Wikipedia:GLAM/Collins Memorial Library

UPS - Collins Memorial Library

WikiProject GLAM/Collins Memorial Library will serve as the center for all Wikipedia community events, content work, and community collaboration on articles related to the archival holdings of Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. If you have any questions, feel free to post them on the talk page.

Scope

This project aims to coordinate the sharing of resources between the Collins Memorial Library’s Archives and Special collections and the Wikimedia community. The library’s holdings include collections covering a wide variety of topics, with a substantial number of collections related to the history of the Northwest and the work of pioneer missionaries in the state of Washington and in the NW generally. In addition to these historical sources, the library’s holdings include artist Abby Williams Hill’s papers.

Objectives

• to train staff and others how they can add material to Wikipedia according to Wikipedia rules and without violating Conflict of Interest guidelines
• to write and edit articles on topics related to the holdings of the Collins Memorial Library Archives and Special Collections
• to update citations in related articles
• to add links to the University’s archival materials when appropriate to improve the accessibility and visibility of the Collins Memorial Library's resources

Articles to start

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R. Franklin Thompson
Warren Wood
John M. Canse
Albert Bash
James Slater
Blaine Family
Brown and Haley Lecture Series
Northwestern lumber company

Articles to improve

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• John M. Coffee

Outcomes

Events

Wikipedia Edit a Thon: Multi-ethnic literature: Improving the Coverage of Multi-ethnic American Authors and Activists on Wikipedia, September 20, 2014 2-4pm, Collins Memorial Library Wikipedia:Meetup/Collins_Memorial_Library/Edit-a-thon

Articles created

• Khirbet Qana
• Leroy Ostransky
• Walter Scott Davis
• American China Development Company
• Lyle S. Shelmidine
• Rev. Dr. Henry Brown
• Crawford R. Thoburn
• Edwin M. Randall Jr.
• Fletcher B. Cherington
• Mable E. Buland Campbell
• Wilmot G. Whitfield
• Julius C. Zeller

Articles edited

Hoquiam, Wa
Nanjing Union Theological Seminary
Richard Knolles
Oregon Missionaries
Christianity in Mongolia
Francisco De Miranda
Second Battle of Corinth

Collections linked to related Wikipedia articles

Blaine Family Papers, 1849-1864
Callaway Confederate letter Oct 16, 1862
John M. Canse Pamphlet Collection
John Coffee
Douglas R. Edwards Papers, 1920-2007
Benjamin A. Gould Collection 1874-1918
Oregon Methodist Missions papers, 1835-1858
John D. Regester Collection on Albert Schweitzer 1924-1974
Warren Wood Glass Negatives, Photographs and Appointment Notebooks
Mongolian Missions Collection 1913-1935
Leroy Ostransky Papers 1939-1993
Walter S. Davis papers 1866-1943
Albert W. Bash Papers, 1890-1910
Lyle S. Shelmidine Papers, 1936-1966
Frank Williston Papers, 1924-1966
Northwestern Lumber Company Photo Album, 1900-1935
President's Office Records, 1888-1942

News, Blogs, etc.

• Collins Memorial Library 2014 Wikipedian in Residence
• Collins Unbound Blog

Past and Current Participants

• Kflynn2015, Summer 2014 Wikipedian in Residence