# French

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## [About the French category](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/about-the-french-category/23)

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**Author:** [@crowd\_admin](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/crowd_admin)\
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**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/about-the-french-category/23 "2026-02-13T14:47:18Z")

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Did you find a page on crowd.loc.gov that needs transcription or review help from someone that reads French? Create a new topic and select “Languages French” from the category drop down menu to make it appear here! Make…

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## [Another Roosevelt Document in French](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/another-roosevelt-document-in-french/224)

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**Author:** [@Diane\_E](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Diane_E)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/another-roosevelt-document-in-french/224 "2026-10-28T19:43:18Z")

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This document in French needed a lot of cleanup from gibberish. I got a lot of it, but I couldn’t get 100% - can anyone help? Thanks! https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/rough-rider-bull-moose-theodore-roosevelt/donates-pa…

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## ["In Progress" pages in Schoolcraft need help](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/in-progress-pages-in-schoolcraft-need-help/223)

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**Author:** [@lauren-btp](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/lauren-btp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/in-progress-pages-in-schoolcraft-need-help/223 "2026-10-27T16:44:15Z")

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Currently, the first 7 “In Progress” pages in this item from the Henry Rowe Schoolcraft pages are in French and in need of help: Miscellaneous Writings, 1820-circa 1860; The Muzziniegun, Comprising Notes on Indian Histo…

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## [Receipt in french needs review (more concerned about format than the French :-) Tx](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/receipt-in-french-needs-review-more-concerned-about-format-than-the-french-tx/201)

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**Author:** [@Globetrotter](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Globetrotter)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/receipt-in-french-needs-review-more-concerned-about-format-than-the-french-tx/201 "2026-10-05T16:09:10Z")

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https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/rough-rider-bull-moose-theodore-roosevelt/not-going-over-there/mss382990237/mss382990237-199/

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## [Two pages in French in Teddy Roosevelt letters--- cursive](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/two-pages-in-french-in-teddy-roosevelt-letters-cursive/195)

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**Author:** [@Globetrotter](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Globetrotter)\
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**Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/two-pages-in-french-in-teddy-roosevelt-letters-cursive/195 "2026-10-02T18:42:53Z")

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This page and the following page are in French and need review. Both very touching! Lots of new document. in French in the new T Roosevelt addition but I keep forgetting to put them there— what a shame that tags canno…

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## [French document - Theodore Roosevelt](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/french-document-theodore-roosevelt/83)

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**Author:** [@Diane\_E](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Diane_E)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/french-document-theodore-roosevelt/83 "2026-08-06T20:16:10Z")

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If anyone can help transcribe this hand-written document in French, that would be great. Thanks!

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## [French pages in Women of the Early Republic campaign](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/french-pages-in-women-of-the-early-republic-campaign/43)

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**Author:** [@dvkremk](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/dvkremk)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/french-pages-in-women-of-the-early-republic-campaign/43 "2026-07-27T15:37:20Z")

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This whole section of letters in Margaret Bayard Smith are by a French friend Neuville - and are all written in French By the People Margaret Bayard Smith Papers: General Correspondence, 1796-1874; Neuville, S. H. Hyde …

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## [Another French document - Theodore Roosevelt](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/another-french-document-theodore-roosevelt/96)

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**Author:** [@Diane\_E](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Diane_E)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/another-french-document-theodore-roosevelt/96 "2026-07-08T15:36:11Z")

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This one regarding WW1 needs some work and overall review. I fixed some of it, but more remains that I can’t decipher. There are three pages in total, starting with this one (170, 171, 173):

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## [3 French WIP Teddy Roosevelt docs](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/3-french-wip-teddy-roosevelt-docs/107)

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**Author:** [@dvkremk](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/dvkremk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/3-french-wip-teddy-roosevelt-docs/107 "2026-07-07T12:45:59Z")

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There is a 3-page French work-in-progress letter that needs to be looked at. The link below is the first page of 3. Thanks! By the People mss382990198-749 (Rough Rider to Bull Moose: Letters to Theodore Roosevelt: 17.…

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## [French Pages in the Women of the Early Republic](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/french-pages-in-the-women-of-the-early-republic/74)

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**Author:** [@dvkremk](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/dvkremk)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/french-pages-in-the-women-of-the-early-republic/74 "2026-07-06T17:59:24Z")

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This page has a large portion of French By the People mss5186206-20 (Women of the Early Republic: Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton Papers)

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## [A large French section in the Ojibwe texts](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/a-large-french-section-in-the-ojibwe-texts/61)

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**Author:** [@Cailyn](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Cailyn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/a-large-french-section-in-the-ojibwe-texts/61 "2026-05-29T19:22:17Z")

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Starting at page 372 and continuing to page 505, all French. I’m doing my best to remember to tag it as such when I transcribe, but I often forget.

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## [Several French pages in this Walt Whitman category](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/several-french-pages-in-this-walt-whitman-category/51)

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**Author:** [@soverby](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/soverby)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/several-french-pages-in-this-walt-whitman-category/51 "2026-05-26T15:07:51Z")

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French speakers and writers – quite a few French pages here. Someone started them through OCR and the accents generally look right, but OCR isn’t perfect. A near-native speaker could breeze through these, probably.
