Be a Smithsonian Digital Volunteer
From home you can transcribe diaries, ledgers, logbooks, , photo albums, manuscripts, and more.
Join the Archives of American Art and the Smithsonian Transcription Center throughout the next year to celebrate the Smithsonian's 175th birthday.
Browse Projects that need transcription.
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I started the day you sent this and I’m obsessed! I have dove so deep into these documents it really is fascinating.. deciphering handwritten letter, charts, mathematical constellations… art.. all so amazing. My new hobby, thank you for sharing! -Jayde