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888 Contributions
Help us transcribe the 1931 edition of HBCU Wiley College’s yearbook, “The Wildcat” and get to know the faculty and students while learning about the types of clubs and organizations they participated in. Held in the National Museum of African American History and Culture, this yearbook was originally owned by Henrietta Bell Wells, the first female member of the Wiley College Debate team.
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Interested in the history of twentieth-century aviation? Dive into the Paul Studenski papers held in the National Air and Space Museum Archives. This collection contains scrapbooks and personal papers of Dr. Paul Studenski, an early aviator who flew from 1910-1913.
isalihbegovic reviewed a page from "The 1931 Wildcat" - Wiley College Yearbook
llonnquist reviewed a page from North Carolina Assistant Commissioner, Letters Received, Entered in Register 2, W-Y, Part 2
gnschwartz transcribed a page from US Navy Galapagos Expedition 1941: Miscellaneous notes (2 of 3)
kcampbell transcribed a page from Joseph D. Mountain - Log Books, Military and Civilian, 1943-1945
trobar marked for review a page from USNM Curators Annual Reports - Department of Birds: Reports 1888 - 1889
cnobriga transcribed a page from Paul Studenski Collection - Newspaper Clippings, 1912-1961
walkerfricks marked for review a page from Project PHaEDRA - Cecilia H. Payne #4
