Greenwich Village History Blog
Biographical blog post
The Monuments of Washington Square Park
The Power of George Templeton Strong's Diary
Evernote
Evernote: Not my software of choice
Digital Archive
My work for the digital archive will focus on the life of George Templeton Strong and his relationship with Greenwich Village. Additionally, I plan to utilize his diary, kept between 1835 and 1875, to research his life and New York City society in the mid to late nineteenth century.
Web Exhibit
My web exhibition for this course will concentrate on the life of George Templeton Strong, a New York City resident, real estate attorney, and civic leader. The exhibit will be based on research using George Templeton Strong's original personal diary, which ranged from 1835 to 1875. During my research, I plan to examine the social history of Greenwich Village as viewed through Strong's eyes and diary entries. I will focus my exhibit on major events recorded in the diary, including the New York City Draft Riots of July 1863 and the end of the Civil War in April 1865.
Research Question: What is George Templeton Strong’s legacy in New York City and Greenwich Village?
The Life of George Templeton Strong: From Private Diarist to Historic Figure
Hi Jennifer,
The information you have so far looks great! Here are my thoughts:
General Visual Suggestions
I like the use of headings in the Biography section—could you add these to the other pages to split up the blocks of text?
Do you have an image of George Templeton Strong's signature? That might be a nice touch to put in a logo header, if you're planning to add one. I think a portrait would also work well.
The Diarist
To add visual interest, perhaps you could add photos relating to the important events covered by the diary, like the Draft Riots, Appomattox, Lincoln's assassination, etc.? I know there are a few Draft Riots images in the archive (I added one, at least), and Wikimedia Commons probably has the others.
— Maybe give some examples? Like what might be of interest to specific disciplines?
— Add a link to the finding aid?
Second paragraph is a little unclear—was the diary unrestricted when loaned to the Red Cross in 1927?
The First Printing
— This is really interesting…do you know anything else about the editing process?
Second paragraph - I think the descriptions of the volumes might be better suited to a list/bullet format than paragraph format.
Biography