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The sixty-first Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia was called to order by President G. Thomas Tanselle at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library. The Society is pleased, Mr. Tanselle noted, to be presenting a Graduate Forum on bibliographical studies as part of the Virginia Festival of the Book.
The work of the Society over the past year has gone smoothly. David Vander Meulen, editor of Studies in Bibliography, has been busy preparing vol. 57 for the new process of electronic production. He and his assistant, Elizabeth Lynch, deserve thanks for their indispensable work over the past year. Mr. Tanselle expressed gratitude to the members of the Council for their dedicated service and thanked Secretary-Treasurer Anne Ribble for her hard work.
Following her retirement from the Special Collections staff this past summer, Kathryn Morgan resigned from the Council of the Society to allow a current member of the library staff to serve in that position. Mr. Tanselle commended Ms. Morgan for sixteen years of faithful service. To fill out Ms. Morgan’s term ending in 2009, the Council proposed the election of current Special Collections head Christian Dupont, and his election was unanimous. Mr. Tanselle also proposed the re-election to the Council of Ruthe Battestin, a faithful supporter, director of the Book Collecting Contest, and one whose continued presence on the Council is crucial. Ms. Battestin was re-elected by unanimous vote to a term ending in 2015. Mr. Tanselle reported that the current officers of the Society, president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer had been re-elected by the Council at its meeting earlier that afternoon.
The Society owes gratitude to Ruthe Battestin for overseeing the 47th Biennial Book Collecting Contest. Mr. Tanselle thanked the judges, Ms. Battestin, Christian Dupont, and Fred Ribble, and also thanked the generous local booksellers who provided gift certificates. Because Ms. Battestin was not able to attend the meeting, the president introduced Christian Dupont to present the awards. Noting how much he enjoyed the opportunity to read through the contest entries, Mr. Dupont announced the names of the ten contestants and the titles of their entries. The prizes were then presented to: Heather Burns, Honorable Mention, $75, for a collection of “Signed American Contemporary Poetry”; Christopher Bell, Second Place, $150, for “Books of Tibet, Books from Tibet”; Jaideep Singh, First Place, $300 and the Rare Book School Fellowship, for “The Education of a Physicist.” Mr. Dupont encouraged all to take a look at the examples of the winning collections on exhibit right outside the auditorium door.
The Graduate Student Forum, exemplifying the variety and vitality of bibliographical work undertaken here by graduate students, followed, with introductions by graduate student Keicy Tolbert. Ben Deitle, a second-year student in the graduate program of Religious Studies, discussed “Applications of Bibliographical Methods for Tibetan Books: A Study of Editions of the Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa.” Keith Howard, who will be awarded a Ph.D. in Spanish in May, explained how he was able to identify the Italian edition used for the first translation into Spanish of Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy. PC Fleming, a second-year student in the Ph.D. program in English, reviewed his research on the changes in text and pictures in different editions of Peter Parley, an immensely popular children’s book in the nineteenth century. In the last presentation, Barbara Heritage, a first-year student in the Ph.D. program in English and Assistant Director of Rare Book School, reviewed how the popularity of a heavily illustrated edition of Cranford published by Macmillan in 1891 actually resulted in the novel’s being taken less seriously as a literary work.
At 5:30, the meeting was adjourned. A reception followed in the rooms of Rare Book School in Alderman Library.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Ribble
Secretary-Treasurer
President G. Thomas Tanselle called to order the sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library. He extended a special welcome to Connie Massey Dulaney, the daughter of two of the Society's founders, who was in attendance. It is an honor, he said, to be once again a part of the wonderful array of events of the Virginia Festival of the Book.
The Society's affairs have run smoothly in the past year. The major event was the publication of vol. 56 of Studies in Bibliography with its broad range of articles in the fields of textual history, publication history, the history of paper, book history, textual editing, music, and dust jackets. We owe enormous thanks, Mr. Tanselle observed, to Studies editor David Vander Meulen and his assistant Elizabeth Lynch for maintaining the journals excellence under especially challenging circumstances. The longtime printer of Studies has been sold and the new owner is going out of the Linotype business. This volume probably is one of the last in the entire country to be set by Linotype and printed from metal slugs. Production methods for future volumes will be different but, except for the absence of the bite of the type on the page, the look will be similar. He noted that Terry Belanger is arranging to purchase the Linotype slugs for this volume from Heritage to use in Rare Book School. Special thanks are due, Mr. Tanselle announced, to Hazel Hathcock, formerly of Heritage Press, who has always had the Society's interests at heart and gone out of her way to be of assistance.
Mr. Tanselle thanked the Council members for their loyal service and thanked University Librarian Karin Wittenborg for the librarys hospitality in providing meeting space in Harrison/Small. He expressed special thanks to staff members Elizabeth Lynch and Anne Ribble for their dedication, efficiency and congeniality.
The Minutes of the 2006 Annual Meeting were accepted. Mr. Tanselle proposed that Terry Belanger, University Professor, founder and director of Rare Book School, and "an indispensable member of the Council," be re-elected to another term on the Council of the Society. The motion was made, seconded, and accepted unanimously. The Society's officers, Mr. Tanselle announced, had been re-elected at the Council meeting held earlier in the afternoon.
Mr. Tanselle noted that Christian Dupont, the afternoon's speaker, is Director of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia. He has experience with Special Collections at Syracuse and Notre Dame universities and is chair-elect of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Mr. Dupont delivered an engaging illustrated talk on "Collecting Dante in Tuscany: A Bibliographical Tour." The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 and a reception followed in the Staff Lounge of Alderman Library.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Ribble
Secretary-Treasurer
President G. Thomas Tanselle called to order the fifty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library. He congratulated University Librarian Karin Wittenborg on the beautiful new Special Collections Library and expressed the Society's pleasure at once again being a part of the Virginia Festival of the Book.
He noted with sadness the death in January of Honorary Councilor Mary Massey. Mrs. Massey was the last link with the earliest days of the Society. Her husband, Linton Massey, was instrumental in founding the society, supported it generously with time and money, and served as its president for twenty-six years. After his death, Mrs. Massey continued the family's support, serving as Councilor from 1974 until she became an Honorary Councilor in 1992. Until 1989, the Masseys hosted lavish dinners for the Society meetings at Kinloch, their Albemarle County estate. Council members who attended Mrs. Massey's memorial service heard Carolyn Dillard, daughter of the Massey's longtime housekeeper, recall the Bibliographical Society dinners as symbolic of the hospitality at Kinloch. Mr. Tanselle called for a moment of silence to commemorate the passing of a loyal friend.
The affairs of the Society have run smoothly in the past year, Mr. Tanselle reported. He named the other six Council members and thanked them for their cooperative effort. He gave special thanks to staff members Elizabeth Lynch and Anne Ribble for their dedicated and efficient service.
The minutes from the 2005 Annual Meeting were accepted. After Mr. Tanselle commended the high standards of Mr. Vander Meulens editing and pronounced his continued presence on the Council as essential, David Vander Meulen, Professor in the English Department and editor of Studies in Bibliography and the Society's other publications, was re-elected to another seven-year term on the Council. The current officers of the Society had been re-elected at the Council meeting earlier in the afternoon.
Awards for the Society's forty-sixth Book Collecting Contest were presented. First prize of $300 and the BSUVA Rare Book School Fellowship went to Kenneth Price, a Ph.D. candidate in English, for his collection "Artists Books in Popular Editions." Second prize of $150 went to Timothy Stinson, a graduate student in the English Department, for his collection of "Daredevil Comics and Graphic Novels." Honorable mention, and a prize of $75, went to Elizabeth Ladner, a graduate student in the History Department, for her "Alexandre Dumas Collection." Works from these three collections are on display in Founders Hall of Alderman Library. All three winners received a complimentary copy of vol. 55 of Studies in Bibliography. Mr. Tanselle thanked Ruthe Battestin for chairing the contest, Terry Belanger for providing the posters for the event and donating the Rare Book School Fellowship, and Mrs. Battestin, Kathryn Morgan, and Fred Ribble for judging the contest.
The great vitality and breadth of bibliographical work being done at the University of Virginia is demonstrated, Mr. Tanselle observed, in the graduate student presentations to follow. Carole Hamner Schmidt then introduced the four student speakers: Wesley Raabe, "Uncle Toms Cabin as Newspaper Serial," Peter J. Capuano, "The First Serialized Number of Thackerays Vanity Fair," Ania Wieckowski, "Accidentals in Dickenss Dombey and Son," and Francix X. Connor, "Manuscript, Print, and Coterie Authorship in the Poetry of Katherine Philips."
The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 and a reception followed in the rooms of Rare Book School.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Ribble
Secretary-Treasurer
The fifty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia was convened at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library.
President G. Thomas Tanselle began the meeting with thanks to the Council and staff for their hard work. The Society, he noted, received recognition in two ways during the past year. First, the Society’s journal, Studies in Bibliography, was one of five scholarly journals reviewed in the “Learned Journals” issue of the Times Literary Supplement. Dr. David McKitterick, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge, discussed the continuing vitality of Studies. Mr. Tanselle congratulated editor David Vander Meulen and Assistant to the Editor Elizabeth Lynch on their splendid work. The most recent volume, vol. 55, is the first, he noted, to include color plates, eight illustrations for “The Art Deco Book in France,” Mr. Tanselle’s edition of Gordon Ray’s 1985 Lyell Lectures. An additional innovation is the inclusion on the Society’s website of all 173 extant color slides that accompanied the original Ray lectures. Slide numbers appear in the margin of the printed text, so a reader with access to the Web can view all the slides as he reads. Mr. Tanselle thanked Matthew Gibson and Cindy Speers of the Etext Center at the University of Virginia for their “cordial and expert” help in mounting the images on the website.
The second recognition came in January when the Society was awarded the 2005 Institutional Award by the American Printing History Association at its annual meeting in New York. The text of Mr. Tanselle’s remarks on the occasion is available on the Society’s website.
The minutes of the 2004 Annual Meeting were approved. Council member David Seaman, formerly director of the Etext Center at UVa and now Director of the Digital Library Federation, under the auspices of the Council on Library and Information Resources in Washington, DC, was reelected to another term on the Council. The current officers of the Society had been reelected at the Council meeting, Mr. Tanselle reported.
The President then introduced the afternoon’s speaker, Terry Belanger, founder and director of Rare Book School, University Professor, and Honorary Curator of Special Collections at the University of Virginia. Mr. Belanger’s talk, “If They’re So Rare, Why Are There So Many of Them? Virginia’s Rare Books in a Digital Age,” addressed the question of what gives a particular artifact value and was illustrated by a colorful handout showing a range of valued artifacts. A reception followed the talk in the rooms of Rare Book School.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Ribble
Secretary-Treasurer
The fifty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia was convened at 4:00 p.m. in the McGregor Room of Alderman Library.
President G. Thomas Tanselle opened the meeting with a special welcome to Will Hardison, new owner of Heritage Letterpress, which has printed Studies in Bibliography for a quarter of a century.
Reporting on the year's work, Mr. Tanselle cited the cooperative efforts of all of the other Council members. He thanked the Secretary-Treasurer, Anne Ribble, for her efforts. David Vander Meulen, Vice President and Editor of Studies, and Elizabeth Lynch, Assistant to the Editor, received praise for upholding the Society's high standards as they provide a splendid new volume of Studies each year. Mr. Tanselle reminded the gathering that Studies was the first journal to make its entire run available free of charge on the Internet and then in ebook format. The Society is indebted to David Seaman, former director of the University's Etext Center, and Matthew Gibson now Associate Director of the Center, for their work on the Society's website.
During the past year, the Society reprinted three of its out-of-print titles: Essays in Bibliography, Text, and Editing by Fredson Bowers; The Life and Work of Fredson Bowers and Textual Criticism and Scholarly Editing by G. Thomas Tanselle. Plans for 2004 include the publication of a collection of essays by Mr. Tanselle previously published in Studies, and an edition by Mr. Tanselle of Gordon Ray's 1985 Lyell lectures on Art Deco bindings.
The minutes from the 2003 Annual Meeting were approved. Mr. Vander Meulen announced the nominating committee's proposal that G. Thomas Tanselle be elected to serve another term on the Council and he was elected unanimously. The current officers, Mr. Tanselle reported, had been re-elected at the Council meeting held earlier in the day.
Awards for the 45th BSUVA Book Collecting Contest were presented by Council member Ruthe Battestin, who noted the particularly high quality of entries in this year's contest. Justin Gilbert was awarded the first prize of $300 for his collection "Victorian Serial Fiction: Penny Bloods, Penny Dreadfuls, and Boys' Journals." Second prize of $150 went to Stephen Schroth for "Children's Series Books." Melissa White won Honorable Mention ($75) for "A Collection of The Wide, Wide World." Mr. Tanselle thanked the fifteen local booksellers who generously donated gift certificates to the winners. He also thanked Council Member Kathryn Morgan for coordinating a discussion for contestants on "Bibliophily from A to Z."
Introducing the speaker, David L. Vander Meulen, Mr. Tanselle noted that he is a professor in the English Department at the University, a specialist in the eighteenth century, and one of the leading bibliographical scholars in the world. Mr. Vander Meulen's talk "The Illustrated Illustrious Life of Warren Chappell" highlighted Chappell's association with Charlottesville and the University and demonstrated, as Mr. Tanselle predicted it would, that even those who did not know the book designer by name would find they were very familiar with his work. A reception in the rooms of Rare Book School followed the talk.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Ribble
Secretary-Treasurer
The fifty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia was convened at 4:00 p.m. in the McGregor Room of Alderman Library.
President G. Thomas Tanselle thanked the other Council members and staff for their work over the past year. He expressed special thanks to David Vander Meulen and Elizabeth Lynch for their effort in producing vol. 53 of Studies in Bibliography, maintaining,and even enhancing the quality of that journal. He also thanked the Secretary-Treasurer for her efficient handling of many tasks during the year.
Mr. Tanselle announced the publication that day of "The Studies in Bibliography Ebook Archive," an ebook version of the entire back run of Studies in Bibliography that can be downloaded without charge from the Society's website. Studies in Bibliography, he noted, was the first journal with a long history to have its entire back run freely available on the internet, and the ebook publication represents another first for the Society. One of the Society's most popular on-line publications, Lorraine de Montluzin's "Attributions of Authorship in the Gentleman's Magazine," received 23,000 visits in the past year. It will very shortly be available as one database rather than three.
In addition, Mr. Tanselle announced that the Society is reprinting three of its earlier publications: Essays in Bibliography, Text, and Editing, by Fredson Bowers; and Textual Criticism and Scholarly Editing, and The Life and Work of Fredson Bowers, both by G. Thomas Tanselle. All three titles should be available from Oak Knoll Books in a few months.
The minutes of the last Annual Meeting on March 22, 2002 were approved. The Nominating Committee's proposal that Karin Wittenborg, University Librarian, be elected to another term on the Council was approved unanimously. The President also reported that the current officers of the Council had been re-elected at the Council meeting earlier in the day.
The speakers for today's meeting would, Mr. Tanselle observed, display the breadth and depth of the work being done at the University in the field of bibliography and textual studies. He introduced the moderator, graduate student Kevin Seidel, who then introduced the presentations by four graduate students in the English Department. The speakers and their talks were: John Buchtel, "The Memorial Engraving in Chapman's Homer"; Catherine Rodriguez, "Foreign Editions of Burney's Cecilia"; Michelle Gallinger, "Transatlantic Variants in Nightwood and The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas"; and Kristin Jensen, "Transatlantic Variants in Bridget Jones's Diary."
The talks were followed by a reception in the Rare Book School rooms.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Ribble
Secretary-Treasurer
President G. Thomas Tanselle introduced the Council members and staff and thanked them for their dedication, to which he attributed the Society's success over the past year. He also expressed gratitude to University President John Casteen for providing the Society with another annual grant from the President's Contingent Fund.
Mr. Tanselle announced that volume 53 of Studies in Bibliography is about to appear. Renewed congratulations are due David Vander Meulen, the editor, and Elizabeth Lynch, editorial assistant; their work has enhanced the quality of this distinguished journal.
The approval of the minutes of the fifty-fourth Annual Meeting held on March 23, 2001, was assumed.
Mr. Tanselle reported that the Nominating Committee proposed the reelection to the council of Kathryn Morgan, whose term expires in 2002. Her reelection was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Although the election of Council officers would not take place until the Council meeting to be held after the Annual Meeting, Mr. Tanselle noted that he was confident the current officers would be reelected.
Ruthe Battestin, chair of the Society's Book Collecting Contest for 2002, announced the contest winners and presented the prizes. First prize of $300 went to Catherine Rodriguez for her collection of the works of Frances Sheridan and Frances Burney. The second prize of $150 was awarded to Edward Hutchinson for a collection of the works of Sir Winston Churchill. Honorable Mention and a check for $75 was given to Adam Zissman for his Flipbook Collection. Ms. Battestin acknowledged each of the other thirteen contestants, praised the high quality of all the entries, and announced that the participants had received gift certificates donated by generous local booksellers. Mr. Tanselle announced that books from the winning collections were on display in Memorial Hall of Alderman Library.
Mr. Tanselle introduced the speaker, David Seaman, founding director of the University of Virginia's E-Text Center. Mr. Seaman began his talk on "Electronic Adventures in Bibliography" by unveiling the Society's newly refurbished website. In his talk he emphasized that by publishing the complete run of Studies in Bibliography online the Society has given a second life to the journal's contents and made them accessible to a worldwide audience. A reception in the Rare Book School rooms followed the talk.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Ribble
Secretary-Treasurer
The fifty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia was held at 4:00 p.m. in the McGregor Room of Alderman Library.
President G. Thomas Tanselle reviewed the events of the past year. The Society received another in the series of annual grants from the President's Contingency Fund of the University of Virginia. Mr. Tanselle expressed thanks to University President John Casteen and the Alumni Association Board for their generosity. The grant recognizes the financial sacrifice of the Society in putting the full text of the entire past run of Studies in Bibliography on-line. Mr. Tanselle thanked Council members Ruthe Battestin and David Vander Meulen for their leadership in obtaining the grant which enables the Society to continue its publishing program.
Sales of Society publications through our distributor Oak Knoll Press have been encouraging, Mr. Tanselle reported.
Mr. Tanselle announced the retirement last May of Penelope Weiss, who had served with great devotion as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Society since 1986. He expressed thanks to her and best wishes for the future on behalf of the Society. Mrs. Weiss's successor is Anne Ribble, who, with her husband Frederick Ribble, co-authored a 1996 Society publication, Fielding's Library: An Annotated Catalogue.
The Society's biennial Book Collecting Contest was held in October 2000. First prize was awarded to Jason Goldsmith for his collection of Jorge Luis Borges. Second prize went to Cristina Maria Cervone for her collection on medieval literature. Third prize was given to Paul Gaffney for a collection of J.R.R. Tolkien. Honorable mention went to Barbara Wallace for a general collection. Mr. Tanselle mentioned that selections from the winning collections are currently on display in the main hall of Alderman Library.
The minutes of the last annual meeting were approved.
Mr. Tanselle announced that he was happy to report that Ruthe Battestin, whose term on the Council expires this year, had agreed to stand for re-election. Her re-election was moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote.
Mr. Tanselle reported that the Council, at its earlier business meeting, had re-elected the present officers: President, G. Thomas Tanselle; Vice-President, David Vander Meulen; and Secretary-Treasurer, Anne Ribble. Mr. Vander Meulen was also reappointed as editor of Studies in Bibliography. Mr. Tanselle expressed the Society's thanks and congratulations to Mr. Vander Meulen for the recent publication of volume 52 of Studies. He called special attention to the indispensable work of Elizabeth Lynch, Assistant to the Editor, whose work goes far beyond the normal duties of an assistant editor.
Catherine Rodriguez, a graduate student in the English department, introduced the program of talks by three graduate students: R. Carter Hailey, "The Vellum Copies of Robert Crowley's Piers Plowman"; William J. Hughes, "The Lively Undoing of John Donne"; and Karen Wikander, "The Textual History of Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country."
A reception in the Rare Book School rooms followed the talks.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Ribble
Secretary-Treasurer
The fifty-third annual meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia was held on March 24, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. in the McGregor Room in Alderman Library.
G. Thomas Tanselle, the president, welcomed an unusually large audience, consisting both of Society members and of other interested persons who were attending the Virginia Festival of the Book.
He gave a special welcome to John Cole, director of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.He then announced that the Alumni Board of Trustees has approved a commitment from the President's Contingent Fund for three annual grants in support of the Society's activities; thus the university support that began last year is assured for three more years. Mr. Tanselle thanked Ruthe Battestin and David Vander Meulen for their leading roles in bringing this about.
Last year at this time the distribution of the Society's books by Oak Knoll Press was just beginning, and this year Mr. Tanselle reported that the arrangement has worked well and has resulted in an increase of sales.
Terry Belanger was re-elected to the Council, his term ending in 2007.
Johanna Drucker, who holds the Robertson Chair in Media Studies at the university, presented a lecture with slides entitled, "Book Design in the 20th Century."
A reception in the Book Arts Press rooms followed the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Penelope F. Weiss
Secretary-Treasurer
The fifty-second annual meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia was held on March 26, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. in the McGregor Room in Alderman Library.
G. Thomas Tanselle, the president, reported on two major events that had occurred during the past year. The Society has concluded an agreement with Oak Knoll Books of New Castle, Delaware to distribute all of our books except each year's current volume of Studies in Bibliography. These books are now listed in Oak Knoll's spring catalog. The second announcement was that John Casteen, President of the University of Virginia, has agreed to give financial support to the Society.
Mr Tanselle also called attention to the fact that 1999 is the fiftieth anniversary of the publicatio! of Fredson Bowers's Principles of Bibliographical Description.
A moment of silence was observed to commemorate two men who recently died, Lester Beaurline, an assistant and associate editor to Studies from 1964 to 1974, and D. F. McKenzie, a contributor to Studies and a prominent bibliographical scholar.
Mr. Tanselle reported that Kendon Stubbs has decided not to stand for re-election to the Council. His departure is a great loss as he has served the Society for 33 years and was President from 1974 to 1978 and Vice-President from 1978 to 1999. Mr. Stubbs was elected an honorary councilor. David Vander Meulen was elected to the Council in his place, for a term ending in 2006.
A program of brief talks followed:
A reception in the Book Arts Press rooms followed the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Penelope F. Weiss
Secretary-Treasurer
The fifty-first annual meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia was held on March 20, 1998 at 4:00 p.m. in the McGregor Room in Alderman Library.
G. Thomas Tanselle, the president, summarized the Society's activities in the past year.
David Seaman was re-elected to the Council (2005).
The president announced that The History of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia will be ready soon. It will be the most comprehensive review of any bibliographical society.
Professor Deborah Parker of the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese of the University of Virginia gave a paper on "Women in the Book Trade in Italy: 1470-1620."
A reception in the Book Arts Press rooms followed the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Penelope F. Weiss
Secretary-Treasurer
The fiftieth annual meeting of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia was held on April 4, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in the Dome Room of the Rotunda.
G. Thomas Tanselle, the president, summarized the Society's activities in the past year and the events marking the anniversary.
G. Thomas Tanselle was reelected to the Council (2004).
David Seaman was elected to the Council (1998). He will replace David Vander Meulen, who will become an ex officio member.
Mr. William B. Todd, Professor Emeritius at the University of Texas, was the guest speaker. His topic was "Early Encounters with Fredson Bowers".
A reception in the McGregor Room of Alderman Library followed.
Respectfully submitted,
Penelope F. Weiss
Secretary-Treasurer
Speakers:
Three doctoral candidates at the University of Virginia presented papers discussing their bibliographical work:
The meeting ended with a brief unveiling of the Society's new World Wide Web page.
Speaker:
Gary Anderson, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, gave a demonstration of his computer-based research project "An Electronic Edition of The Life of Adam and Eve."
Speakers:
Four doctoral candidates in the Department of English presented papers discussing their bibliographical work:
