{"id":2,"date":"2009-08-28T16:14:38","date_gmt":"2009-08-28T20:14:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2022-05-04T09:18:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:18:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/johnsonian\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Johnsonian News Letter<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>The purpose of the <em>JNL<\/em> is to connect the many and disparate people who take an interest in the life and works of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). This semi-annual journal publishes articles about Johnson\u2019s reception in the contemporary world as well as about his works and his life understood within their own place in history. Most issues also include columns devoted to the latest news of some members of Johnson\u2019s circle, particularly James Boswell and Fanny Burney. Among subscribers to the <em>JNL<\/em> are teachers, scholars, librarians, book collectors, publishers, lawyers, and Johnsonian enthusiasts of every stripe.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>JNL<\/em> was born on 28 December 1940 at an MLA meeting. Its creator was James Clifford, then of Lehigh University and later, for many years, a professor at Columbia University. He began by mimeographing a few sheets containing news items, which he circulated to interested parties for $1.00 per year. Later, the <em>JNL<\/em> became a pamphlet bound with staples, and later still a paperback journal with a perfect binding. Along with James Clifford, and after his death, John H. Middendorf worked on the journal as assistant, associate, and full editor for nearly forty years before passing it on to Stuart Sherman, who held the editorship for ten years. In 2003, with essential help from Peter Kanter and the Penny Press, Robert DeMaria, Jr. brought the <em>JNL<\/em> to Vassar College. The journal, its editor, and one associate editor \u2014 Joanne Long \u2014 are supported by Vassar College. Nancy Johnson of the State University at New Paltz rounds out the editorial team. The journal also depends on the generous cooperation of its many contributors. All those with an interest in the subject and news to impart are encouraged to participate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Editor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vassar.edu\/faculty\/demaria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert DeMaria, Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Founding Editors: James L. Clifford, John H. Middendorf<\/p>\n<p>Associate Editors: Nancy E. Johnson, Joanne Long<\/p>\n<p>Publisher: Peter Kanter<\/p>\n<p>Published with the support of Vassar College<\/p>\n<p>Senior Director of Art &amp; Production: Porter C. McKinnon<\/p>\n<p>Art Director: Greg Fanaza<\/p>\n<p>Proofreader: Dru Rigney Grant<\/p>\n<p>Typesetting Director: Susan Stratton<\/p>\n<p>Typesetter: Suzanne Lemke<\/p>\n<p>Production Manager: Maria Pidlipchak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Johnsonian News Letter The purpose of the JNL is to connect the many and disparate people who take an interest in the life and works of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). This semi-annual journal publishes articles about Johnson\u2019s reception in the contemporary world as well as about his works and his life understood within their own [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/johnsonian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/johnsonian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/johnsonian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/johnsonian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/johnsonian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/johnsonian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/johnsonian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/3"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/johnsonian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}