1896 Transcriptions Document Collection

Overview

The 1896 Transcriptions Document Collection is a modest digital archive comprising a single Microsoft Word (.docx) file that contains transcribed text from the year 1896. The collection is catalogued in English and is part of the Alice Austen House Test institutional holdings. The file, 39,463 bytes in size, is available as a downloadable asset (URL placeholder provided in the metadata) and has no OCR text extracted, meaning the content must be read directly from the Word document.

Background

The collection was created in 1896, a period of significant social and cultural change in the United States. While the creator of the transcriptions is unknown, the document is preserved by the Alice Austen House Test, an institution dedicated to archiving historical materials related to the life and work of photographer Alice Austen and her contemporaries. The metadata indicates that the collection was ingested into the PINAX system, a digital asset management platform used by the institution.

Contents

The sole item in the collection is a Word document titled 1896‑transcriptions.docx. The document contains a series of transcribed passages—likely excerpts from letters, diaries, newspapers, or other primary sources dated to 1896. The transcriptions are presented in plain text within the Word file, but no OCR text is available, so the content is accessible only through the original file format. The file’s limited size suggests a concise set of transcriptions rather than a voluminous compilation.

Scope

The collection’s scope is narrowly focused: it covers transcriptions from a single year (1896) and is confined to a single digital document. Geographic coverage is unspecified, and the subjects are broadly labeled as “transcriptions” and “documents.” Rights status is unknown, and the collection does not include ancillary materials such as photographs, audio, or supplementary notes. Researchers interested in primary source material from the late nineteenth century may find this collection useful as a starting point for further inquiry into 1896 documents, though additional context will likely need to be sought from related archival holdings.