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Cindy Marston

The Geese Book - 8 views

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    "Explore 1120 pages in the manuscript New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, M. 905, better known as the Geese Book. Use the drop-down calendar to locate feasts and saints' days. Hear and see selected chants with transcriptions and translations."
David Hilton

Open Collections Program: Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930 - 1 views

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    I love the Harvard Libraries, sharing with us plebs outside the ivory tower. How generous.
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    Concentrating heavily on the 19th century, Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930, includes approximately 1,800 books and pamphlets as well as 9,000 photographs, 200 maps, and 13,000 pages from manuscript and archival collections.
Nate Merrill

Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum - 2 views

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    "The manuscript and audiovisual archives at the Library contain many documents and photographs that may be useful to students working on historical papers, exhibit projects, media or dramatic performances. Documents and photographs are included in this section for the following topics: Military Era * Pre-presidential Era * Presidential Era * Declassified Documents * Presidential Appointment Books"
David Hilton

Joseph Berry Keenan Digital Collection - 1 views

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    No information on how much is there, but going on the quality of the other source sites provided by Harvard Libraries it should be quite extensive.
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    The Joseph Berry Keenan Digital Collection-comprised of manuscript materials and photographs-offers researchers invaluable insight into the Japanese War Crimes Trial -- one of the most important trials of the twentieth century.
David Hilton

Free Library of Philadelphia - 0 views

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    Has several unrelated sections containing primary sources and images, including historical images of Philadelphia, images of medieval manuscripts (no translations though) and some images of art. Might grow over time.
David Hilton

Digital Scriptorium - 0 views

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    Another site with scanned images of manuscripts, most of them I think in Latin or medieval French or Italian or Old English. OK, I didn't check. They look cool, though.
David Hilton

American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940 - 0 views

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    Excellent source for American culture in the late 30's.
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    These life histories were compiled and transcribed by the staff of the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers' Project for the U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from 1936-1940. The Library of Congress collection includes 2,900 documents representing the work of over 300 writers from 24 states. Typically 2,000-15,000 words in length, the documents consist of drafts and revisions, varying in form from narrative to dialogue to report to case history.
David Hilton

Words and Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Divi... - 0 views

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    A collection of around 90 documents on American history compiled and displayed by the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
David Hilton

Welcome to Vivarium - 0 views

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    An excellent collection for research into the medieval period. Contains extensive descriptions of the manuscripts along with detailed accompanying information and is easily searchable. An enormous and diverse collection. Gotta love those Benedictines in Minnesota.
David Hilton

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library: Digital Images & Collections Online - 0 views

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    A collection of high-quality images organised under an eclectic variety of topics. They cover an enormous and extensive diversity of topics.
David Hilton

Incunabula Database -- The Bancroft Library - 1 views

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    Not sure how much you can access here. It at least has some manuscripts that you can access images of; looks like the rest of it might be in the process of being digitised.
David Hilton

CESG - Codices Electronici Sangallenses - 0 views

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    More manuscript sites. Someone might use them...
Kay Cunningham

Turning the Pages™, the British Library - 0 views

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    How awesome! You can use Adobe Shockwave (it's free) to view these medieval and early modern texts from the British Library. Makes you wonder if one day we'll be able to see this stuff in 3D while sitting at home.
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    Digital versions of significant manuscripts in the collection of the British Library. Includes Austen Juvenilia, Mercator's first Atlas of Mercator, the Luttrell Psalter, Blackwell's Herbal, Leonardo's sketch book, Vesalius' anatomy, the original Alice, Blake's notebook, the Lisbon Hebrew Bible, Baybar's Qur'an, and Mozart's musical diary. See "Terms of Use" for permissions. Requires Adobe Shockwave; alternative versions with static images also available.
David Hilton

Search the Catalogs - 0 views

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    A catalogue of images, manuscripts, etc maintained by the American Antiquarian Society. What an awesome bunch. Will be good for any aspect of American social history, I would imagine.
HistoryGrl14 .

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS - 7 views

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    "Manuscripts, Books, and Maps: The Printing Press and a Changing World"
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    Martin Luther lesson plan
David Hilton

Letters of Philip II, King of Spain, 1592 - 1597 » Harold B. Lee Library - 0 views

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    The Letters of Philip II, King of Spain, 1592-1597 a digital collection available within the Special Collections Department of the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA, is made of "... 174 letters and documents, all in Spanish : 172 manuscript, 2 printed.
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    Has English summaries of the letters.
Jennifer Carey

Calling All "Wannabe" Archaeologists - Help Translate Papyrus Text - 9 views

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    Ancient Lives is recruiting laymen to help transliterate the Oxyrhynchus Papyrii. No knowledge of Greek required, but you get first hand experience of what archaeologists and papyrologists do in the process - measuring manuscripts, identifying letters, etc.
Lisa M Lane

History Working Papers Project - 8 views

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    HWPP is an online space for scholars to share works-in-progress with their peers. After uploading a conference paper, essay, or article manuscript to the HWPP website, authors can invite others to read their work and make comments in the margins. As more people respond, writers get more feedback. But, unlike traditional comments done on paper, HWPP allows commenters and authors to interact with each other. They can read each other's marginalia and engage in dialogue about it. In fact, entire threaded discussions can take place in the margins. Here's what it looks like:
David Hilton

Flickr: Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts' Photostream - 4 views

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    Has nearly 80 images of medieval illuminated manuscripts and maps. Very beautiful.
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