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I am so very sorry to hear this sad news. Audrey was a pleasure to work with, and a genuinely lovely person. Please pass along my sincere condolences to her family. Tanya On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 2:10 PM WYATT, DIANA K.J. <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'm also very sorry to hear this sad news. I didn't see much of Audrey but > we always got on well when we did meet. I especially remember a fun few > days we spent together in Salisbury in the 90s, bearding the fierce > Cathedral Librarian in her den and cautiously coaxing MSS from her grasp > one at a time ... We managed to laugh about it (when safely out of the > Cathedral), and still got the work done. Those days will stay with me as a > lovely memory of Audrey as a colleague with that all-important ability to > see the funny side of obstacles in the work! > > > Please give my condolences to Pat and the family. > > > All best wishes, > > Diana > > > > Dr Diana Wyatt > Honorary Fellow, > Durham University, > Department of English Studies, > 77 Hallgarth Street, > Durham DH1 3Ay, UK. > > REED NE Project: http://community.dur.ac.uk/reed.ne > ------------------------------ > *From:* REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion < > [log in to unmask]> on behalf of Patrick Gregory < > [log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* 22 July 2019 17:06:21 > *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: RIP Audrey Douglas > > I am very sorry to hear this. Audrey was real pleasure to work with and > it was always so good to chat with her at REED events. Please pass on my > condolences to Pat and all the family. > > Patrick > ------------------------------ > *From:* REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion < > [log in to unmask]> on behalf of Abigail Ann Young < > [log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* July 22, 2019 11:05 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: RIP Audrey Douglas > > > > 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 > >