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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