Palaeography

Palaeography is the study of historic writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts, including the analysis of historic handwriting. It’s not because it was written only a little over 100 years ago that it is any easier to read.

TRANSCRIPTION OF 19TH CENTURY HANDWRITTEN MATERIAL
SMITHSONIAN DIGITAL VOLUNTEERS: TRANSCRIPTION CENTER
THE SMITHSONIAN
SPRING 2020

Transcription of Cecilia Beaux’s Parisian journals and letters and of Arctic exploration letters from the Walter and Arthur Wellman collection.

TRANSCRIPTION OF 19TH CENTURY HANDWRITTEN MATERIAL
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
2020 – 2021

Transcription of the Domesday Book of Queen’s University (1839-1896).

TRANSCRIPTION OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY HANDWRITTEN MATERIAL
ANN PRESTON BRIDGERS PAPERS
THE STATE ARCHIVES OF NORTH CAROLINA
2020 – 2021

Transcription of WWI letters from the Ann Preston Bridgers Papers collection.

TRANSCRIPTION OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY MATERIAL
ANTIOCH ARCHIVE TRANSCRIPTION PROJECT
DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
2020 – PRESENT

Transcription of the 1935 & 1937 Antioch field reports and excavation diaries.