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2013-01-11T14:58:06Z

Capitalization

2013-01-11T14:56:37Z

Capitalization

2013-01-11T14:56:04Z

2012-03-13T18:22:58Z

Commas, Other Punctuation, Capitalization

2012-03-12T14:18:03Z

Commas, Other Punctuation, Capitalization

2012-03-12T14:17:43Z

Commas, Other Punctuation, Capitalization

2012-03-12T14:15:56Z

Commas, Other Punctuation, Capitalization

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Civil War Letters

2011-04-13T20:52:12Z

Civil War Letters

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 *'''One item collections?'''
 **The collection is a letter from Jackie Dean to Nancy Kaiser describing...
 ==Transcribing Titles and Captions==

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 *X Folder 22 Other Papers
-Capitalize the word after a colon in a file title
+Capitalize the word after a colon in a file title.
 *☺ Folder 22 Contemporary country artists: Biographies
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 *☺ The Addition of November 2012 contains materials relating to Naomi Judd and Kathy Mattea.
 *X The addition of November 2012 contains materials relating to Naomi Judd and Kathy Mattea.
 ==Transcribing Titles and Captions==

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	*'''One item collections?'''		*'''One item collections?'''
	**The collection is a letter from Jackie Dean to Nancy Kaiser describing...		**The collection is a letter from Jackie Dean to Nancy Kaiser describing...
		+
		+	==Capitalization==
		+	Capitalize all the words in a collection, series, or sub-series title, but only capitalize the first word in a file title (with the exception of proper nouns).
		+
		+	*☺ Series 1. Contemporary Country Artists, 1971-1992
		+	*X Series 1. Contemporary country artists, 1971-1992
		+
		+	*☺ Folder 22 Other papers
		+	*X Folder 22 Other Papers
		+
		+	Capitalize the word after a colon in a file title
		+
		+	*☺ Folder 22 Contemporary country artists: Biographies
		+	*X Folder 22 Contemporary country artists: biographies
		+
		+	Capitalize the word Addition in the phrase The Addition of...
		+
		+	*☺ The Addition of November 2012 contains materials relating to Naomi Judd and Kathy Mattea.
		+	*X The addition of November 2012 contains materials relating to Naomi Judd and Kathy Mattea.
		+
		+

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 *☺ ''Included is the 1922 version of his unsold novel, <title render="doublequote">When Bad Things Happen to Bad People</title>; his unsold short story, <title render="doublequote">Worser and Worser</title>; and his unsold anthology, <title render="doublequote">Major Works.</title>''
-'''Capitalization of series and sub-series titles:''' Do capitalize all of the words in the supplied title at the series and sub-series level.
+'''Capitalization of series and subseries titles:''' Do capitalize all of the words in the supplied title at the series and subseries level.
 *☺ ''Series 1. Correspondence and Related Material''
-*☺ ''Sub-series 2.1. Other Writings''
+*☺ ''Series 2.1. Other Writings''
 '''Capitalization of file titles:''' Unless they are proper nouns or formal titles, only capitalize the first word of a file title.

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 '''Capitalization of file titles:''' Unless they are proper nouns or formal titles, only capitalize the first word of a file title.
 *☺ ''Folder 21 Other materials''
-X ''Folder 21 Other Materials''
+*X ''Folder 21 Other Materials''
 '''Capitalization of job titles:''' Don't capitalize job titles unless they are used as an identifier before a name.

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 '''Quotation marks:''' Commas and periods go inside quotes, while colons and semi-colons go outside quotes. Check this carefully when doing EAD markup.
-*☺ ''She called herself <emph render="doublequote">Flo,</emph> but everyone knew her as Nancy.''
+*☺ ''She called herself <emph render="doublequote">Lil,</emph> but everyone knew her as Nancy.''
 *☺ ''Included is the 1922 version of his unsold novel, <title render="doublequote">When Bad Things Happen to Bad People</title>; his unsold short story, <title render="doublequote">Worser and Worser</title>; and his unsold anthology, <title render="doublequote">Major Works.</title>''
 '''Capitalization of job titles:''' Don't capitalize job titles unless they are used as an identifier before a name.

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 *the regiment in which the writer served
 *if the writer was a soldier or an officer
-*where the writer was writing from and where he was writing to (if this is a quick processing job, you you can often tell by looking at the very top of the letter and seeing where the writer was positioned—which makes you able to say, for example, that he was writing from Virginia, without reading more in depth)
+*where the writer was writing from and where he was writing to (if this is a quick processing job, you can often tell by looking at the very top of the letter and seeing where the writer was positioned—which makes you able to say, for example, that he was writing from Virginia, without reading more in depth)
 *what places are referenced in the letters
 *what battles are being described

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 When describing a letter written by a Civil War soldier, if possible, include the following in the biographical and scope and content notes:
 *the regiment in which the writer served
-*if the writer was a soldier or officer
+*if the writer was a soldier or an officer
-*where the writer was writing from and where he was writing to (if this is a quick processing job, you you can often tell by looking at the very top of the letter and seeing where the writer was positioned—which makes you able to say that he was writing from Virginia without reading more in depth)
+*where the writer was writing from and where he was writing to (if this is a quick processing job, you you can often tell by looking at the very top of the letter and seeing where the writer was positioned—which makes you able to say, for example, that he was writing from Virginia, without reading more in depth)
 *what places are referenced in the letters
 *what battles are being described
-If you are describing the letters with more depth, you can include information about camp life, sickness, and death.
+If you are describing the letters in more depth, you can include information about camp life, sickness, death, and other cheerful wartime subjects.
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