Smithsonian Transcriptions
I currently volunteer doing digital transcriptions of text from historical documents and collections for educational, research and accessibility purposes.
Some notable pieces I’ve done so far include:
- Text and tables for the “Catalog of Stars” (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
- Letters for the Freedmen’s Bureau dating back to the 1800’s
- Text from U.S. Air Mail Service papers (National Air and Space Museum Archives)
The transcriptions are done according to guidelines provided, with some involving more advanced formatting (e.g., tables).