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[...] OCR correction process. By deciding to outsource our early stages of image processing, the de-skewing and text-zoning stages, we are speeding up some of the processing time and allowing more time for local correction of spelling people and place names and key search terms in effort to improve overall search results. In the case of the Seattle Star we found that the OCR accuracy levels were very poor without some intervention due to the quality of text in film and [...]
[...] project team at the Washington State Library (WSL) was created, a search started for a project manager, and a request for proposal submitted to select a digitization and conversion vendor. By November 2008 a project manager was hired, an advisory committee convened, space for the project was arranged at the University of Washington (UW) and WSL, a vendor was selected, and equipment was purchased. Throughout the grant period the project director and project [...]
[...] 26, 2012 Spring Report Production
We've really picked up speed with two more batches out the door and the next one in the data verfication stage. Batch_wa_bumping and batch_wa_columbia were shipped at the end of March and mid-April respectively. They have been received at the LC receiving center and are waiting to be approved and uploaded by LC. Newpspaer titles that will be uploaded from these batches include The Lynden Tribune (sn88085445) and [...]
[...] Unique ids LCCN: sn88085318 OCLC: 17365658 Digitization plan 2008-2009 grant
WSL ordered duplication and testing of 1907-1922 (5 reels) from Proquest Received order 2008-12-01 History Succeeding: Statesman-Examiner, Colville (1948) Related to: Scimitar and Statesman-Index, Colville WSL publish history chart: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/docs/iii/charts/statesmanexaminer.htm Essay Draft Short version for LOC
In 1907 a group of Colville, Washington, democrats formed a corporation to produce a new weekly paper. They hired J. C. Harrigan, [...]
[...] now if the titles were connected in the existing OCLC
records. But in any case, I decided to connect Ranch (North Yakima, Wash.)
(.b57920357) to Ranche and range (.b57920503) because: 1) The issues for June 10, 1897- were called new ser. v. 1, no. 10- and also
old ser. v. 3 , no. 43-. I was puzzled by the double numbering, but then I
counted things out on calendars for 1894-1897 and saw that yes, the June 10,
1897 issue would indeed have been v. 3, no. [...]
[...] plan 2008-2009 grant
Suggested by Glenda Pearson 2009-06-29 Digitizing 1894-1912 (title changes from Ranch to Ranche and Range > The Ranch (Seattle) > Washington Farmer ) (8 reels) Top
History Continued by: Ranche and Range , Ranch (Seattle) , Washington Farmer WSL publish history chart: Essay Draft The Ranch [LCCN: 2007252175] The first issue of the Ranch [...]
[...] reel - UW Microfilm # A3151, dates 1896.02.26 - 1902.12.26 (includes two issues of Daily republican and two issues of Republican). Reels ordered by UW History Continues: Republican Related titles: Daily Republican , Caytons Weekly , Caytons Monthly Essay Draft
Final Seattle Republican - final draft Draft The Seattle Republican was Seattle's first truly successful African American newspaper. Out of seven black newspapers to appear in the city between 1891 and 1901, it alone survived into the early 20th century. First issued on May [...]
[...] Unique ids SN: sn88085460 OCLC: 17401202 Digitization plan 2008-2009 grant
WSL ordered duplication and testing of 1900-1912 (8 reels) from Proquest Received order 2008-12-01 History Preceding: Palouse Gazette (Colfax, Wash) 1877 - 1893 3 Related Title: The Colfax Commoner (Colfax, Wash) 1911 - 1932 3 Succeeding: The Gazette-commoner (Colfax, Wash) 1932 - 1958 3 WSL publish history chart: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/docs/iii/charts/whitman.htm Essay Draft Charles B. Hopkins and Lucien E. Kellogg were delayed in starting [...]
[...] (originally planned 73 reels (to 1900) but ran out of room in grant) Title carried into 2012-14 grant cycle and will digitized all 73 reels 1876-1900. ss
History Preceding title: The daily intelligencer. : (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881 sn 83045610 The weekly intelligencer. : (Seattle, Wash. Territory [Wash.]) 1867-1881 sn 84022788 Seattle weekly post. : (Seattle, Wash. Terr.) 1878-1881 sn 86072000 The Seattle daily post. : (Seattle, Wash. Terr.) 1878-1881 Succeeding title: Related titles: Seattle daily post-intelligencer. : (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888 [...]
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Digital Object Repository Software Quick Comparison open source GUI (admin, ingest, export, and editing) Windows OS parse METS batch uploads formats supported harvest capability Greenstone yes yes, yes, yes, yes yes sort of ContentDM no yes, sort of, yes, yes yes no OAI-PMH Fedora Commons yes yes, sort of, yes, sort of yes sort of OAI-PMH DSpace yes yes Greenstone
website: http://www.greenstone.org/ spec sheet How to build a digital collection Most irritating ebook ever, available through UW Libraries. It is basically [...]
[...] Washington coast. Named for Aberdeen, Scotland, the city is located at the confluence of the Chehalis and Wishkah Rivers, just east of Grays Harbor itself. The first white farmers settled in the area in the 1860s; in the following decades, Aberdeen blossomed into an industrial city that boasted numerous sawmills and salmon canneries. By the 1920s Aberdeen declared itself “The Lumber Capital of the World,” but the following decades saw a decline in industrial activity, the economic effects of which are still felt today. Hunt and [...]
[...] Wash. : 1911-1914), Kennewick Courier-Reporter NEH Approved Essay Columbia Courier LCCN sn87093028 and Kennewick Courier LCCN sn87093029 Originally inhabited by Wanapum Indians, the naturally arid area that would later become the community of Kennewick, Washington, was avoided by white settlers for much of the 19th century after being described by a Hudson’s Bay Company governor as exceptionally “sterile.” This changed temporarily in the 1880s and again in the early 1890s with the construction of a railroad bridge over the Columbia River [...]
[...] Succeeding title: Related titles:
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According to his memoirs, Miller Freeman had only $3.00 and a bicycle when he decided to start his own newspaper in 1897. At the age of twenty-one, Miller was the last of his siblings to leave the shadow of his father, Legh Freeman, who had published numerous small papers while moving the family westward. Miller had learned printing while working on the Frontier Index [LCCN:sn84022156] (also known as the "Press on Wheels") and most recently the Washington Farmer [LCCN:see note]. When Legh refused [...]
[...] ratio high (20-25:1) Waiting on new density readings Received order 2008-12-01 WSL ordered duplication and testing of 1888-1922 (11 reels) from Proquest. History Continues: NA Continued by: NA
Essay Draft Thomas Neill was a lawyer and Irish immigrant whose ambition led him westward. He started his career as a newspaperman in the town of Dawson (ND), where he married Ada Allen. Frustrated with the pace of development in Dawson and lured by an magazine promotional piece, Neill became interested in the tiny town [...]
[...] Content: Independent Established: 1889 - 1914 Pages: 8 Size: 18x24 in. Editor: E.M. Reed Publisher: Reed and Coe; Yakima Herald Pub. Co. (later 19??) 3 Frequency: Thursday; Weekly 3 Coverage Region: South Cascades 2 County: Yakima Unique ids LCCN: sn88085523 OCLC: 17416264 Digitization plan 2008-2009 grant
Also adding Recordak film (permission received from publisher) 1893-1899, 1905 (3 reels) Checking to see if 1905 from Recordak film can be added Plan to digitize 1900-1912 (12 reels), perhaps also 1905 from WSL (1 reel) History Preceding titles: Yakima Democrat?, [...]
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Robert A. Turner, a newspaperman from Missouri, moved to Washington for health reasons in 1890. He and his wife, Minnerva, first settled in Seattle, but when he could not secure an adequately affordable space for his paper plant, they moved to Ellensburg in 1891. In November 1893, Turner began publishing a 12-page monthly, the Reformer’s Dawn LCCN sn88085011 , to advocate for the People’s Party and the Populist movement which “was sweeping westward with wonderful strength and had just reached Kittitas county [...]
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Plan to digitize 1898-1906 (2 reels)
History Succeeding titles: Washington State journal and Adams County news (sn87093057), Washington State journal (sn87093055) Related titles: NEH Approved Essay
In the spring of 1878, Philip Ritz led a group of white settlers into northern Adams County, Washington, staked off the land that would become Ritzville and within a year, began growing wheat. This tract of land had previously been a main thoroughfare used by the Nez Perce and other Pacific Northwest [...]
[...] label information is incorrect in the xml file for the second edition. Is should be "last edition" and appears as "extra edition". Dana, I looked at all of these xml files and they all state "Last Edition" §§(lrobinson,2010/03/17 17:02:45)§§. minor issue E:\QA_indian-plum\pdf-xml_only\sn87093407\00211107352\1904083101 and 1904083001 have their edition labels mixed up. Also see E:\QA_indian-plum\pdf-xml_only\sn87093407\00211107352\1904090801 Looked at sn87093407\00211107352\1904090801 and [...]
[...] Islander title) (11 reels). Found that 1899 issues are merged with Islander film - going to evaluate and digitize all. Made it into final list sent to OCLC. Decided to add due to local need and geography. Plan to digitize WSL's film - 1899-1914 (9 reels) History Preceding title: Islander (Friday Harbor) Essay Draft The Islander was first published by James Cooper Wheeler on March 6, 1891 in Friday Harbor, Washington. Friday Harbor is located on San Juan Island in the Puget Sound about half-way between Bellingham, Washington and [...]
[...] Ayer Annual 1 Content: Labor Established: 1909 Size: 16x22 Editor: E.P. Marsh Publisher: E.P. Marsh and J.E. Campbell Ayer Annual 2 size: 7 columns, 28 x 304 (picas?) Editor: Maynard Shipley Publisher: Everett Trades Council Frequency: weekly Coverage Region: Northwest County: Snohomish Unique ids LCCN: sn88085620 OCLC: ocm18036796 Digitization plan 2008-2010 grant
Substitute title, not digitized in this grant cycle 1909-1922 (3 reels)
History Continues: Related titles: NEH Approved Essay The Labor Journal [LCCN: sn88085620] was the official paper of the [...]
[...] Columbia River, the site was a primary headquarters for the British Company. In 1846, the United States and Britain settled on the 49th parallel as the demarcation between U.S. and British interests, and Fort Vancouver became American. The city of Vancouver was incorporated into Washington Territory in 1857. By this time, the importance of the fort had declined, and agriculture became the major industry in the area. The region grew throughout the 1860s due to an influx of prospective [...]
[...] with the Great Northern Railway line. Newport grew steadily as settlers developed agriculture (alfalfa and cattle), logging, milling (lumber and saw), and mining industries. The origin of the Newport Miner is a subject of debate amongst local historians. Many believe that the Miner was originally published as the Newport Pilot LCCN sn88085919 in 1897-1900 and became known as the Newport Miner thereafter. However, others maintain that the Pilot and Miner [...]
[...] history chart: NA NEH Approved Essay The Wenatchee Daily World was founded in 1905 by C.A. Briggs and Nat Ament, as a Republican paper. The paper was the town’s first daily newspaper and initially consisted of four pages. In 1907, Briggs and Ament sold the ailing paper after threats were made on their lives over their anti-saloon stances. Rufus Woods, who had previously published the Wenatchee Advance [LCCN: sn87093051] and written for the Republic [LCCN: sn87093278], purchased [...]
Overview WSL's Historic Newspapers of Washington is the repository for and online presentation of issues of historic newspapers throughout Washington State. Purpose Historic Newspapers in Washington will serve as the integrated search and browse interface for digital issues of Washington Pioneer Newspapers (volunteer indexed pre-statehood newspapers) and the full-text searchable newspapers (OCRd text, issues published before 1923) digitized as part of the NDNP grants. Newspapers are one of the most requested [...]
[...] businessman, once wrote "the best community in which to found a newspaper is one that is comparatively young and whose population has in very recent time increased." 1 . With a population of 40,000 and growing, Seattle, Washington in 1899 fit Scripps'description well. Scripps hired editor E. H. Wells to found his latest venture, the Seattle Star , on February 2, 1899. Scripps papers generally supported the principle of public ownership. The Star was a strong advocate of a 1902 ballot initiative to allow the city to generate its own power, for instance. [...]
[...] built a large timber operation in the area. The town of Leavenworth was incorporated on July 28, 1906 and Deed Mayar was elected the first mayor. 7 News about the railroad industry is particularly well covered by this small-town paper. Timber and mining were also important in this region and accidents are frequently described. The activities of both businessmen and labor unions were reported, as well as the entertainment events of the town, which ranged from saloon brawls to theatrical [...]
[...] OCLC: 17347623 Digitization plan 2008-2009 grant
Plan to digitize WSL's 1909-1918 reels (24 reels) and UW's 1903-1904; 1907 reel (1 reel) Also checking on paper copies Substitute for now. Checking to see where negatives are. History Succeeding title: Related titles: Los Angeles Record, Seattle Star, Spokane Press, Portland News. These paper were also part of the Scripps-Canfield League (later Scripps League). Essay Draft The Tacoma Times was one of several west coast papers founded by E.W. Scripps. Scripps' approach to the newspaper business was to provide minimal [...]
[...] his newspaper chain. He wrote that "the journalistic policy of the new paper...be that of advocate and special pleader of the poor classes as against the whole plutocratic and aristocratic cominations, political, economic, and social." 1 Scripps himself did not oversee the day-to-day operations of the paper, but the Spokane Press fulfilled its mission of serving the working classes by supporting labor issues and maintaining its price at one penny per issue. The Scripps papers also [...]
[...] Essay
Morning Olympian , LCCN sn88085354 The Morning Olympian has origins reaching back to 1891, and its history reflects the rapid growth and changes experienced by a new state and its capital. In his History of the Puget Sound Country, John Prosser wrote, “Like the majority of journals, it Morning%20Olympian .ashx" title="the Morning Olympian ">the Morning Olympian has passed through various hands and sailed on both rough and smooth waters.” However, [...]
[...] separately obtained presses in order to begin a newspaper in the Walla Walla region. Brothers William and R.B. Smith had purchased a used press from the "Oregon Statesman" [LCCN: sn83025131]. Around the same time, Nemiah Northrop and Raymond Rees bought an old press from the "Oregonian" [LCCN: sn83045780]. Once the partners realized the existence of the others, they decided to consolidate their efforts to publish the first issue of the "Washington Statesman" on November 29, 1861. In 1878, the "Statesman" became the Inland Empire’s first daily [...]
