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The act of inviting the public to substantially contribute to project work. In the practice of editing and recovery, public engagement may include involving the public in the conceptualization of the project, crowd-sourcing transcriptions or annotations, and more.
Upcoming Events
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Event Category:Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage and Association for Documentary Editing Joint Conference
October 8, 2026
From October 8–10, Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage (Recovery) and the Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) will host a joint conference in Houston, Texas. This first-ever collaboration between Recovery and ADE will bring together scholars, archivists, editors, students and community practitioners to explore how figures and documents—canonical, forgotten, official and grassroots—have shaped the histories, literatures and identities of the United States.
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From Fragmented Records to Collective Memory: Centering Black Women Organizer’s Archives in History
The Black Women's Organizing Archive (BWOA) showcased its innovative, participatory approach to repositioning Black women's contributions and redefining historical archives during a presentation at eLaboratories on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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About the eLabs Website Launch
We would like to take a moment to introduce you to what you can find on our site today and what you can expect to find on it in the coming months.
What People Say
From the beginning, the Papers of Martin Van Buren has used undergraduate students on the project to help support Cumberland University’s mission of providing them with “a contemporary liberal arts education.” We are committed to giving students the opportunity to make an original contribution to the historical field. The one-on-one training and mentorship in which project staff engage also prepare students to practice equitable collegiality in their future careers.
Mark Cheathem, Papers of Martin Van Buren