Resources
Tips on how to use this site:
> This online resource is designed to serve as a virtual archive as well as an opportunity for researchers to view and search transcriptions of the Grant-Burr Family Papers
> The "browsing of the collection" feature preserves the original archival order the letters appear in the AAS manuscript collection. Interested scholars can visit AAS and view the collection in this specific box/folder arrangement or view other folders not yet transcribed
> In the transcribed letters a marker appears between individuals letters which denotes the beginning/ending of a letter. It looks like:
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
> Every effort was taken to during the transcription process to remain true to the original. That said, some of the transcription markings may need clarification:
[...]= Text missing and not conjecturable
[] = Number or part of a number missing or illegible
[Roman font] = Conjectural reading for missing or illegible matter. A question mark follows when the reading is doubtful; the word "sic" was not used
[Italic font] = Editorial comment inserted in the text
<Italic font> = Matter crossed out of the manuscript
Words hyphenated at the ends of lines (e.g. fam-ily) have had hyphens removed. In cases where the hyphen might have stood in if the word was not split between lines (e.g. street-car) the usage from the original was preserved.
Ampersands (&) were retained in the transcriptions.
The spelling, capitalization, underlining, punctuation and paragraph structure of the originals was retained.
When it was unclear whether a word began with an upper or lowercase letter, modern usage was used.
After the letters were transcribed, a hard copy was printed and read alongside the original to facilitate correction of transcription errors.
Bibliography
> Help us build a bibliography using Web 2.0 Technology at the Grant-Burr Biblio-blog
PDF files of the transcribed letters
> For research and teaching and printing purposes, click here to see available PDF files
Suggested sites
> Five College Archives Digital Access Project of the Zilpah P. Grant Banister Papers