The Phoenix Branch continues to transcribe historical documents for the Citizens Archivist Missions. Volunteers transcribed a total of 39 documents.
Amy Xie transcribed 38 documents: Ber: Berchman THRU Berny, Emily pg2, 5, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, Geary, John Matthew (2nd LT.), Reports of Captain James T. Clark, Chattanooga, Tennessee, November 20, 1865, and December 6, 1865 pg 1, Report of Captain J. G. Chandler, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2, 1865 pg. 1, Reports of Captain James Brooks, New Albany, Indiana, November 18, 1865, and December 13, 1865, AERODYNAMIC 36: OPERATIONS, Volume 36 pg 1, AERODYNAMIC 37: OPERATIONS, Volume 37 pg 1, AERODYNAMIC 45: CONTACT REPORTS, Volume 45, Report of Captain J. O. Churchill, Fort Smith, Arkansas, November 15, 1865, Report of Captain S. B. Brown, Nashville, Tennessee, September 30, 1865, AEPRIMER, OBOPUS/BGFIEND, Volume 27, OBOPUS/BGFIEND, Volume 26, Report of Captain R. K. Case, New York City, October 9, 1865, Report of Captain George L. Cass, Brazor Santiago, Texas, December 20, 1865, Minor, Walter, E. (Sgt), Loudenslager, Niles D. (S/Sgt) pg 14, Reports of Captain A. M. Cumming, Baltimore, Maryland, November 14, 1865, and January 2, 1866, Hoehn, Duglas C. (2nd Lt.), PIR [President’s Initiative on Race] – Book I [2], Fuller, Richard P. (2nd LT.), Olynik, Mike (S/SGT.), and Cottrell, Kenneth D. (2nd LT.).
“I learned a variety of things from these historical documents. Many were about historical war figures who were listing the names of their comrades. The reports also included those of citizens who were trying to report problems, hire employees, and contact others. Overall, I gained significant insight into the lives of people living in the past and thought that it was interesting the way they did things back then. In another article, I learned that there are 2 main people, Subject and KAMINSKY. The document starts off with the 2 people wanting to meet in Washington to have a meeting, then it goes onto where KAMINSKY lives, and then it tells you the Subject’s school enrollment status.”
Wenting Chen described 1 article: Ashcraft, John Thomas (T/SGT) pg.3
“I did Ashcraft, John Thomas (T/SGT) pg.3. I learned that Thomas was an aircraft rider and a radio operator. ”
Volunteers: Amy Xie: 22.5
| 7/18/21 | Archivist (15 documents: 12 Long and 3 short) | 11 |
| 7/19/21 | Archivist (2 Documents) | 1.5 |
| 8/6/21 | Archivist (7/20-7/30 transcriptions ) | 10 |
Wenting Chen (07/11/2021: 1.5 hrs, 09/06/2021: 5hrs; 09/29:1 hr)
YongFeng Chen (07/01/2021:1 hour; 07/02/2021: 2 hour; 07/05/2021: 3hours; 07/06/2021: 1hr; 07/31/2021: 3 hrs); 08/07:2 hours; 08/212021: 1.5hrs; 08/22: 1.5hours; 09/04:2hours; 09/06:2hours; 09/29:1 hour)
