The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau

The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau is a project that aims to, for the first time, provide "accurate texts" of the works of Henry David Thoreau, the American author, including his journal, his personal letters, and his writings for publications. Since the project was founded in 1966, it has published fourteen volumes through Princeton University Press.

The project is located in Davidson Library at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is directed by Elizabeth Witherell, a native of Toledo, Ohio. Funds for the project come from the National Trust for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). [ [http://www.library.ucsb.edu/thoreau/project_main.html Thoreau Project] ]

Goal

The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau has already published fourteen volumes: "Walden", "The Maine Woods", "Reform Papers", "Early Essays and Miscellanies", "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers", "Translations", "Cape Cod", and "Journals 1-6 and 8".

When completed, The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau will comprise sixteen more volumes (thirty in total): "Excursions", "Correspondence" (3 volumes), "Poems", "Nature Essays" (2 volumes), and "Journals 7 and 9-16".

All of these works were either previously unpublished or incorrectly or incompletely transcribed. [ [http://www.library.ucsb.edu/thoreau/project_history.html Thoreau Project history] ]

Awards

Since Thoreau's writings have such an impact on American history and culture, NEH designated the "Thoreau Edition" as a "We the People" project in June 2003.

This project's website was selected as a "valuable internet resource" for Yahoo!'s Librarians' Index to the Internet.

This website was also selected as an online resource for the Internet Scout Project's NSDL (National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library) Scout Reports.

Since 1998, this site was listed as a valuable internet resource for the Discovery Channel School, as well. [ [http://www.library.ucsb.edu/thoreau/misc_awards.html Thoreau Project awards] ]

References

ee also

*Henry David Thoreau
*Princeton University Press

External links

* [http://www.library.ucsb.edu/thoreau/ Official website]