Karen Beck (our contact at HLSL) suggested we could do 6-9 over one of the dates they suggested (Sept 6-9, 12, 13, 15, 16).
Faithfully yours, Molly On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:09 PM, emw <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning. > > Is there any feeling on how long the event would last? > > The times suggested on Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd) seem > like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't > college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could be on > a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time after > 8:00 PM? > > In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation topic > for our meetup next Monday > (http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/). > > - Eric > > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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 > > -- Faithfully yours, Molly de Blanc _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-boston mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
