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Wiki Wednesdays with Rare Books
When and Where
Date:Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Time:3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Address:University of Rochester
Rush Rhees Library
755 Library Road
Rochester, NY 14627

Help add to history! This month we are featuring Black History in Rochester. Learn about editing Wikipedia pages and the resources available in RBSCP collections.

No experience is necessary. Training will be available and there will be plenty of volunteers to answer questions about editing.

Drop in for half an hour or longer; no need to stay for the full session. Light refreshments will be provided.

View our tutorials and get ideas for edits to make on our LibGuide.

Event information

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Finding aids

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One of the ways to contribute to this event is to help us add finding aids to Wikipedia articles and/or Wikidata items. This table lists some of the finding aids in Rare Books. First, we need help identifying the appropriate articles on Wikipedia and Wikidata – adding those to this table. Then, we'll add an External link to Wikipedia articles (if appropriate) and/or an "archives at" statement to the Wikidata item.

Click the Edit link next to the start of the Finding aid section and start editing the table – that counts as editing Wikipedia! Enter a status of "working" so that others know the entry is in progress; be sure to change to "done" when you're finished!

Collections table
Collection title Finding aid URL Wikipedia article Wikidata item Status (working/done)
AIDS Education collection https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D500 Prevention of HIV/AIDS https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7242372
Robert H. Chesebro family papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/AC52 Canandaigua, New York https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q868393 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1363104
Dr. Walter Cooper https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D385 Walter Cooper (scientist) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7964594
Frederick Douglass Papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/AD74 DO NOT ADD https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215562
Chicago Dzviti photograph collection https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D537 Zimbabwe https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954
Franklin Florence Papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D167 Franklin Florence https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5491506 Working
William Channing Gannett Papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/AG18 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18911249
William Channing Gannett Papers Addition https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D26 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18911249
Harry Gove Papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D337 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1586525
Samuel Greenlee Papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D342
Mollie Moon Photographs and Letter https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D603 Mollie Moon https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28956590 done
19th Ward Community Association of Rochester Papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D271
Porter Family Papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/AP84
Isaac and Amy Post family papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D93 Amy and Isaac Post https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4749473
Gilbert H. Reynolds papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D200
Rochester Race Riot Papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D185 1964 Rochester race riot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4571613 Done
Ruth Scott Papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D390
William Henry Seward papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/william-henry-seward-papers William H. Seward https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297308 Done
Rocky Simmons Photographs https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D353
Urban-Suburban Summer School Program, Brighton, NY papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D166
John A. Williams papers https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D293 John A. Williams https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q661925 done
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