Wikipedia:GLAM/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
Please add topics you'd like to see based on the Collins Memorial Library’s collections

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
Please add topics you'd like to see improved
 * John M. Coffee

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 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