Launched in July 2013, the Smithsonian Transcription Center seeks to engage the public in making our collections more accessible. Digital volunteers are invited to transcribe historic documents, including diaries and working papers of prominent Americans, and records associated with the Smithsonian's vast scientific collections. Transcription makes these important materials more accessible to researchers around the world as well as the general public.

Our community of "volunpeers" have collaboratively transcribed and reviewed more than a million pages of field notes, diaries, ledgers, logbooks, currency proof sheets, photo albums, manuscripts, biodiversity specimen labels, and historic audio recordings.

To learn more about this opportunity, visit: https://transcription.si.edu/