Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like this at the end of the month / before the next term starts?
1) sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only "strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start. S On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc <[email protected]> wrote: > The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we > could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could > pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work > with. How do people feel about these? > > Faithfully yours, > Molly > > > 1. French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL > has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also > have great collections. > > Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the > collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a > Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our > collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above > Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of French > pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence > Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well > > > > 2. Crime Broadsides > > Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . So > there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a > Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this > collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. > Interesting and attractive collection > Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in > 18c and 19c England > > > > If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are > some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd > > Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain hours > on specific days, you can note that in the comments section. > > > > Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working > together on this! > > > > Karen > > > > Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard > Law School Library / 617-496-2107 > > Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 / > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > -- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
