About NEQ

For over eighty years, The New England Quarterly has published the
best that has been written on New England's cultural, literary, political,
and social history. 

Contributions cover a range of time periods, from before European
colonization to the present, and any subject germane to New England’s
history—for example, the region’s diverse literary and cultural heritage,
its political philosophies, race relations, labor struggles, religious contro-
versies, and the organization of family life. The journal also treats the
migration of New England ideas, people, and institutions to other parts
of the United States and the world. In addition to major essays, features
include memoranda and edited documents, reconsiderations of traditional
texts and interpretations, essay reviews, and book reviews.

Editorial Staff     

Editor
Linda Smith Rhoads               

Editorial Assistant
Anna Williams 

Board of Editors 

David Aaron*
Bernard Bailyn
Nina Baym
Sacvan Bercovitch*
Richard D. Brown
Daniel R. Coquillette     
David Brion Davis
Andrew Delbanco
William M. Fowler Jr.
Oscar Handlin*

Neil Harris
Michael Kammen
Mary Kelley
Mary Loeffelholz
Robert L. Middlekauff
Louis Menand
Edmund S. Morgan
Norman Pettit*
Robert Richardson
Laura Dassow Walls 

Emeritus*

The board of editors is responsible for the journal’s 
intellectual vitality. 

Board of Directors

President
William M. Fowler Jr.              
Treasurer
Thomas R. Appleton
Counsel and Clerk
John Taylor Williams
Directors
Bernard Bailyn
Frederick D. Ballou
Mary Sarah Bilder

Daniel R. Coquillette
Amy L. Domini
David R. Godine
Lilian Handlin
Oscar Handlin*
Pauline Maier
Richard F. Miller
Linda Smith Rhoads
Kenneth G. Ryder*
Edward L. Widmer

Emeritus* 

The board of directors for NEQ, Inc. (the journal’s non-
profit parent organization), is responsible for the journal’s
operational strength.