Wikipedia:Meetup/Rochester, NY/UR/Wiki Wednesdays with Rare Books - April
| When and Where | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Wednesday, April 19, 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 National Poetry Month. 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
- Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
- Time: 3:00 pm-5:00 pm EST
- Location: Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library
- Interactive Campus Map
- What to bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords, if possible
- Event Dashboard: Wiki Wednesdays with Rare Books - National Poetry Month
Finding aids
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 and their corresponding Wikipedia articles & Wikidata items. Refer to your hand out for editing instructions.
Please only work on the items you are assigned on your handout. Thank you!
| Collection title | Finding aid URL | Wikipedia article | Wikidata item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Allsop papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/AA44 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Allsop - DONE | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7787039 |
| Carman Barnes papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D155 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carman_Barnes | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5043175 |
| Amelia Barr papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D514 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Edith_Huddleston_Barr | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965138 |
| Clifford Bax papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D254 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Bax | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5132870 |
| Arnold Bennett papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D13 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Bennett | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314158 |
| George Charles Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/AB51 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantley_Berkeley | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333400 |
| Edmund Charles Blunden papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/AB65 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Blunden | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725559 |
| Louis Bromfield papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/AB87 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rains_Came - Done | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1573661 |
| Henry W. Clune papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D141 | Done | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5729732 |
| Concern for the Dying papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D184 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concern_for_Dying | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113588228 |
| William Leonard Courtney papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D22 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leonard_Courtney | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8014491 |
| Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D12 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oliver_Hobbes | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701256 |
| Dickens (Hard Times) papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D133 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Times_(British_TV_series) | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5655436 |
| Hilda Doolittle papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D257 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.D. | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236469 |
| Alexandre Dumas papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/AD88 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Dumas_fils - Done | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169150 |
| George Alexander papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D178 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Alexander_(actor) - Done | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q951680 |
| Alexander-Rideout collection | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D305 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James%27s_Theatre - DONE | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7593475 |
| Irving Disher collection | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D181 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Irving | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32505 |
| Ignatow-Graubert papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D324 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ignatow | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5235338 |
| Emily Chubbuck | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/AJ93 | Done | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5372110 |
| Mary Norbert Korte papers | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D408 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Norbert_K%C3%B6rte | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58045223 |
| Rochester Poetry Society records | https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D33 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Poets | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16984176 |