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Same from here--I recall meeting Audrey Douglas many times at the REED office when I was a student assistant during the 80s. My prayers and condolences to her family and friends. Elza C. Tiner On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 11:06 AM Abigail Ann Young < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I am so sorry to hear this news. I have many fond memories of working with > Audrey and consulting with her on various topics. My condolences to her > family. > > Abby > > > On 2019-07-21 6:31 p.m., Sarah MacLean 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 > > -- > Dr Abigail Ann Young > 303-45 Carlton St > Toronto, ON > 416-260-0193http:/www.chass.utoronto.ca/~younghttp:/wrestlingwiththebible.ca > > -- Professor of Latin & English School of Humanities College of Arts & Sciences University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA 24501