USS Essex Log Book Project II: Editing/Transcription

A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program

Maritime Heritage Minnesota

Quick Facts

Recipient: 
Maritime Heritage Minnesota
Activity Type: 
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected 
Ramsey

Editing/Transcription is the second of three projects documenting and preserving the Maritime Heritage Minnesota's historical/archaeological investigation and assessment of the USS Essex Shipwreck, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Five out of twenty-five of the vessel's previously digitized log books were edited, combined into .pdf e-books, transcribed and processed which included the creation of metadata for the digital images. The information resulting from this project is available for public access on Internet Archive.

Project Details

To edit, process, transcribe, and create metadata for digital images of 31 log books of the USS Essex Shipwreck, listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Start Date: 
October 2010
End Date: 
May 2011

Project Details by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year(s): 
2011
Legal Citation / Subdivision: 
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language 
(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.
Fiscal Year Funding Amount: 
$6,990
Other Funds Leveraged: 
$795

Project Manager

Ms.
Ann
Merriman
1214 Saint Paul Ave.
St. Paul
MN
55116
Related Topics: 
Minnesota Historical Society, History, Grants/Contracts, Ramsey