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Dear Sally-Beth, I’m really sorry to learn of this sad news, but thank you for your tribute to all of Audrey’s work for REED. It was a privilege for me to take part in the 25 years of REED’s celebrations, both at the IMC in Leeds and through my joint essay with John McGavin for the subsequent essay collection. I remember well the care and attention to detail that Audrey and yourself gave in editing the volume. Please do pass on my condolences to Audrey’s family and friends. Best wishes, Eila. On 21 Jul 2019, at 23:32, Sarah MacLean <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: I am sad to report on the death this past week of Audrey Douglas, a longstanding contributor to the REED project and editor of 3 collections in the REED series. Audrey graduated in medieval history from the University of Toronto and was one of the first hired during the founding years to work with Ian Lancashire as bibliographic research assistant. After leaving this role, she was appointed editor of the county collections for Cumberland and Westmorland. Audrey’s edition of Cumberland and Westmorland records, together with Peter Greenfield’s Gloucestershire collection, was published in 1986 as the first county volume in the REED series, setting the standard for analysis and annotation of county dramatic records. She then moved on to research the extensive records of the cathedral city of Salisbury, a collection now in pre-production at the office, to be paired with the rest of Wiltshire, being edited by Rosalind Hays and Ted McGee. Audrey’s gifts to REED include more than her editions. She designed the very first version of the patrons database called Pastime in Basic, laying the foundation for what has since evolved as the Patrons and Performances website. It was also her idea to celebrate 25 years of REED's existence with a series of conference sessions at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds and a collection of invited essays which she co-edited, REED in Review: Essays in Celebration of the First Twenty-Five Years, published by UTP in 2006. A celebration in memory of Audrey Douglas will be held at Bloor Street United Church in Toronto on Tuesday, 3 September, at 7pm. I will be happy to collect and share with the family any messages of condolence meanwhile. Sally-Beth