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Digital Collection Road TripMarch 2013
Host: Regan Harper
Director of Member Programs
Preserving and Digitizing the Architectural History of
St. Augustine, Florida
John Nemmers, University of FloridaLyrasis Digital Collections Road Trip – March 20, 2013
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Architecture Archives @ UF
• George A. Smathers Libraries' Dept. of Special & Area Studies Collections (http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/)
• Established in 2004
• Archival drawings & other materials related to architecture & design in Florida & the Caribbean
• Areas of focus: 1) Modern architecture of the mid-20th Century, 2) St. Augustine architecture
UF and St. Augustine
St. Augustine
Gainesville (UF)
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UF and St. Augustine
• Long history of UF working with city (archaeology, architecture/historic preservation, etc.)
• Management of state-ownedproperties (38 buildings and 23parcels managed by UF)
Digitization of St. Augustine Holdings
• Given importance of city and research demand, UF has been scanning items over the last 15+ years (mostly internal funding)
• UF Digital Collections (UFDC, http://ufdc.ufl.edu)
• UFDC uses the UF-developed open-source SobekCM software (http://ufdc.ufl.edu/sobekcm)
• 2009 Historic St. Augustine project (http://ufdc.ufl.edu/hsa1) –scanned Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board block/lot files
• Two Grant-Funded Projects:• Saving St. Augustine’s Architectural Treasures (2010-2012)• Unearthing St. Augustine’s Colonial Heritage (2012-2014)
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Saving St. Augustine's Architectural Treasures
Two-year project (2010-2012) to preserve and digitize architectural drawings for the National Historic Landmark Hotel Ponce de Leon and
the Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church
Funded by a federal Save America’s Treasures grant awarded to Flagler College.
Gilded Age Architecture
• Millionaire industrialist Henry Flagler
• Hotel Ponce de Leon (1885-1887) was the first and the flagship of Flagler’s resort empire
• First major commission for the Carrère & Hastings firm
• Memorial Presbyterian Church (1889)
Henry Morrison Flagler
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Lost Treasures
• Many of the Hotel drawings had been “lost” for decades.
• After discovery, Flagler College deposited Hotel Ponce drawings at UF in 2005
• Church deposited drawings at same time
• Over 260 drawings preserved and reproduced digitally by the UF Smathers Libraries.
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A varietyof conservation issues
Before:
The drawing had been stored rolled for several decades
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The drawing was unrolledin the Conservation lab at the UF Libraries
After initial conservation treatment…
Ready for imaging by the UF Digital Library Center
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Large format imaging in the UF Digital Library Center
After digitization each drawing was encapsulated
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• Blog:http://flaglerdrawings.wordpress.com/
• Finding aids:http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/manuscript/guides/hotelponce.htmhttp://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/manuscript/guides/memorial.htm
• Digital collection:http://ufdc.ufl.edu/caha
Saving St. Augustine's Architectural Treasures
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Unearthing St. Augustine’s Colonial Heritage
An Interactive Digital Collection for the Nation’s Oldest City
Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
Architecture, Archaeology & History
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Project Partners
• University of Florida (UF) George A. Smathers Libraries
• City of St. Augustine Heritage Tourism
• City of St. Augustine Archaeology program
• St. Augustine Historical Society
Collections
• Government House – maps and overlays of the city, architectural drawings of historic structures, etc.
• St. Augustine Historical Society – Spanish Colonial documents, transcriptions and English language translations
• St. Augustine Archaeology Program – records, photographs and site summaries for 100 excavations
• Herschel Shepard Collection (UF Libraries - Architecture Archives) - drawings, photos and documents related to Shepard’s preservation, restoration and reconstruction of colonial buildings
• P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History (UF Libraries) - maps and historical documents.
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Supports Diverse Research
• Architecture/historic preservation• archaeology• Florida and U.S. history• Spanish & British colonies• Native Americans• slavery• exploration• social and economic development• urban planning• missionary work• military defenses and warfare• etc.
History
Architecture/Historic
Preservation
Archaeology
Identifying Structures/Sites
• Structure/site name(s)• Street address(es)• Florida Master Site File number, City Archaeology number, Plat
book number, etc.• Lat/Long coordinates• Township/Range• Block-Lot number
Example: Segui‐Kirby Smith Houseaka Segui‐Smith Houseaka Old Public Library
6 Artillery Lane or 12 Aviles Street
Aviles Street = Hospital Street
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Search Elements/Facets
• Archaeological sites (well, building foundation, trash pit, defensive wall, etc.)
• Building’s architectural style• Building structural system (wood, stone, etc.)• Dates of construction• Principal historic period (1st Spanish Colonial, British Colonial,
2nd Spanish, Territorial, etc.)• Significant renovation/reconstruction dates• Historical use (residence, worship, government, business)• Street address• National Register?
+ PLUS +
• Object-specific metadata (e.g., creator, subject, date, etc.)
Google Map-based searching/browsing
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Ability to create/save maps
Overlay Maps/Images
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Source: http://www.davidrumsey.com
Source: http://www.philaplace.org
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• http://ufdc.ufl.edu/usach
Unearthing St. Augustine's Colonial Heritage
Preserving and Digitizing the Architectural History of
St. Augustine, Florida
John Nemmers, University of Florida Smathers Librariesjnemmers@ufl.edu, 352-273-2766
Questions/Comments?
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Next Digital Collection Road Trip
Building a Theological Commons
Guest Presenter: Gregory MurrayDigital Initiatives Librarian
Princeton Theological Seminary
Tuesday, April 30, 20131:00pm‐2:00pm ET
Thank You!
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