Reveal/Transcribe/Transform: Promoting Hidden Histories Through Community Involvement

Deborah will discuss a new project started at Mount Holyoke College's Archives and Special Collections called Transcribe/Transform. This crowdsourced transcription project involves the archives working with alumnae and the general public to transcribe letters and help collections emerge and be more accessible to researchers. The project began with the papers of President Mary E. Woolley and Jeannette Marks, educators and partners for over 50 years. Their collection holds potential for the history of women in higher education, women in academia, and LGBT history. Transcribe/Transform now also includes Mount Holyoke College alumnae Caroline Boa Henderson, who farmed a land claim in the Oklahoma Panhandle from 1907 until 1966. Her letters include firsthand accounts of the Dust Bowl.