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1 Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford

2 Voltaire Foundation Publisher / research centre in the Humanities Division of the University of Oxford Our main publications: Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment Complete works of Voltaire / Œuvres complètes de Voltaire Digital projects, for example: TOUT VOLTAIRE http://artfl-project.uchicago.edu/tout-voltairehttp://artfl-project.uchicago.edu/tout-voltaire

3 Voltaire Foundation founded by Theodore Besterman passed to Oxford in 1976 endowment of £2 million self-funding Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment -- since 1955 Œuvres complètes de Voltaire -- since 1968 aim to complete 220 print volumes in 50 years, by 2018

4 Voltaire Foundation the challenges now: PRINT PUBLICATION  SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL RESEARCH CENTRE  MADE PERMANENT

5 Voltaire Foundation needs Finishing the Voltaire print edition£1,500,000 Digital edition of Voltaire £1,500,000 Endow one DPhil student £750,000 Endow one postdoctoral fellow£1,000,000 Research fund £500,000 £5,000,000


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