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New post in Descriptive Notes: "Describing Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation and Freedom: Primary Sources from Houghton Library"

  • 1.  New post in Descriptive Notes: "Describing Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation and Freedom: Primary Sources from Houghton Library"

    Posted May 18, 2022 04:19 PM
    Dear Colleagues,

    Descriptive Notes is pleased to share the latest post in its Inclusive Description series: "Describing Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation and Freedom: Primary Sources from Houghton Library," by Dorothy Berry. The author discusses the descriptive aspects of a project at Harvard's Houghton Library to build a digital collection featuring materials that illustrate Black life in the Americas.

    Read it here: https://saadescription.wordpress.com/2022/05/18/describing-slavery-abolition-emancipation-and-freedom/

    A quick reminder that we welcome posts on a rolling basis for all existing series, as well as any other articles, announcements and updates, shared resources, and visual content relating to issues of archival description. Send all pitches to SAAdescription@gmail.com. You can view previous posts and series on our website, saadescription.wordpress.com.

    Please feel free to contact us with any questions. We look forward to your submissions!

    Best,
    Lori Dedeyan, on behalf of the Descriptive Notes Editorial Team

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    Lori Dedeyan
    Archivist
    Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
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