5300)
Daniel F. Preston (Project Director: December 2016 to August 2020)
Robert Karachuk (Project Director: August 2020 to December 2021)
RQ-255669-17
Scholarly Editions and Translations
Research Programs
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[Grant products]
Totals:
$300,000 (approved)
$300,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
10/1/2017 – 9/30/2020
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The Papers of James Monroe
Preparation for publication
of volumes 7 and 8 of the papers of James Monroe (1758-1831), fifth President of the United States. (36
months)
The Papers of James Monroe is a documentary editing project sponsored by the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The project is charged with compiling and publishing a ten-volume set of historical documents chronicling the life of James Monroe (1758-1831), the fifth president of the United States (1817-1825). Since the project’s inception in 1990 it has published a two-volume catalogue of Monroe’s papers as well as volumes one to five of the ten-volume set (published by ABC-Clio), with volume six slated for publication in the April 2017. The entire set is scheduled for completion in 2027. Project staff will work on volumes seven and eight during the proposed grant period.
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