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Presentation announcing the launch of Textiles, Teachers, and Troops, a collaborative project of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Bennett College, Greensboro College, Greensboro Historical Museum, Greensboro Public Library, Guilford College, and N.C. A&T State University, documenting the history of Greensboro from 1880-1945 through the influence of the textile industry, education, and the military. Website at http://digitalgreensboro.org/
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Greensboro Historical Museum, 8 April 2014
TEXTILES, TEACHERS, AND TROOPS
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Textiles: The textile industry, mill villages, etc.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Teachers: Education and Greensboro’s growth.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Troops: The military, particularly World War II.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Contextual material
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Provides 175,000 new digital images. Links them with existing digital resources. Largest digitization project in Triad history
to date. Collaboration between seven institutions. Provides a framework for future local
history resources online.
SOME BACKGROUND
SOME BACKGROUND
2008-2010
SOME BACKGROUND
2011
SOME BACKGROUND
2011-2012
COLLABORATION
Community-based project Both a portal and the content for that
portal Focus on partner strengths and
individual contributions. Do something bigger altogether!
THE PARTNERS Bennett College Greensboro College Greensboro Historical
Museum Greensboro Public
Library Guilford College N.C. A&T State
University UNCG
THE COLLECTIONS
Charles Duncan McIver Records Mary Medenhall Hobbs Papers Martin’s Studio Photographs Bernard Cone Photo Albums Stroud Scrapbooks Bennett College catalogs Greensboro College scrapbooks Vertical files
THE PROCESS
THE METADATA
THE WEBSITE
PARTNER PAGES
SUBJECT PAGES
ITEM PAGES
PHOTOS
PHOTOS
PHOTOS
SCRAPBOOKS
SCRAPBOOKS
SCRAPBOOKS
SCRAPBOOKS
MAPS
THE FUTURE
More new content. Even more new content. After that…more new content. Digital exhibits. Community outreach.
HELP US!
Beta test. Identify hidden materials. Just let us know you’re out there!
THANK YOU!
digitalgreensboro.org/
David Gwynn,Digital Projects CoordinatorUNCG University [email protected]
