Transcribe-a-thon: Remaking the World of Arturo Schomburg

Transcribe-a-thon | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Aaron Douglas Reading Room

Fisk University and the Schomburg Center have partnered to create a digital edition of the archival papers of Arturo Schomburg, the bibliophile who built two of the world’s most important collections on Black history—one in Harlem and another in Nashville. Join teams in each city to celebrate Schomburg’s birthday by helping transcribe his newly digitized papers. We welcome all participants—no previous transcription experience necessary!

Questions? Email us: [email protected]

Accessibility requests can be made by e-mail [email protected].

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Want to test your transcription skills? Use the example below to type up everything that appears in the image. A letter like this one is similar to material you will access during the transcribe-a-thon.

E-TRANSPORTATION NYPL policy prohibits electric transportation devices (e.g., motorbikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards) from being brought into or stored at library sites for any length of time, as this is the best way to keep our spaces & people safe.

AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING Programs are photographed and recorded by the Schomburg Center. Attending this event indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any all purposes of the New York Public Library.

PRESS Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Leah Drayton at [email protected].

Please note that professional video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent.

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Host or Publisher Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture