Project ID: 1013
| Description | To transcribe the pitman shorthand notebooks of Clyde Sanger, the first African correspondent for the Guardian Newspaper in the 1960's |
| Topics | Social history History |
| Type | External research (U3A as research assistants) |
| U3A | AIUTA (Assoc of U3As) |
| Organization/partner | Guardian Foundation |
| Year started | 2020 |
| Source of reference | http://www.theguardian.com/gnm-archive |
| Output | Thirty + u3a members took part from across the uk. About 2/3rds of the 100 + notebooks have been transcribed and catalogued in collaboration with the Guardian News & Media Archives. The volunteers were trained in the use of Transkribus software. Additions made to Clyde Sanger's wikipaedia entry Findings on Guardian's online catalogue |