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**Author:** [@AnneTeak](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/AnneTeak)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/ocr-transcription/48 "2026-11-03T14:36:11Z")
Have come across a document that was transcribed with OCR; it’s a mess. Walt Whitman Supplementary File Part 3 Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection: Supplementary File, 1806-1981; Printed Matt… --- ## [Letter from John E. Bruce, Civil Rights Pioneer to James Garfield after the 1880 election](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/letter-from-john-e-bruce-civil-rights-pioneer-to-james-garfield-after-the-1880-election/230)
**Author:** [@Henry](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Henry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/letter-from-john-e-bruce-civil-rights-pioneer-to-james-garfield-after-the-1880-election/230 "2026-11-02T21:00:55Z")
https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/garfield-correspondence/oct-nov-1880/mss219560146/mss219560146-327/ --- ## [Schoolcraft Surge: A Native American Heritage Month Challenge!](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/schoolcraft-surge-a-native-american-heritage-month-challenge/228)
**Author:** [@lauren-btp](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/lauren-btp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/schoolcraft-surge-a-native-american-heritage-month-challenge/228 "2026-11-02T14:55:41Z")
Happy Native American Heritage Month! All November, we’re celebrating with a special challenge: can we complete the "Jane Johnston Schoolcraft and Family: Documenting Ojibwe Culture" campaign by month’s end? Pitch in as… --- ## [Issues with Page Reservations](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/issues-with-page-reservations/140)
**Author:** [@pjspyro](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/pjspyro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/issues-with-page-reservations/140 "2026-11-02T12:52:07Z")
Hello all! Is anyone having any issues with page reservations and getting the following error while performing a transcription: Unable to reserve this page: error Once this pops up I am unable to save, and have to cop… --- ## [Planned website outage - Monday, Nov. 1](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/planned-website-outage-monday-nov-1/225)
**Author:** [@lauren-btp](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/lauren-btp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/planned-website-outage-monday-nov-1/225 "2026-10-29T20:16:37Z")
The By the People website will be temporarily unavailable during the morning of Monday, Nov. 1 for a necessary infrastructure upgrade. The outage is expected to last 1-2 hours beginning at 6:30am EDT. Thank you for you… --- ## [Another Roosevelt Document in French](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/another-roosevelt-document-in-french/224)
**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")
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… --- ## ["In Progress" pages in Schoolcraft need help](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/in-progress-pages-in-schoolcraft-need-help/223)
**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")
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… --- ## [Pages in Japanese ](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/pages-in-japanese/222)
**Author:** [@JBaker4523](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/JBaker4523)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/pages-in-japanese/222 "2026-10-26T12:41:34Z")
There is a very lengthy section in: Walt Whitman Supplementary File Part 3 Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection: Supplementary File, 1806-1981; Printed Matter, 1866-1969; Articles; Scheffauer, Herman… --- ## [O.S.S Acronym on Sheet Music](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/o-s-s-acronym-on-sheet-music/217)
**Author:** [@AngieFromEP](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/AngieFromEP)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/o-s-s-acronym-on-sheet-music/217 "2026-10-21T13:15:50Z")
I have been seeing “O.S.S.” on some sheet music. Sometimes the “O” looks like a “G,” and sometimes one or both of the "S"s look like a “5.” I finally did the research to figure this out. Below is the summary of my conver… --- ## [New campaign: Abolitionist and Educator Myrtilla Miner](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/new-campaign-abolitionist-and-educator-myrtilla-miner/218)
**Author:** [@lauren-btp](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/lauren-btp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/new-campaign-abolitionist-and-educator-myrtilla-miner/218 "2026-10-20T13:41:10Z")
Meet Myrtilla Miner (1815-1864), an abolitionist and educator who broke barriers when she founded the School for Colored Girls in 1851. Opened more than a decade before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, the sc… --- ## [1930s love advice: find your perfect mate through handwriting analysis!](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/1930s-love-advice-find-your-perfect-mate-through-handwriting-analysis/216)
**Author:** [@lauren-btp](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/lauren-btp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/1930s-love-advice-find-your-perfect-mate-through-handwriting-analysis/216 "2026-10-16T17:09:58Z")
A possibly relevant item from another part of Library of Congress collections – a book from circa 1930 that claims you can find true love by analyzing their writing. A full digitized copy is available on loc.gov: "Who i… --- ## [Correcting Titles?](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/correcting-titles/213)
**Author:** [@windmillsofyourmind](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/windmillsofyourmind)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/correcting-titles/213 "2026-10-16T17:04:03Z")
I’ve seen cases where the title of the publication is incorrect, usually a spacing error like the example shown, linked here: By the People Hone ymoon (Sheet Music of the Musical Theater: 1900 to 1905) (and technically, … --- ## [letter to Garfield mentioning Almeda Booth](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/letter-to-garfield-mentioning-almeda-booth/215)
**Author:** [@Josto](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Josto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/letter-to-garfield-mentioning-almeda-booth/215 "2026-10-15T16:34:52Z")
Harry Rhodes, a close friend of Garfield and Almeda, wrote Garfield a multi-page letter (while JAG was serving in the civil war) with references to how much Almeda cared about JAG and missed him, etc. According to the i… --- ## [President Garfield webinar - recording now available](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/president-garfield-webinar-recording-now-available/214)
**Author:** [@lauren-btp](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/lauren-btp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/president-garfield-webinar-recording-now-available/214 "2026-10-15T14:34:48Z")
The recording of our Sept. 24 webinar, Slumbering Thunder in His Soul: Exploring the Life and Death of James A. Garfield Through His Papers, is now available. Garfield Papers curator Michelle Krowl joined us to tell the… --- ## [Lines truncated on printed articles](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/lines-truncated-on-printed-articles/212)
**Author:** [@patprz99](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/patprz99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/lines-truncated-on-printed-articles/212 "2026-10-13T17:58:26Z")
Just curious how people are handling newspaper or other printed articles with truncated lines. There seem to be quite a few where the edge is cut off, resulting in incomplete words. I’ve seen people end the word just as … --- ## [Thread for introductions](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/thread-for-introductions/36)
**Author:** [@crowd\_admin](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/crowd_admin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/thread-for-introductions/36 "2026-10-13T11:49:13Z")
Whether you’re a seasoned pro from our History Hub space or a total newbie, we’re happy to have you here! Feel free to introduce yourself in this topic/thread to (re)connect with fellow By the People volunteers … --- ## [Japanese transcription](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/japanese-transcription/206)
**Author:** [@JBaker4523](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/JBaker4523)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/japanese-transcription/206 "2026-10-08T14:06:39Z")
There is a very lengthy section in: Walt Whitman Supplementary File Part 3 Walt Whitman Papers in the Charles E. Feinberg Collection: Supplementary File, 1806-1981; Printed Matter, 1866-1969; Articles; Scheffauer, Herman… --- ## [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)
**Author:** [@Globetrotter](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Globetrotter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **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")
https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/rough-rider-bull-moose-theodore-roosevelt/not-going-over-there/mss382990237/mss382990237-199/ --- ## [Italian Sheet Music in Musical Theater Campaign](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/italian-sheet-music-in-musical-theater-campaign/198)
**Author:** [@windmillsofyourmind](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/windmillsofyourmind)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/italian-sheet-music-in-musical-theater-campaign/198 "2026-10-05T16:09:04Z")
Here’s a series of Italian sheet music in need of review, for any interested Italian speakers: By the People Non sempre l’ideal ha fliocchi ardenti (Sheet Music of the Musical Theater: 1916 to 1919) By the People Il Li… --- ## [Beware - AI Improvements to Text](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/beware-ai-improvements-to-text/139)
**Author:** [@Diane\_E](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Diane_E)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/beware-ai-improvements-to-text/139 "2026-10-05T11:48:01Z")
When reviewing a typewritten page that has already been transcribed I typically scan it to see that it is complete, that line breaks are accurate, that all deletions, handwritten additions and marginalia are transcribed … --- ## [Formatting and Transcribing Tips](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/formatting-and-transcribing-tips/179)
**Author:** [@Henry](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Henry)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/formatting-and-transcribing-tips/179 "2026-10-02T19:03:30Z")
I have been reviewing pages that except for formatting errors that forced me to edit the pages, were pristine. I realize that people have transcribed for the Archives or Smithsonian but remember, formatting is different … --- ## [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)
**Author:** [@Globetrotter](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Globetrotter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **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")
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… --- ## [Transcribing languages other than English](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/transcribing-languages-other-than-english/193)
**Author:** [@Cailyn](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Cailyn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/transcribing-languages-other-than-english/193 "2026-10-02T15:40:14Z")
May I suggest that if one does not have a firm grasp of the language being transcribed (particularly in the case of an entire text, rather than a short phrase or sentence), that one does not try to just have a go at it. … --- ## [Swedish Sheet Music in Musical Theater Campaign](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/swedish-sheet-music-in-musical-theater-campaign/197)
**Author:** [@windmillsofyourmind](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/windmillsofyourmind)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/swedish-sheet-music-in-musical-theater-campaign/197 "2026-10-02T15:40:05Z")
There appears to be a series of Swedish sheet music from 1916-1919 in the Musical Theater campaign that need review, for any interested Swedish speakers: By the People Try inte vill jag och inte vill ni (Sheet Music of… --- ## [German (and Yiddish) Sheet Music in Musical Theater Campaign](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/german-and-yiddish-sheet-music-in-musical-theater-campaign/196)
**Author:** [@windmillsofyourmind](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/windmillsofyourmind)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/german-and-yiddish-sheet-music-in-musical-theater-campaign/196 "2026-10-02T15:40:00Z")
Just spreading awareness that there are many German pages that need review in the Sheet Music of the Musical Theater campaign. Most of these are in print and not cursive, so should be easier for those with a good grasp o… --- ## [Https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/women-early-republic/nicholson/mss398590085/](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/https-crowd-loc-gov-campaigns-women-early-republic-nicholson-mss398590085/191)
**Author:** [@userjt4loc\_proj](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/userjt4loc_proj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/https-crowd-loc-gov-campaigns-women-early-republic-nicholson-mss398590085/191 "2026-09-30T12:48:22Z")
https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/women-early-republic/nicholson/mss398590085/ I’ve been working on these letters and wondering about spellings of family names etc in this project, and have made some mistakes in transcrib… --- ## [Is this shorthand or an abbreviation?!](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/is-this-shorthand-or-an-abbreviation/189)
**Author:** [@JBaker4523](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/JBaker4523)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/is-this-shorthand-or-an-abbreviation/189 "2026-09-29T19:04:12Z")
I know nothing about shorthand so not sure if what I see in the Teddy Roosevelt letters that appears like “L.t.” usually in top portion of letter, handwritten, is actually “L.t.” or shorthand. I’ve been transcribing as … --- ## [Interesting Letter](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/interesting-letter/151)
**Author:** [@Henry](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Henry)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/interesting-letter/151 "2026-09-28T17:31:56Z")
Here is a letter from Samuel B. Morse to James Garfield on the importance of the telegraph in promoting world peace. https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/garfield-correspondence/1870-1872/mss219560043/mss219560043-564/ --- ## [Indenting text in old newspaper](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/indenting-text-in-old-newspaper/180)
**Author:** [@felhanson](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/felhanson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/indenting-text-in-old-newspaper/180 "2026-09-28T15:55:24Z")
This seems so basic, but I can’t seem to find any information about it. Should I indent text where it appears? Currently transcribing a newspaper article in the James Garfield papers. Thanks! --- ## [Fingering Notation in Early American Music](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/fingering-notation-in-early-american-music/120)
**Author:** [@AngieFromEP](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/AngieFromEP)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/fingering-notation-in-early-american-music/120 "2026-09-28T15:55:19Z")
I’ve been transcribing the Early American sheet music and am now moving to reviewing. I don’t think people know that they’re supposed to transcribe the penciled-in fingering that appears on many of the pages. I only know… [Next page](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/latest.md?page=1)