Join Trexler Library’s special collections archivist Susan Falciani today for a lively Transcribathon–a 3-hour social gathering aimed at transcribing items in the Muhlenberg Collection of rare 18th and 19th Century letters. This is a fun environment to learn about transcription and to expand and amplify the usability of this valuable manuscript collection held at Trexler Library. Transcribathons are a wonderful way to engaging students and all members of the community in a democratic activity that highlights the humanities in a public, participatory, and empowering way. While digitizing an important collection, transcribathons have the potential to foster community and connection. Transcribathons also demonstrate the power of the humanities as a field of inquiry–and the library as a space–to bring people together in common purpose.
Poster content: Love History? Love puzzles? Love the idea of digging through archives trying to decipher 200-year-old documents? Join the Transcribathon! Bring your friends! Spend a few minutes or a few hours reading and transcribing 18th- and 19th-century letters from the Muhlenberg Papers Collection. Your efforts will benefit the ongoing digitization efforts of Special Collections & Archives. Wednesday, November 16th 4-7 pm. Trexler Library, Level B, B-01 Lab. For more information, contact Susan Falciani sfalciani@muhlenberg.edu 484-664-3694.
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