\nfor the 2024 Anniversary Appeal Letter<\/p>\n
<\/strong>See: In 2023, we undertook a variety of activities in support of our mission, including the following:<\/p>\n \u2022 Hosting Episodes 10-14<\/strong> of our online presentation series, \u201cThe Research Group Speaks\u201d<\/a>, Episode 10 (February) Episode 11 (July) Episode 12 (August) Episode 13 (September) Episode 14 (November) \u2022 Holding our online Spring and Autumn Symposia<\/strong> on \u201cMaterials and Access\u201d (March and October):<\/p>\n Part I<\/strong> \u201cFrom the Ground Up\u201d (25 March) 2023 Spring and Autumn Symposia<\/a> \u2022 Holding an Inaugural Pre-Symposium<\/strong> to accompany the Spring Symposium with a series of Lightning Talks selected from responses to a circulated Call for Papers \u201cIntrepid Borders: Marginalia in Medieval and Early Modern Books\u201d (24 March) \u2022 Sponsoring and co-sponsoring five Conference Sessions<\/strong> at the 58th International Congress on Medieval Studies, with these Co-sponsors (May) \u2022 Holding our annual Open Business Meetings<\/strong>, both Pre-Congress and Congress (April\u2013May), with a published annual Report and Agendas<\/p>\n \u2022 Hosting a celebratory Reception<\/strong> at the Congress, with these co-sponsors: \u2022 Continuing with our program of Publications<\/strong> Publications<\/a> \u2022 Advancing with the next version of our own multi-lingual digital font, to add, for example, fonts for Tibetan (High Uchen-Style) and Hindi (Deven\u0101gar\u012b) to the languages supported<\/p>\n \u2022 Launching Phase 1<\/strong> (2023), funded by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, through its Research Libraries Program, for work on the RGME Library & Archives<\/strong> as a collection, now and for the future:<\/p>\n \u201cBuilding the Plan for Recording, Structuring, and Accessing the RGME Library & Archives\u201d \u2022 Beginning RGME Recordings<\/strong> Phase 1 (2023), supported by the same grant from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, for the post-production work to process and edit the RGME Recordings accumulating from our online events (April\u2013December)<\/p>\n \u2022 Making a secure transition for our official Website<\/strong>, as our long-term Webmaster (2004\u20132023), Jesse Hurlbut, retired as RGME WebMaster on 30 June, and we welcomed our new Acting Webmaster, Augustine Dickinson<\/p>\n \u2022 Forming new RGME Committees<\/strong> (unpaid) to guide our expanding activities, projects, and organizational responsibilities:<\/p>\n RGME Website Advisory Committee<\/strong> They work in tandem with our Editorial Committee<\/strong> (2022\u2013)<\/p>\n \u2022 Drafting, revising, and adopting documents for Policies & Procedures<\/strong> and guiding our multiple activities and responsibilities as a nonprofit educational corporation. For example:<\/p>\n RGME Privacy Policy Statement<\/a> \u2022 Welcoming our new Honorary Invited Associates<\/strong>: Officers, Associates, and Volunteers<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Founding by request the \u201cFriends of the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence\u201d<\/strong>, as a gathering point for donors, contributors, volunteers, visitors, and others<\/p>\n \u2022 Preparing for 2024 Events<\/strong>, including more Episodes, Symposia, Conference Sessions, and Anniversary Celebrations<\/p>\n “Bridges” for our 2024 Anniversary Year<\/a> \u2022 Launching our 2024 Anniversary Appeal<\/strong><\/p>\n 2024 Anniversary Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n “Study on a Medieval Bridge” at Amares, Braga District, Portugal. Image by Pedro Nuno Caetano (2019) via Wikimedia Commons via Creative Commons 2.0 Generic.<\/p><\/div>\n For 2024, an RGME Anniversary Year, we plan activities and projects which continue our practices and series, and add some new ones or make adaptations and developments from previous or continuing ones.\u00a0 Some are subject to funding, as with the three-day Spring Symposium and work of RGME Library & Archives<\/strong> project Phase 2: \u201cBuilding upon The Plan\u201d set out in Phase 1 in 2023.<\/p>\n \u2022 Hosting Episodes 15+ of our online presentation series, \u201cThe Research Group Speaks\u201d<\/strong> (from January), starting with:<\/p>\n \u2022 Holding a special Anniversary Symposium<\/strong> (online) to thank our retired WebMaster (February): 2024 Anniversary Symposium in Thanks to Jesse Hurlbut: Program<\/a> \u2022 Holding our Spring Symposium<\/strong> (hybrid) at Vassar College (April) 2024 Spring Symposium at Vassar College<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Convening our annual Pre-Congress Business Meeting<\/strong> and Congress Business Meeting<\/strong> (May), with the annual Report for the Business Meetings<\/p>\n Business Meetings<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Co-sponsoring three Conference Sessions<\/strong> at the 59th International Congress on Medieval Studies<\/a> at Kalamazoo 2024 International Congress on Medieval Studies: Call for Papers<\/a><\/p>\n 2024 International Congress on Medieval Studies: Program<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Sponsoring our Inaugural Session<\/strong> at the 11th International Medieval Congress<\/a> at Leeds, U.K. (with its theme \u201cCrisis\u201d): 2024 International Medieval Congress at Leeds: Call for Papers<\/a><\/p>\n 2024 International Medieval Congress at Leeds: Program<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Hosting RGME Anniversary Celebrations<\/strong>: Receptions, Parties, and \u201cAnniversary Highlights\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Fostering the community of “Friends of the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence”<\/strong> with its Donors & Contributors<\/p>\n \u2022 Continuing the work of the RGME Committees<\/strong> (unpaid) to guide our activities, projects, and organizational responsibilities<\/p>\n \u2022 Continuing our RGME Library & Archives<\/strong> project in Phase 2, subject to funding: \u2022 Moving to Phase 2 for RGME Recordings<\/strong> (Post-Production) of the backlog for our online events, subject to funding, with the preparation of more recordings for access and publication<\/p>\n \u2022 Continuing our series of Publications<\/a> with: \u2022 Seeking Funding<\/strong> for: \u2022 Expanding our tiny endowment<\/strong> to provide stability in funding by the ability to cover ongoing costs *****<\/p>\n
\n2024 Anniversary Appeal<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n2023 Activities
\nTheme for the Year: \u201cMaterials and Access\u201d<\/h2>\n
\non a wide variety of subjects and materials, medieval and other (February\u2013November)<\/p>\n
\nBarbara Heritage on Stages of Composition in Charlotte Bront\u00eb\u2019s Fair Copy of “Shirley”<\/a><\/p>\n
\nEpisode 11 with Michael Allman Conraad on “Gamified Numbers”<\/a><\/p>\n
\nVajra Regan on Engraved Magic and Astrological Imagery<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nBridget Whearty on “Making Digital Codicology<\/em>: Research and Writing in Community”<\/a><\/p>\n
\nTranslating \u201cThe Latin Hermetica\u201d by Committee<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPart II<\/strong> \u201cBetween Earth and Sky\u201d (21 October),
\n\u2014 with Illustrated Booklets (including the Spring Pre-Symposium (see below)<\/p>\n
\n2023 Spring Symposium “From the Ground Up”<\/a>
\n2023 Autumn Symposium “Between Earth and Sky”<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCo-organized by Katharine C. Chandler, Jennifer Larson, and Jessica L. Savage<\/p>\n
\n2023 Pre-Symposium on “Intrepid Borders”<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSchoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, POMONA, and Societas Magica
\nOrganizers: William Campbell, Phillip Bernhardt-House, Mildred Budny, David Porreca<\/p>\n\n
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\nIndex of Medieval Art<\/a> and Societas Magica<\/a><\/p>\n\n
\nUpdates and blogposts for our website, email circulars, Symposium Booklets, Report Booklets, Posters for our Sessions at the 2023 ICMS, and other texts<\/p>\n
\nManuscript Studies (blog): Contents List<\/a><\/p>\n\n
\n(January\u2013December)
\nGrant from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation for the RGME Lbrary & Archives in 2023<\/a><\/p>\n
\nRGME Fund-Raising Committee<\/strong>
\nRGME Recordings Editorial Team<\/strong>
\nRGME Task Force for the RGME Library & Archives
\nRGME Advisory Board
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nRGME Intellectual Property (IP) Statement and Agreements<\/p>\n
\nLinda Civitello, Barbara Heritage, Jessica\u00a0L.\u00a0Savage, Bridget Whearty, and N. Kivilcim Yavuz<\/p>\n
\n“The Research Group Speaks”: The Series<\/a>
\n2024 Anniversary Symposium in Thanks to Jesse Hurlbut: Program<\/a>
\n2024 Anniversary Symposium in Thanks to Jesse Hurlbut: Plan<\/a>
\n2024 Spring Symposium at Vassar College<\/a>
\n2024 International Congress on Medieval Studies: Call for Papers<\/a>
\n2024 International Medieval Congress at Leeds: Call for Papers<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Study_on_a_medieval_bridge_X-1024x678.jpg\")
2024 Planned Activities
\nTheme for the Year: “Bridges”<\/h2>\n\n
\n\u201cMANUSCRIPT (HE)ART: A Symposium for Jesse Hurlbut<\/a>\u201d (RGME WebMaster Emeritus)
\nOrganized by Jessica L. Savage and Katharine C. Chandler<\/p>\n
\n2024 Anniversary Symposium in Thanks to Jesse Hurlbut: Plan<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u201cBetween Past and Future:
\nBuilding Bridges between Special Collections and Teaching for the Liberal Arts\u201d<\/p>\n
\nCo-sponsors: Societas Magica<\/a>, POMONA, and Postal History at Kalamazoo (May)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBuilding Bridges \u2018Over Troubled Waters\u2019\u200a for 25 Years (and Counting)\u201d (July)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBuilding Upon The Plan\u201d (January\u2013December), to work on the survey, catalogue, access, etc.<\/p>\n
\nBlogposts, Symposium Booklets, Posters, Report Booklets, Recordings, and an Anthology<\/p>\n
\nWe have four main goals, besides our ongoing programs and projects such as \u201cThe Research Group Speaks\u201d<\/a>, sessions at the Congresses, research on manuscript and related studies, and our Symposia:<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Growing \u201cThe Constable Fund\u201d<\/strong> in honor of the late Giles Constable<\/a> (\u2020<\/span><\/span> 2021), medieval historian, Honorary Trustee, and mentor, for purposes he wished to promote within and with the RGME
\n\u2022 Editing, transcribing, and presenting the Recordings<\/strong> of our online events
\n\u2022 Supporting our overworked volunteer Director with essential administrative assistance<\/strong> and its funding<\/p>\nQuestions or suggestions<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n
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