David Rogers Chesnutt (1940 – December 15, 2014) was an American historian and editor.
David Rogers Chesnutt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940 Athens, Alabama, United States |
| Died | December 15, 2014 Hardwick, Vermont, United States |
| Known for | The Papers of Henry Laurens |
| Spouse | Elizabeth H. Dow[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama, Auburn University, University of Georgia |
Life
editChesnutt was born in Athens, Alabama, and earned academic degrees at University of Alabama (1962), Auburn University (1967) and the University of Georgia (1973).[2]
Chesnutt was in the History Department at the University of South Carolina for 35 years as Research Professor. His major work was The Papers of Henry Laurens, serving as Associate Editor and then Editor. As part of that project he was influential in moving the scholarly editing project to digital technologies, which was ground-breaking at the time.[2]
For more than two decades Chesnutt served on the South Carolina Historical Records Advisory Board.[2] He was an important figure in the foundation and early development of the Text Encoding Initiative and active in the Association for Computers and the Humanities.[3][4]
In 2005 Chesnutt was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's "highest civilian honor for extraordinary lifetime achievement and service to the state and nation".[5][6][7]
Chesnutt died in Hardwick, Vermont, on December 15, 2014, of throat cancer.[1][8]
Awards
edit- The Distinguished Service Award (with Charles Cullen (editor)) from the Association for Documentary Editing, 1985.[9]
- The Lyman H. Butterfield Award from the Association for Documentary Editing, 1990,[10]
- The Julian P. Boyd Award from the Association for Documentary Editing, 1995.[11]
- The Order of the Palmetto from the Governor of South Carolina 2005.[5]
Selected works
edit- The Papers of Henry Laurens, 16 volumes, University of South Carolina Press, 1968[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "David Rogers Chesnutt Obituary: View David Chesnutt's Obituary by The State". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ a b c "SEDIT-L archives - December 2014 (#7)". Listserv.umd.edu. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ Syd Bauman-7. "tei-l - David R. Chesnutt". Tei-l.970651.n3.nabble.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Appendix G Prefatory Notes - The TEI Guidelines". Tei.oucs.ox.ac.uk. 2015-04-06. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ a b "Order of the Palmetto Presented to David Chesnutt". Shrab.palmettohistory.org. 2005-03-14. Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ "Remarks Delivered by David R. Chesnutt on being awarded the Governor's Order of the Palmetto". Shrab.palmettohistory.org. 2005-03-14. Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ Haynie, Rachel (2005-03-25). "Henry Laurens scholar receives Order of the Palmetto | www.thecolumbiastar.com". Columbia Star. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ "David R. Chesnutt ( 1940-2014) – the ADE".
- ^ "Distinguished Service Award | The Association for Documentary Editing". Documentaryediting.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ "Lyman H. Butterfield Award | The Association for Documentary Editing". Documentaryediting.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ "Julian P. Boyd Award | The Association for Documentary Editing". Documentaryediting.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ "The Papers of Henry Laurens". Sc.edu. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
External links
edit- David Rogers Chesnutt archive at the University of South Carolina Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
- SEDIT-L Obit
- David R. Chesnutt at Library of Congress, with 3 library catalog records
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