USS Essex Log Book Project II: Editing/Transcription

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,990
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Maritime Heritage Minnesota
Start Date
October 2010
End Date
May 2011
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Editing/Transcription is the second of three projects documenting and preserving the Maritime Heritage Minnesota's historical/archaeological investigation and assessment of the USS Essex Shipwreck, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Five out of twenty-five of the vessel's previously digitized log books were edited, combined into .pdf e-books, transcribed and processed which included the creation of metadata for the digital images. The information resulting from this project is available for public access on Internet Archive.

Project Details
To edit, process, transcribe, and create metadata for digital images of 31 log books of the USS Essex Shipwreck, listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Legal Citation / Subdivision
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language

(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,990
Other Funds Leveraged
$795
Project Manager
Salutation
Ms.
First Name
Ann
Last Name
Merriman
Street Address
1214 Saint Paul Ave.
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55116
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000