Case Studies
Each day of the Institute will open with a case study presented by that project’s director. These case studies highlight a range of platforms and modes of digital scholarship and will provide participants with real-world examples to draw from.

The Lakeland Community Heritage Project

A multi-year community-university collaboration to document, in the voices of community members, the history of Lakeland, a historical African American community established in 1890 in College Park, MD.

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The American Indian Digital History Project

A cooperative founded to recover and preserve rare Indigenous newspapers, photographs, and archival materials from across Native North America.

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Under the Rainbow: Oral Histories of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People in Kansas

A series of interviews that documents the life stories and experiences of GLBTQ Kansans.

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San Antonio Storyscapes

A partnership between the San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation and the Public History program at St. Mary’s University to produce student-created, place-based digital projects that address gaps in the historic record.

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The Emmett Till Memory Project

A collaborative production of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, and scholars across the country, that has been named by the National Humanities Alliance as a top 5% public project in the country.

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