The john hoge preservation and digitization project [the clark family library of washington & jefferson college, in partnership with the heinz history center, is examining bias and erasure in its…

The john hoge preservation and digitization project [the clark family library of washington & jefferson college, in partnership with the heinz history center, is examining bias and erasure in its archives with a focus on bringing greater attention and access to materials related to american indian experiences. The library will pilot a new workflow as a first step to gain intellectual control over its 18TH and 19TH century john hoge collection. The collection contains important documentation of land agreements between american indian leaders and american colonists and descriptions of american indian societies prior to and during colonization. The two-year project will center on conserving, rehousing, digitizing, establishing intellectual control, creating authority records, and curating and publishing an online collection. The project focuses on a subset of the collection to serve as a template to process the entire collection. The pilot phase will also include research, community building, and hosting culminating public events.]