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SUMMARY:Archival Adventures: Crossed Letters and Pitman Shorthand
DESCRIPTION:It's time for an adventure! This week ArchivistAnthony is 
 exploring two paper saving methods employed during the early days of the 
 United States Postal Service and by soldiers in the American Civil War: 
 Crossed Letters and Pitman Shorthand. Crossed letters (aka Cross-Hatched or 
 Cross-Written) are items where the writing continues after turning the 
 paper – usually 90º. They are not palimpsests because all of the writing 
 was done at the same time and with no intent to remove or replace. Pitman 
 Shorthand was introduced by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837 and uses symbols to 
 represent the phonetic sounds being recorded. Come see if you can help 
 decipher some uniquely drafted historical documents: 
 bit.ly/ArchivalAdventures153.\n\nJoin our community collections archivist\, 
 Anthony Wright de Hernandez\, for a livestream on Twitch! Every week we 
 explore and discuss materials from Special Collections and University 
 Archives covering topics including university history\, NASA pioneers\, 
 architecture\, science fiction\, cooking\, LGBTQ  history\, Black history\, 
 urban legends\, and more. Recordings of previous streams are available on 
 the Libaries' Youtube page.\n\nIf you are an individual with a disability 
 and desire an accommodation\, please email 
 library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 business days prior to the 
 event.\n\nJoin Meeting: https://www.twitch.tv/vtulstudios
ORGANIZER;CN="Anthony Wright de Hernandez":MAILTO:antwri@vt.edu
CATEGORIES:Livestream
CONTACT;CN="Anthony Wright de Hernandez":MAILTO:antwri@vt.edu
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