Reading Early American Handwriting

Reading Early American Handwriting
Author: Kip Sperry
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780806308463

This book is designed to teach you how to read and understand the handwriting found in documents commonly used in genealogical research. It explains techniques for reading early American documents, provides samples of alphabets and letter forms, and defines terms and abbreviations commonly used in early American documents such as wills, deeds, and church records.

The Bonus Army

The Bonus Army
Author: Paul Dickson
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2020-02-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486837246

Based on extensive research, this highly praised history recounts the 1932 march on Washington by 15,000 World War I veterans and the protest's role in the transformation of American society. "Recommended." — Library Journal.

On Doing Local History

On Doing Local History
Author: Carol Kammen
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780759102538

Completely revised and updated edition of the guide for local historians.

LC21

LC21
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2001-01-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0309171687

Digital information and networks challenge the core practices of libraries, archives, and all organizations with intensive information management needs in many respectsâ€"not only in terms of accommodating digital information and technology, but also through the need to develop new economic and organizational models for managing information. LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress discusses these challenges and provides recommendations for moving forward at the Library of Congress, the world's largest library. Topics covered in LC21 include digital collections, digital preservation, digital cataloging (metadata), strategic planning, human resources, and general management and budgetary issues. The book identifies and elaborates upon a clear theme for the Library of Congress that is applicable more generally: the digital age calls for much more collaboration and cooperation than in the past. LC21 demonstrates that information-intensive organizations will have to change in fundamental ways to survive and prosper in the digital age.