Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:09 AM, emw <
emw.wiki@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning.
>>
>> Is there any feeling on how long the event would last?
>>
>> The times suggested on Doodle (
http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd) seem
>> like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't
>> college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could be on
>> a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time after
>> 8:00 PM?
>>
>> In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation topic
>> for our meetup next Monday
>> (
http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/).
>>
>> - Eric
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein <
meta.sj@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like
>>> this at the end of the month / before the next term starts?
>>>
>>> 1) sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only
>>> "strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start.
>>>
>>> S
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc <
molly.deblanc@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we
>>> > could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could
>>> > pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work
>>> > with. How do people feel about these?
>>> >
>>> > Faithfully yours,
>>> > Molly
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 1. French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL
>>> > has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also
>>> > have great collections.
>>> >
>>> > Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the
>>> > collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a
>>> > Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our
>>> > collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above
>>> > Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of French
>>> > pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence
>>> > Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 2. Crime Broadsides
>>> >
>>> > Not a hidden collection – see
http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . So
>>> > there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a
>>> > Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this
>>> > collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger.
>>> > Interesting and attractive collection
>>> > Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in
>>> > 18c and 19c England
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are
>>> > some suggested times:
http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd
>>> >
>>> > Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain hours
>>> > on specific days, you can note that in the comments section.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working
>>> > together on this!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Karen
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard
>>> > Law School Library /
617-496-2107
>>> >
>>> > Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 /
>>> >
kbeck@law.harvard.edu
>>> >
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