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Film, Video Transcribe History: Become a Virtual Volunteer

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Title

  • Transcribe History: Become a Virtual Volunteer

Summary

  • Since 2018, volunteers with the Library of Congress’ By the People program have transcribed more than 950,000 historical documents ??? from the papers of Theodore Roosevelt and Rosa Parks to Walt Whitman and more. Learn how these efforts improve access and discovery, and find out how you can join this virtual volunteer community at crowd.loc.gov.

Event Date

  • Saturday, September 6, 2025

Running Time

  • 25 minutes, 33 seconds

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Transcribe History: Become a Virtual Volunteer. 2025. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/video-11130/.

APA citation style:

(2025) Transcribe History: Become a Virtual Volunteer. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/video-11130/.

MLA citation style:

Transcribe History: Become a Virtual Volunteer. 2025. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/video-11130/>.