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Analog Records to Relational Databases Laying the Foundation for Computational Storytelling with Antebellum Maryland records BPE Conference, #BPE2019 April 30, 2019, Session S08 Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland Research Project


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Analog Records to Relational Databases

Laying the Foundation for Computational Storytelling with Antebellum Maryland records

BPE Conference, #BPE2019 April 30, 2019, Session S08

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Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland Research Project

  • Grant-funded program since 2001
  • Preserve and promote Maryland’s

African American experience, 1634-present

  • Utilize archival holdings to highlight

Individuals

  • Record mining
  • University of Maryland iSchool

DCIC collaboration in 2017

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African American Resources

Manumissions Runaway Advertisements Census of Negroes Slave Statistics

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Repurposing

Chattel Inventories Accounts of Sale

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Repurposing

Chattel Inventories Accounts of Sale

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The Process

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Data Mining

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Workflow

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The Problem

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mdslavery.exe data tool

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slavery.msa.maryland.gov database

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slavery.msa.maryland.gov database

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UMD DCIC Project Poster

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UMD DCIC Project Poster

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Ryan Cox, Research Archivist Maryland State Archives ryan.cox@maryland.gov