Transcriptions of handwritten or typed correspondence
eGrove is the institutional repository of the University of Mississippi. It collects the “research and intellectual output” of UM students and faculty, but it is also the platform for the UM Libraries’ digital collections.
Items that are not "born digital" -- that is, created on a computer using word processing software -- must be "digitized", usually by a scanner. But unless OCR (optimal character recognition) is available, that scan is basically a photocopy of a piece of paper.
When digitizing printed books or journals that have been typeset, we can use software designed to recognize the words on the page so that that they can be searched by a machine. However, handwritten items or even items created with an "old school" typewriter can be hard for the software to read. For those items, the results are better if they can be transcribed by an actual person. That's where YOU come in.
We are looking to transcribe the items listed below. You will need to read the PDF scan of the document, and create a verbatim copy using Microsoft Word or equivalent. You will then submit your transcription using the link in the left sidebar.
TO PARTICIPATE:
- Please refer to the Submission Instructions
- Use this link to submit a transcription.
- Contact us if you have questions: egrove@olemiss.edu
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Hughes for Senate Committee to Mr. and Mrs. James Meredith (1 October 1962)
Hughes for Senate Committee
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Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Jersey City and Vicinity to James Meredith (4 October 1962)
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Jersey City and Vicinity
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International Longshoremen Union to James Meredith (1 October 1962)
International Longshoremen Union
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Edner Jude and Mrs. And Mrs. Norman Lerner to James Meredith (3 October 1962)
Edner Jude and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lerner
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Elizabeth Kaminski and Family to Mr. Meredith (2 October 1962)
Elizabeth Kaminski
Signed by "Elizabeth Kaminski and Family"
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Sylvia and Larry Kamisher, Thelma and Steve Engel to Mr. and Mrs. James Meredith (1 October 1962)
Sylvia and Larry Kamisher and Thelma and Steve Engel
Signed by "Sylvia and Larry Kamisher, Thelma and Steve Engel"
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Madame Kingue-Ntoko-Andree to James Meredith (2 October 1962)
Madame Kingue-Ntoko-Andree and James Meredith
![Fred [James] to Mr. James Meredith (1 October 1962) by Fred James](https://egrove.olemiss.edu/mercorr_pro/1396/thumbnail.jpg "Fred [James] to Mr. James Meredith (1 October 1962) by Fred James")
![Bonnie [Jeffuis] to Jim (30 September 1962) by Bonnie Jeffuis](https://egrove.olemiss.edu/mercorr_pro/1253/thumbnail.jpg "Bonnie [Jeffuis] to Jim (30 September 1962) by Bonnie Jeffuis")
