SEDIT-L is a listserv serving the editors of literary and documentary editions in the United States. The editions consist of the writings, correspondence and other documents of major American historical figures (Washington, Jefferson, M.L. King, Jane Addams, etc.) as well as those of major literary figures (Hawthorne, Thoreau, Emerson, etc.) SEDIT-L will facilitate communication between and among those editors with mutual or overlapping materials. The editors are primarily located in humanities departments in 50 or more universities and together compose the membership of the Association for Documentary Editing