Kristin Jensen of the Book Traces project at the University of Virginia kindly took the time to answer questions from Sara Brumfield of FromThePage, and discussed their project and experience using the platform. Book Traces is a collaborative web project aimed at discovering, cataloging, and preserving unique copies of 19th and early 2oth century books on library … [Read more...] about An Interview with Kristin Jensen of BookTraces.org
An Interview with Meg L. Winslow & Thom Burns of the Mount Auburn Cemetery
Meg L. Winslow and Thom Burns of the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts kindly took the time to answer questions from Sara Brumfield of FromThePage, and discussed their project and experience using the platform. Winslow is Curator of the Historical Collections & Archives at Mount Auburn Cemetery, where she oversees the Cemetery’s permanent collections … [Read more...] about An Interview with Meg L. Winslow & Thom Burns of the Mount Auburn Cemetery
An Interview with Jeanie Fisher of the Seattle Municipal Archives
Jeanie Fisher of the Seattle Municipal Archives kindly took the time to answer questions from Sara Brumfield of FromThePage, and discussed their project and experience using the platform. First, tell us about your documents Most of the records we currently have up on FromThePage come from our General Files collection, which consists of records documenting City of Seattle … [Read more...] about An Interview with Jeanie Fisher of the Seattle Municipal Archives
An Interview with David Caldwell of The New England Wireless & Steam Museum
David Caldwell of The New England Wireless & Steam Museum kindly took the time to answer questions from Sara Brumfield of FromThePage, and discussed their project and experience using the platform. First, tell us about your documents.The New England Wireless & Steam Museum is a museum of engineering and technology with a collection of working steam engines, a … [Read more...] about An Interview with David Caldwell of The New England Wireless & Steam Museum
Interview: Sonya Coleman on Transcribing for the Library of Virginia and Coding New Features for FromThePage
Sonya Coleman is Digital Engagement + Social Media Coordinator at the Library of Virginia. First, tell us about your documents. The Library of Virginia houses over 124 million archival items, including state and local records, personal papers, microfilm, maps, photographs, and more. Many of these documents contain structured data, such as the World War I Questionnaires. These … [Read more...] about Interview: Sonya Coleman on Transcribing for the Library of Virginia and Coding New Features for FromThePage