Join us at the Cambridge Public Library for an edit-a-thon and special behind-the-scenes tour! |
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When: Wednesday, October 23rd, 5-9pm
Where: Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge Room, 449 Broadway Cambridge, MA, 02138 Focus: History of Cambridge |
This edit-a-thon is part of Open Access to Massachusetts History 2013
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The Cambridge Room houses the Cambridge Public Library’s Archives and Special Collections and provides a range of services about all things Cambridge. Our rich collection of research materials includes books about Cambridge, city directories and reports, archival documents, maps, photographs, and the complete run of the Cambridge Chronicle. Digital collections include the Historic Cambridge Newspaper Collection and the Cambridge City Directories.
Examples: Bibliography of Oakland, California; List of books about Oxford; Bibliography of Australian History
Examples: Bergen Public Library; Brooklyn_Museum
Examples: History of Boston; History of London
Historic Cambridge Newspaper Collection (1846-1923)
Cambridge City Directories (1848-1910)
History of Cambridge, 1630-1877 by Lucius R. Paige
These are just to get you started -- feel free to add to this list.
This is the exciting part! Leave a half hour at the end of your edit-a-thon to collect and admire all of the work you've done, as well as take a few photos.
Historic Cambridge Newspaper Collection
List of crowdsourcing projects
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Category:Media contributed by the Cambridge Public Library