I'm always amused to see the mainstream headlines talking about archives getting volunteers to "read cursive" and transcribe documents. "Cursive" means joined-up writing, technically. But American cursive is a specific thing, and it is usually NOT what is needed to read pre-1800s documents.
1950s, though, sure.
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Also noted a complaint comment under the post because these projects are requesting volunteers, not paid employees (and by the way, transcribing manuscripts online is OVERWHELMINGLY a volunteer thing; some of you may have done it yourselves in 2020).
And I'm conflicted, because I support labor, especially in my field, and want to pay people to do work.
But also? Sometimes people just like to do things and use their skills. Volunteers can hop in and out at their leisure. It's weird.
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