• Morgan Papers: Exploring the Correspondence of California’s First Female Architect

    Author(s):
    Foaad Khosmood, Ethan Kusters, Luca Soares (see profile) , Samuel Verkruyse, Zach Vowell, Joey Wilson
    Date:
    2020
    Group(s):
    DH2020
    Subject(s):
    Architecture, History, Natural language processing (Computer science), Web site development
    Item Type:
    Presentation
    Meeting Title:
    Morgan Papers: Exploring the Correspondence of California’s First Female Architect
    Meeting Org.:
    Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
    Meeting Loc.:
    San Luis Obispo
    Meeting Date:
    July 19, 2020
    Tag(s):
    aws, JavaScript, Python, swift, Web archiving, Architectural history, Digital archives, Natural language processing, Web development
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/hgdt-n788
    Abstract:
    Descriptive metadata and full-text transcripts have long been valued for their roles in powering search engines and faceted browsing. But as the morganpapers.org web application demonstrates, such textual data (both structured and unstructured) can be leveraged to build a variety of tools which provide deeper and broader insight than simple searching and browsing. The Robert E. Kennedy Library at Cal Poly recently completed digitization of a unique body of correspondence between architect Julia Morgan and William Randolph Hearst, carried out during the construction of what is now known as Hearst Castle. The structure is a masterpiece and the crown jewel of Morgan’s illustrious career throughout California, where she worked as the state’s first female licensed architect. The collection consists of over 2,500 letters, telegrams, notes, and other documents (totalling over 3,200 pages), spanning the years 1919-1941. The pieces were written in several places across the United States and overseas. As each piece of correspondence was digitized, it was ingested in the library's archival repository along with its MODS-based metadata, and full-text transcripts (for both typescripts and manuscripts).
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    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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