Editorial Staff

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Editor in Chief	Frederick C. Mish
Managing Editor	E. Ward Gilman
Senior Editors	James G. Lowe · Robert D. McHenry Roger W. Pease, Jr.
Associate Editors	John K. Bollard · Julie A. Collier Robert D. Copeland · Kathleen M. Doherty William C. Hale · Grace A. Kellogg John M. Morse
Assistant Editors	Michael G. Belanger · Eileen M. Haraty Peter D. Haraty · Daniel J. Hopkins Karen J. Langridge · Madeline L. Novak Stephen J. Perrault
Editorial Assistants	Robin L. Easson · Elizabeth A. Johnson Jeanne M. Julian · Amy L. Liston Arden J. Lowe · Michele T. Plourde Dru A. Whitten
Editorial Advisor	Hubert P. Kelsey
Librarian	Francine A. Roberts
Departmental Secretary	Helene Gingold
Head of Typing Room	Gloria J. Afflitto
Senior General Clerk	Ruth W. Gaines
Clerks and Typists	Georgette B. Boucher Karen L. Cormier · Florence J. Cressotti Jean M. Fitzgerald · Patricia M. Jensen Joan M. Lancour · Frances W. Muldrew Mildred C. Paquette · Barbara A. Winkler
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