Following the death of civil rights leader Julian H. Bond on August 15, 2015, the University of Virginia acquired the entirety of his papers and moved them to the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library for preservation. In an effort to make the papers accessible to the public, the Carter G. Woodson Institute partnered with the Center for Digital Editing (CDE) beginning in 2017 to create a scholarly edition of his papers.
Starting in August 2018, the CDE and Woodson Institute invited the public to participate in editorial work on the project. Since then, hundreds of pages of Julian Bond’s speeches and interviews have been transcribed as a result of volunteer work. The work of these volunteers will be s crucial to the development of the future scholarly edition, “The Essential Julian Bond.”
Since the onset of the transcription project, CDE received inquiries from folks who wish to become involved. Those interested in contributing are invited to transcribe documents. Simply create an account on FromThePage and follow the transcription instructions provided. Volunteers can also participate in the early stages of the editorial process, such as tagging metadata and digitizing materials.
For updates about the project, follow #TranscribeBond.