NOTICE OF FILING OF REDACTED DOCUMENTS
Annotation documents redacted documents. </br>Stamped, signed, and labeled “Notice of Filing of Redacted Documents,” with a search warrant and Property Receipt, for investigation of potential crimes associated with violations of the Espionage Act. #Annotate22 224/365
A graphic by the National Park Service depicts the off-limits area of the North Beach Swimming area.
Annotation documents bomb on beach.
</br>“Attention | Unexpected Ordinances (Bombs) from WWII target practice on Assateague Island are washing up on the beach. DO NOT touch or move these. Notify a Park Ranger immediately.” Notice added to doorway welcome signs. #Annotate22 222/365
Original photograph.
They found a way for the radio guidance transmitter and the torpedo’s receiver to jump simultaneously from frequency to frequency, making it impossible for the enemy to locate and block a message before it had moved to another frequency. This approach became known as “frequency hopping.”
Annotation documents invention.
“Patent #2,292,387 for a 'Secret Communication System,' granted to actress Hedy Kiesler Markey. At the time it was filed, in 1941, Lamarr was married to Gene Markey, a Hollywood screenwriter. She felt that having her married name on the patent would give it more credibility.” Lamarr's patent was granted on this day, August 11th, 1942. #Annotate22 223/365
Image credit: National Archives and Records Administration.
The letter became effective when Secretary of State Henry Kissinger initialed it at 11:35 a.m.
Annotation documents resignation. </br>“The letter became effective when Secretary of State Henry Kissinger initialed it at 11:35 a.m.” Nixon resigned the Office of the President on this day, August 9th, in 1974. #Annotate22 221/365
This is the Dream Team
Annotation documents Olympic Gold.
</br>On this day, August 8th, the US “Dream Team” defeated Croatia to win the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. A Spalding basketball autographed by co-captains Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson, plus the note "Barcelona '92" added to the ball. #Annotate22 220/365
Image credit: National Museum of African American History and Culture.
"We work in the dark—we do what we can—we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art."
Annotation documents alteration.
</br>“We work with our lacks–we do what we can–we give what we have.” An “altered,” and annotated, quote from Henry James’ “The Middle Years” as the Chapter III epigraph in Margo Jefferson’s recently published book Constructing a Nervous System (which I recommend). #Annotate22 219/365
“This Advisory Notice shall serve to inform you that this book has been identified by some community members as unsuitable for students,” the label states.
Annotation documents "Advisory Notice." </br>“This Advisory Notice shall serve to inform you that this book has been identified by some community members as unsuitable for students." A Florida school district adds labels to 100+ books, "many of which touch on issues related to race or the LGBTQ community." #FReadom #Annotate22 218/365
Dover Police Department Seeks Public Feedback From Community Satisfaction Survey
Annotation documents subtle resistance.
</br>“FTP”
</br>Added to a DPD sticker, seen while walking around Dover, Delaware, earlier this afternoon. #Annotate22 217/365
Louis Armstrong recorded his own cover of this song
Annotation documents Satchmo's cover and creativity.
</br>Annotated version of “Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen,” from a collection of Louis Armstrong music manuscripts, archived in the National Museum of American History. Louis Armstrong was born on this day, August 4th, in 1901. #Annotate22 216/365
Image credit: Louis Armstrong Music Manuscripts, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
100 meters
Annotation documents achievement.
</br>A note–“Vierfacher Olympiasieger in Berlin 1936”–added to the Jesse-Owens-Allee street sign at Olympiastadion Berlin. On this day, August 3rd, Jesse Owens won the men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1936 Olympic Games in 10.3 seconds. #Annotate22 215/365
Image credit: Flying Puffin.
with a handwritten note at the bottom asking Paula to check with American Express in reference to a money order that never arrived.
Annotation documents annoyance. </br>“I’d just like to know what’s happening–they are really impossible.” </br>James Baldwin, annotating a 1961 letter to his sister, asking about a money order that never arrived. Baldwin was born on this day, August 2nd, in 1924. #Annotate22 214/365
a handwritten note in the margins of a book in 1637: “I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain,” he wrote (in Latin).
Annotation documents theorem.
</br>In 1637 French mathematician Pierre de Fermat annotated Diophantus' Arithmetica: “I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.” A 1670 edition of Arithmetica subsequently included Fermat’s "Scholium," which today is know as his “last theorem.” #Annotate22 213/365
Image credit: Wikimedia Commons.
describes the author's experiences from the liberation of Auschwitz (Monowitz), which was a concentration camp, until he reaches home in Turin, Italy, after a long journey.
Annotation marks “The Author’s Route Home.”
</br>A map of Primo Levi's journey from Auschwitz to Turin–indicating the direction and location–and added to translated versions of his book La Tregua (“The Truce”/"The Reawakening" in US). Levi was born on this day, July 31st, in 1919. #Annotate22 212/365
Image credit: Screenshot via Internet Archive.
we want to shift our gaze to the simple beauty of the designs, known as backmarks, featured on the backs of the card mounts that conveyed information about the photographer.
Annotation marks backmark.
</br>“Paul Pitman” and “Anna Heberling’s husband” added to a cartes-de-visite backmark. Read this lovely Smithsonian Archives post about “shift[ing] our gaze to the simple beauty of the designs, known as backmarks.” #Annotate22 211/365
Original photographs.
Project 23
Annotation marks bone.
</br>Two labels–one for a Harlan’s Ground Sloth's “Elbow,” and a second for a Saber-Toothed Cat’s “Molar tooth”–added to photographs of Box 9 at La Brea Tar Pits Project 23. A lovely visit with the toddler yesterday. #Annotate22 210/365
So it’s just me being indulgent. If I’ll have something that I have in a folder and I can’t find a way to fit it in that isn’t distracting or annoying for the reader, I’ll put it in a footnote.
Annotation marks “being indulgent.”
</br> "If I’ll have something that I have in a folder and I can’t find a way to fit it in that isn’t distracting or annoying for the reader, I’ll put it in a footnote.” From a lovely 2014 Mental Floss interview with author Mary Roach. #Annotate22 209/365
Created by the renowned scribe, the Benedictine monk, Matthew Paris of St Albans Abbey in England, the manuscript chronicles the life of St Alban, the first Christian martyr in England.
Annotation marks St Alban. </br> “Created by the renowned scribe, the Benedictine monk, Matthew Paris of St Albans Abbey in England, the manuscript chronicles the life of St Alban.” With lovely annotation and now digitized by The Library of Trinity College Dublin. #Annotate22 208/365
The final version of the bill was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush.
Annotation marks #ADA32. </br> The #ADA was signed into law 32 years ago. The act was signed by Tom Harkin, “Acting President of the Senate, pro tempore.” When Harkin introduced the ADA in the Senate, part of his speech was signed so his brother could understand. #Annotate22 207/365
Annotation marks Marceau.
</br>“Julie,” written alongside a drawing of Marceau, added to “The Marcel Marceau Alphabet Book” (1970). It begins: “Marcel Marceau is a sea of faces… his body bends an alphabet of spaces…” Thanks, Julie, for bending your book, too. #Annotate22 206/365
Original photograph.
Overdue notice postcard from the Wausau Public Library 1932
Annotation marks overdue notice. </br>“and life goes on” </br>Added to an overdue notice postcard sent on May 26, 1932 to Louis Jalen asking that the book be returned or renewed. I'm featuring this overdue notice today after not sharing a post yesterday–and life goes on. #Annotate22 205/365
Henry Charles Bukowski
Annotation marks “having none of this shit.”
</br>“go to therapy dummy”
</br>Happy one-year anniversary to @Leftovers_Movie for sharing one of the best threads ever about reader marginalia, found books, and serendipity. Revisit all the glory. #Annotate22 204/365
Born on July 22, 1849
Annotation marks “A mighty woman with a torch.” </br>"Give me your tired, your poor, </br>Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” </br>From Emma Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus,” added as a plaque to the Statue of Liberty pedestal. Lazarus was born on this day, July 22nd, in 1849. #Annotate22 203/365
"School" by Ernest Hemingway.
Annotation marks “a civic conscience.” </br>A short piece titled “School" written by Ernest Hemingway, as a high school student circa 1910s, annotated and graded by his teacher. He received an A. Hemingway was born July 21st in 1899. #Annotate22 202/365
Eagle landed at 20:17:40 UTC on Sunday July 20
Annotation marks a footprint.
</br>"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
</br>Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle on the moon on this day, July 20th, in 1969. #Annotate22 201/365
Image credit: WBAP-TV via The Portal to Texas History, UNT Libraries Special Collections.
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention.
Annotation marks Declaration.
</br>A name–“Janet Cowing”–added to “Report of the Woman's Rights Convention." This is the earliest known reproduction of the convention's Declaration of Sentiments. Seneca Falls Convention began on this day, July 19th, in 1848. #Annotate22 200/365
Image credit: Seneca Falls Historical Society/New York Heritage Digital Collections.
USS Magoffin (APA/LPA-199)
Annotation marks APA-199.
</br>As the 199th entry in my year-long project, I'm sharing an annotated photograph of the USS Magoffin (APA-199) with handwritten labels, abbreviations and arrows of “RADIO/RADAR ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT & RIGGING.” #Annotate22 199/365
Image credit: National Archives.
The Little Red Fish, (Dial Books, 2007)
Annotation marks library loan.
</br>“MAY 31 2007” “DATE DUE,” with fifteen stamped dates, and ending with “OCT 23 2014,” added to “The Little Red Fish” by Taeeun Yoo. Tonight’s bedtime read with the toddler, greatly enjoyed, and thanks to the Altadena Libraries. #Annotate22 198/365
July 15 Hypothesis annotation
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Crusade for Justice, original manuscript
Annotation marks the Crusade for Justice. </br>Annotated and original manuscript of “Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells,” in Wells' own hand. Wells was born on this day, July 16th, in 1862. From DPLA’s Black Women’s Suffrage Collection. #Annotate22 197/365
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was born on July 14, 1912, in Okemah, Oklahoma.
Annotation marks music.
</br>“This Machine Kills Fascists”
</br>Happy birthday Woody Guthrie, born on this day, July 14th, in 1912. #Annotate22 195/365
Image credit: Lester Balog via The Morgan Museum & Library.
Image credit: Library of Congress.
Image credit: miSci - Museum of Innovation and Science.
Though refused materials such as books, pens, and paper, he still wrote a significant body of poems and notes criticising the Nigerian government while in prison.[60]
Annotation marks The Unacknowledged.
</br>“After the indescribably exquisite pleasure of reading, I proceeded to cover the spaces between the lines with my own writing.” Wole Soyinka from his 1972 book The Man Died: Prison Notes. Soyinka was born on this day, July 13th, in 1934. #Annotate22 194/365
Dymaxion airocean world : the Raleigh edition of Fuller projection / R. Buckminster Fuller & Shoji Sadao, cartographers
Annotation marks map. </br>“with text on separate sheet” </br>“gift from authors 6/16/55” </br>"Edges of icosa triangles equal to: 63°26ʹ" </br>The Dymaxion Airocean World, created by R. Buckminster Fuller and Shoji Sadao. Fuller was born #OTD 1895. #Annotate22 193/365
De sermone domini in monte habito (On the Sermon on the Mount) and other treatises
Annotation marks sermon. </br>An annotated manuscript from 1399, “De sermone domini in monte habito (On the Sermon on the Mount),” by Augustine of Hippo. According to Free Library of Philadelphia, “The partially cropped inscription in the upper margin of this page names the Carthusian monastery of St. Albans, near Trier.” #Annotate22 192/365
find Little Free Libraries near you!
Annotation marks book box.
</br>“BOOK,” presumably written by a precocious child, added to a Little Free Library at Loma Alta Park in Altadena. Toddler and grandma loved the library's butterfly book, it was a wonderful complement to our afternoon adventures. #Annotate22 191/365
Civil rights legislation before and after the passage of the 14th amendment, January 25, 1947
Annotation marks demand. </br>Annotated version of W. E. B. Du Bois’ 1947 speech to the National Lawyers Guild about “civil rights legislation before and after the passage of the 14th amendment.” The 14th Amendment was adopted on this day, June 9th, in 1868. #Annotate22 190/365
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records
Annotation marks transaction. </br>The everyday business of art, as recorded–and annotated–by hand in “Notebook, 4” from the Jacques Seligmann & Co. records via the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution. #Annotate22 189/365
As the sun bore down around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dale Gibson began affixing signs to the iron fence surrounding Mississippi’s only abortion clinic.
Annotation marks the Pink House. </br>“As the sun bore down around 2:15 pm on Wednesday, Dale Gibson began affixing signs to the iron fence surrounding Mississippi’s only abortion clinic.” </br>“The fight is not over." </br>“This is not the end.” #Annotate22 188/365
Radio Log of the Last Communications of Amelia Earhart Radio Log of the Last Communications of Amelia Earhart Additional Information About this Item National Archives Identifier: 6210268 Creator(s): Bellarts, Leo G., 1907-1974 (Most Recent) From: Series: Textual Materials Relating to the Last Flight and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart, 1937 - 1/31/1971Collection: Leo G. Bellarts Papers, 1937 - 1971 Details Level of Description: Item Type(s) of Archival Materials: Textual Records The creator compiled or maintained the series between: 1937 - 1/31/1971 This item documents the time period: 7/1/1937 - 7/2/1937 Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted Use Restriction(s): Unrestricted Subjects Represented in the Archival Material(s): Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 Contributors to Authorship and/or Production of the Archival Material(s): Bellarts, Leo G., 1907-1974, Other Scope & Content This item is the original radio log of Amelia Earhart's last communications with the US Coast Guard cutter Itasca. Also included are notes and edits to the log by the radioman Leo G. Bellarts. The last communication occurred on 8:43 am on July 2. 1937, as indicated on the log. Variant Control Numbers ARC Identifier: 6210268 HMS Record Entry ID: HF1-114976154 HMS/MLR Entry Number: P 1 HMS/MLR Entry Number: P 1 Archived Copies Copy 1: Preservation Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2)National Archives at College Park8601 Adelphi RoadCollege Park, MD 20740-6001Phone: 301-837-3510Fax: 301-837-1752Email: Archives2reference@nara.gov Copy 1 Media Information: Specific Media Type: PaperContainer ID: Box 1APhysical Restriction Note: This item is specially protected and is not available to researchers.Reproduction Count: 2 Page(s) Item 3 of 4 More Info Lists Share Contribute Tags 1937 Amelia Earhart Disappearance ftrcrdts Howland Island More ... Less ... Enter new tags Add Record Hierarchy Record Hierarchy Collection BLRTS: Leo G. Bellarts Papers, 1937 - 1971 Series: Textual Materials Relating to the Last Flight and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart, 1937 - 1/31/1971 Item: Radio Log of the Last Communications of Amelia Earhart Additional Details National Archives Identifier: 6210268 Creator(s): Bellarts, Leo G., 1907-1974 (Most Recent) From: Series: Textual Materials Relating to the Last Flight and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart, 1937 - 1/31/1971Collection: Leo G. Bellarts Papers, 1937 - 1971 Details Level of Description: Item Type(s) of Archival Materials: Textual Records The creator compiled or maintained the series between: 1937 - 1/31/1971 This item documents the time period: 7/1/1937 - 7/2/1937 Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted Use Restriction(s): Unrestricted Subjects Represented in the Archival Material(s): Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 Contributors to Authorship and/or Production of the Archival Material(s): Bellarts, Leo G., 1907-1974, Other Scope & Content This item is the original radio log of Amelia Earhart's last communications with the US Coast Guard cutter Itasca. Also included are notes and edits to the log by the radioman Leo G. Bellarts. The last communication occurred on 8:43 am on July 2. 1937, as indicated on the log. Variant Control Numbers ARC Identifier: 6210268 HMS Record Entry ID: HF1-114976154 HMS/MLR Entry Number: P 1 HMS/MLR Entry Number: P 1 Archived Copies Copy 1: Preservation Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2)National Archives at College Park8601 Adelphi RoadCollege Park, MD 20740-6001Phone: 301-837-3510Fax: 301-837-1752Email: Archives2reference@nara.gov Copy 1 Media Information: Specific Media Type: PaperContainer ID: Box 1APhysical Restriction Note: This item is specially protected and is not available to researchers.Reproduction Count: 2 Page(s) Comments Login to Contribute Login to Contribute Post a new Comment Post
Annotation marks last communications. </br>The annotated radio log of Amelia Earhart's last communications with the US Coast Guard cutter Itasca, near Howland Island, on July 1st and 2nd, 1937. Her last transmission at 8:43 am is underlined: "Wait." #Annotate22 187/365
"What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech by Frederick Douglass, typescript version
Annotation marks “injustice and cruelty.” Annotated, typescript version of Frederick Douglass’ "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" Douglass delivered the speech on this day, July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York. #Annotate22 186/365
Horror on the Fourth: Suspect in custody after 6 killed, dozens wounded at Highland Park Fourth of July parade
Annotation marks tragedy.
</br>Given today’s tragedy, a uniquely American epidemic of gun violence that ceases to pause even during the collective celebration of independence, I’m re-upping an image from entry 162 with the unfortunate addition of Highland Park. #Annotate22 185/365
Image credit: Tom Hilton.
Brief an den Vater.
Annotation marks "the Kafkaesque moment." </br>Franz Kafka was born on this day, July 3rd, in 1883. A letter to his father, Herman, written in 1919, includes handwritten annotations added to multiple versions, yet “The 47-page letter never reached its destination.” #Annotate22 184/365
The act outlawed segregation in businesses such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels. It banned discriminatory practices in employment and ended segregation in public places such as swimming pools, libraries, and public schools.
Annotation marks civil rights. </br>Signatures and smudges mark the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Signed July 2, “The act outlawed segregation in businesses such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels. It banned discriminatory practices in employment and ended segregation in public places such as swimming pools, libraries, and public schools." #Annotate22 183/365
39th Avenue Greenway
Annotation by(e) Denver.
</br>“whereami,” a placemark added to Denver’s 39th Avenue Greenway, as part of the city's recently installed “markers” project. Goodbye, Denver, see you in a year. #Annotate22 181/365
Since early May, more than $700 billion has been wiped out in a devastating crypto crash, plunging investors into financial ruin
Annotation by folly.
</br>“Spend the new currency” sticker added to a compressed air dispenser circa 1983. “Since early May, more than $700 billion has been wiped out in a devastating crypto crash, plunging investors into financial ruin.” #Annotate22 180/365
Original photograph.
On June 25, 1978, the ninth anniversary of the Stonewall Riot in New York City, Harvey Milk gave an impassioned speech to his fellow San Franciscans celebrating Gay Freedom Day.
Annotation by JSTOR Daily. </br>“On June 25, 1978, the ninth anniversary of the Stonewall Riot in New York City, Harvey Milk gave an impassioned speech to his fellow San Franciscans celebrating Gay Freedom Day.” As Pride Month comes to an end, and given the many challenges of the moment, June's “Annotations” entry is a must read (and thank you Liz Tracey for curating this and all the excellent posts in this series). #Annotate22 179/365
June 27 Hypothesis annotation
So tired yesterday I forgot to annotate. #Annotate22 178/365
June 9 Hypothesis annotation
Parents, any annotated pictures to share? #Annotate22 160/365
“When one right is taken away, every other right we’ve come to rely on in this country is at risk. It’s a dark day for civil rights in our nation,” said Jim Obergefell, the main plaintiff in the 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage under the 14th Amendment.
Annotation by rainbow light.
</br>7 years ago, June 26, 2015. Jim Obergefell said Friday: “When one right is taken away, every other right we’ve come to rely on in this country is at risk. It’s a dark day for civil rights in our nation." #Annotate22 177/365
Image credit: GPA Photo Archive/David Shelby.
The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated
Annotation by The New York Times. </br>“Support for abortion is actually higher than it was a decade ago, but the partisan divide over it is growing wider.” Annotation by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, part of Times’ “The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated.” #Annotate22 176/365
With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many mil-lions of American women who have today lost a fundamen-tal constitutional protection—we dissent.
Annotation by Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan. </br>“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent.” A somber, final comment added in response to today’s opinion. #Annotate22 175/365
AMT/C/30
Annotation by Alan Turing.
</br>Corrections, comments, and labeled code added to “the Prof’s book,” a report describing the methods Alan Turing and colleagues at Bletchley Park used to break the Enigma cipher. Turing was born on this day, June 23rd, in 1912. #Annotate22 174/365
Draft of an early version of Kindred (with the working title To Keep Thee in all Thy Ways), ca. 1977. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Copyright Estate of Octavia E. Butler.
Annotation by Octavia Butler. </br>Revisions by Butler to an early draft of Kindred (working title “To Keep Thee in all Thy Ways"). This lovely Huntington Library post includes examples of her notes, drafts, and drawings. Butler was born on this day, June 22nd, in 1947. #Annotate22 173/365
Does it surprise me that a model trained on raw data from the internet would see mathematics as a collection of meaningless symbols being taught (not otherwise developed) by old white men with beards from a bygone age? Of course not.
Annotation by #craiyon.
</br>The prompt “annotation” created by Craiyon “an AI model that can draw images from any text prompt.” Pleased that prompts for “marginalia” and “illuminated manuscript fever dream” generated such similar images. https://www.craiyon.com/ #Annotate22 172/365
Schwitters, Kurt
Annotation by Schwitters. </br>“Large S” numbered, dated, and signed by artist Kurt Schwitters. Schwitters was born on this day, June 20th, in 1887. His birthday is a nice occasion to consider how collage expresses the practice of annotation. #Annotate22 171/365
On the morning of June 19, 1865 Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas with General Order No. 3 (NAID 182778372).
Annotation by Major General Gordon Granger. </br>Signed and stamped General Order No. 3: “The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, ‘all slaves are free.’” Dated June 19th, 1865. #Juneteenth #Annotate22 170/365
on 18 June 1955, HEW Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby and Surgeon General Leonard Scheele were given fifteen minutes airtime on all the television networks to talk about the vaccine and assuage concerns about its safety
Annotation by Dorinda Hartmann.
</br>On this evening, June 18th in 1955, Surgeon General Scheele discussed the polio vaccine and its safety in a national broadcast. Last year, Hartmann annotated it for #AnnotateLoC, the Speculative Annotation project from Library of Congress Labs. Today, June 18th of 2022, the CDC recommended COVID vaccines for young children. #Annotate22 169/365
Image credit: Dorinda Hartmann, created using Speculative Annotation, a project of Library of Congress Labs.
Declaration of Intention for Igor Stravinsky Declaration of Intention for Igor Stravinsky Additional Information About this Item National Archives Identifier: 595191 Creator(s): U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. 3/18/1966- (Most Recent)U.S. District Court for the Southern (Los Angeles) Division of the Southern District of California. 1900-1929 (Predecessor) From: Series: Petitions for Naturalization, 1887 - 1991Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009 Details Level of Description: Item Type(s) of Archival Materials: Textual Records This item was produced or created: 3/14/1941 The creator compiled or maintained the series between: 1887 - 1991 Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted Use Restriction(s): Unrestricted Subjects Represented in the Archival Material(s): Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971DeclarationsCitizenship Scope & Content This item is the Declaration of Intention for United States citizenship filed by Igor Stravinsky. The declaration lists Mr. Stravinsky's name, address, dates of birth and immigration, place of birth, and the manner and place of his arrival in the United States. Variant Control Numbers ARC Identifier: 595191 Other Identifier: 09118This is the NARA Internal Exhibit Tracking Number for the Public Vaults exhibit. Archived Copies Copy 1: Preservation Extent (Size): 1 page Contact(s): National Archives at Riverside (RW-RS)23123 Cajalco RdPerris, CA 92570Phone: 951-956-2000Fax: 951-956-2049Email: riverside.archives@nara.gov Copy 1 Media Information: Specific Media Type: PaperDimension: Paper: Letter (8.5x11 inches) Copy 2: Reproduction-Reference Extent (Size): 1 page Contact(s): National Archives at Riverside (RW-RS)23123 Cajalco RdPerris, CA 92570Phone: 951-956-2000Fax: 951-956-2049Email: riverside.archives@nara.gov Copy 2 Media Information: Specific Media Type: PaperDimension: Paper: Letter (8.5x11 inches) Item 1 of 1 More Info Lists Share Contribute Tags RoadTripRiverside More ... Less ... Enter new tags Add Record Hierarchy Record Hierarchy Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009 Series: Petitions for Naturalization, 1887 - 1991 Item: Declaration of Intention for Igor Stravinsky, 3/14/1941 Additional Details National Archives Identifier: 595191 Creator(s): U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. 3/18/1966- (Most Recent)U.S. District Court for the Southern (Los Angeles) Division of the Southern District of California. 1900-1929 (Predecessor) From: Series: Petitions for Naturalization, 1887 - 1991Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009 Details Level of Description: Item Type(s) of Archival Materials: Textual Records This item was produced or created: 3/14/1941 The creator compiled or maintained the series between: 1887 - 1991 Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted Use Restriction(s): Unrestricted Subjects Represented in the Archival Material(s): Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971DeclarationsCitizenship Scope & Content This item is the Declaration of Intention for United States citizenship filed by Igor Stravinsky. The declaration lists Mr. Stravinsky's name, address, dates of birth and immigration, place of birth, and the manner and place of his arrival in the United States. Variant Control Numbers ARC Identifier: 595191 Other Identifier: 09118This is the NARA Internal Exhibit Tracking Number for the Public Vaults exhibit. Archived Copies Copy 1: Preservation Extent (Size): 1 page Contact(s): National Archives at Riverside (RW-RS)23123 Cajalco RdPerris, CA 92570Phone: 951-956-2000Fax: 951-956-2049Email: riverside.archives@nara.gov Copy 1 Media Information: Specific Media Type: PaperDimension: Paper: Letter (8.5x11 inches) Copy 2: Reproduction-Reference Extent (Size): 1 page Contact(s): National Archives at Riverside (RW-RS)23123 Cajalco RdPerris, CA 92570Phone: 951-956-2000Fax: 951-956-2049Email: riverside.archives@nara.gov Copy 2 Media Information: Specific Media Type: PaperDimension: Paper: Letter (8.5x11 inches) Comments Login to Contribute Login to Contribute Post a new Comment Post
Annotation by Stravinsky. </br>Declaration of Intention for U.S. citizenship signed by Igor Stravinsky. In response to "I was born on__" Stravinsky notes June 18, though multiple sources (including family) confirm it was on this day, June 17, in 1882. #Annotate22 168/365
Into the Vault: Tupac's Handwritten Essay "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
Annotation by Tupac. </br>“A 1992 handwritten essay from Tupac Amaru Shakur titled 'Give me Liberty or Give me Death’” includes multiple insertions, deletions and corrections. Tupac was born on this day, June 16th, in 1971. #Annotate22 167/365
1982: Plyler v. Doe
Annotation by MALDEF, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
</br>“Every child deserves a fair chance to learn and thrive.” This annotated timeline–with historical context, links to the legal record, and media coverage–is a must read on the 40th anniversary of Plyler v. Doe. #Annotate22 166/365
just in caseyou want to fly
Annotation by @oneredhen and @theartoffunnews.
</br> Our family’s copy of just in case you want to fly. With inscriptions by Julie Fogliano and Christian Robinson, the signed book remains one of our toddler's favorite bedtime stories years after our first read. #Annotate22 165/365
Annotation by W.B. Yeats.
</br>“First typed copy with W.B. Yeats’ corrections in his own hand.” An annotated copy of Yeats’ poem “Easter, 1916” about the Easter Rising against British Rule (see also Annotate22 entry 114). Yeats was born on this day, June 13th, in 1865. #Annotate22 164/365
Image credit: The Huntington Library.
How Anne Frank’s Diary Changed the World
Annotation by Anne Frank. </br>“She was incorporating various versions, which she had written at different times, in some cases in cursive and in some cases she printed it out in different inks.” Anne Frank was born on this day, June 12th, in 1929. #Annotate22 163/365
After Uvalde, after Buffalo, after Parkland and Newtown and El Paso and hundreds of other mass shootings over the past two decades, thousands of protesters rallied against gun violence on Saturday in Washington, D.C., and in cities across the country.
Annotation by marcher. </br> Columbine Red Lake HS Virginia Tech Fort Hood Aurora Sandy Hook Navy Yard Charleston San Bernardino Orlando Las Vegas Sutherland Springs Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Annotated flag stripes. #MarchForOurLivesJune11
marchforourlives.com/march22/ #Annotate22 162/365
Image credit: Tom Hilton.
With a big smile on his face said he was not expecting to see this particular book that day. Oh boy! The occasion, he continued, deserved a special big ant. He drew the ant in the image below.
Annotation by E.O. Wilson. </br>"The occasion, he continued, deserved a special big ant. He drew the ant in the image below." The eminent biologist and author E.O. Wilson often added ants to his inscriptions when signing books. He was born on this day, June 10th, in 1929. #Annotate22 161/365
the document shows countless corrections and revisions in Orwell’s hand. It is the only one of Orwell’s literary manuscripts that survives
Annotation by George Orwell. </br>“The document shows countless corrections and revisions in Orwell’s hand. It is the only one of Orwell’s literary manuscripts that survives.” Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published on this day, June 8th, in 1949. #Annotate22 159/365
For the Frazier-Ali fight, Brooks was commissioned to write a poem which appeared in the official program.
Annotation by Gwendolyn Brooks. </br>“For the Frazier-Ali fight, Brooks was commissioned to write a poem which appeared in the official program.” Extensive annotation and revision of the poem "Black Steel" by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks who was born on this day, June 7th, in 1917. #Annotate22 158/365
The Mass Shootings Where Stricter GunLaws Might Have Made a Difference
Annotation by The Upshot. </br>“Mass shootings in which one of four gun policies might have had an effect are highlighted.” An analysis by The Upshot, from The New York Times, showing how “four measures could have affected shootings that killed 446" since Columbine. #Annotate22 156/365
June 4, 1919 66th Congress Final Amendment
Annotation by the National Constitution Center.
</br>"The original Constitution left voting primarily to the states. Like the 15th Amendment, the women's suffrage amendment provided Congress with a new role in enforcing voting rights—this time, to prevent gender discrimination at the ballot box." Congress, by joint resolution, approved the women's suffrage amendment on this day, June 4th, in 1919. #Annotate22 155/365
She’s convinced the client wants every tree—likely thousands—to be outlined individually.
Annotation by Oskarina Fuentes Anaya. <br>“She’s convinced the client wants every tree—likely thousands—to be outlined individually.” MIT Technology Review series on AI colonialism featuring in-depth reporting on data labeling as exploitative labor. #Annotate22 154/365
Nurse taking a footprint of a newborn baby
Annotation by foot.
</br>Our toddler recently celebrated his third birthday. These two footprints–added with gentle care to our Baby Book when he was but moments old–are lovely marginalia. Annotation is an everyday practice that makes memory and meaning visible. #Annotate22 153/365
Gilbert Baker (artist)
Annotation by Gilbert Baker.
</br> “Numbered 001, this Rainbow LGBT flag created by Gilbert Baker is mounted on a white board in a black frame and includes the eight original colors from the 1978 San Francisco Pride Parade. The colors and their corresponding meanings are: hot pink - sex; red – life; orange – healing; yellow – sunlight; green – nature; turquoise - magic or art; indigo – serenity; and violet - spirit.” Baker gave this original, signed and numbered, hand-dyed cotton flag to President Obama on June 9th, 2016. Happy Pride! #Annotate22 152/365
Image credit: National Archives.
Of this broad and majestic
Annotation for this broad and majestic universe.
</br>From The Walt Whitman Archive: “Whitman probably drafted this manuscript in the early 1850s as he was composing the first (1855) edition of Leaves of Grass.” Walt Whitman was born on this day, May 31st, in 1819. #Annotate22 151/365
“Today, as a nation, we undertake a sacred ritual to reflect and remember, because if we forget the lives of each of those silent markers represent — mothers, fathers, siblings, spouses, children — if we forget what they sacrifice, what they made, so that our nation might endure, strong, free and united, then we forget who we are,” Biden said.
Annotation for Memorial Day. </br>“For all who sacrificed | Thank you” </br>Two ephemeral notes have been added to today’s Google Search results for “Memorial Day,” with both notes appearing above a single row of red poppy flowers. #Annotate22 150/365
To slow the inevitable long decay of the books, and to protect them from dust and acidic particles seeping in from city traffic, new microthin clear covers, or “slip cases,” are being designed for each volume.
Annotation for restoration. </br>“To slow the inevitable long decay of the books, and to protect them from dust and acidic particles seeping in from city traffic, new microthin clear covers, or 'slip cases,' are being designed for each volume.” On restoration efforts to preserve The Library of Trinity College Dublin's "700,000 books, manuscripts, busts and other artifacts." #Annotate22 149/365
2 major league teams use their social media to raise awareness about gun violence Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email
Annotation for facts about gun violence.
</br>Two nights ago the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays didn’t cover the game–rather, both teams used their Twitter platforms to share the same set of facts about gun violence. Yankees added a “citation” for facts, Rays noted a “source.” #Annotate22 148/365
Americans can once again order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government by visiting COVIDtests.gov. In this round, the U.S. Postal Service will deliver eight free rapid antigen tests to any household in the U.S. that wants them
Annotation for preparation.
</br>“Americans can once again order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government by visiting COVIDtests.gov. In this round, the USPS will deliver eight free rapid antigen tests to any household in the U.S. that wants them.” #Annotate22 136/365
Annotation for Bob, the Non-Starving Artist. </br>“We miss you, Bob. Here’s to your legacy and all you did to nourish our community.” Join me at the dedication of the Bob Ragland Branch, the newest branch of the Denver Public Library, next Saturday, June 4th at 11:30 am. More info. #Annotate22 147/365
Migrant mother and children - California
Annotation for Migrant Mother and Children. </br>A handwritten log sheet indicating over a dozen publications in which Dorothea Lange’s iconic picture of Florence Owens Thompson appeared from 1936-1940. Lange was born on this day, May 26th, in 1895. #Annotate22 146/365
The Great Erasure Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
Annotation for fading art. </br>“There is no example of this erasure more striking than the continual destruction, removal or slow vanishing of much of the street art produced in the wake of Floyd’s killing.” The Great Erasure by Charles M. Blow. #Annotate22 145/365
Vail helped Morse develop a practical system for sending and receiving coded electrical signals over a wire, which was successfully demonstrated in 1844.
Annotation for What hath God wrought?
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</br> The first long-distance telegraph message, printed in Morse code, was transmitted from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., on this day, May 24th, in 1844. #Annotate22 144/365
Image credit: National Museum of American History.
Bonnie and Clyde
Annotation for Violation of Section 88, Title 18.
</br>Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death on this day, May 23rd, in 1934. In February of 1935, nearly two-dozen family and friends were prosecuted as detailed in Bonnie and Clyde’s criminal case file. #Annotate22 143/365
Image credit: U.S. District Court for the Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas, National Archives and Records Administration.
it is no wonder that Lincoln’s invention has been relegated to the marginalia of Lincoln scholarship
Annotation for buoying vessels over shoals.
</br>“It is no wonder that Lincoln’s invention has been relegated to the marginalia of Lincoln scholarship.” Abraham Lincoln’s adjustable buoyant air chambers were issued as Patent No. 6,469 on this day, May 22nd, in 1849. #Annotate22 142/365
Image credit: Abraham Lincoln/United States Patent Office, accessed via Library of Congress.
Image credit: David and Jessie Cowhig.
Earhart landed in a pasture at Culmore, north of Derry, Northern Ireland. The landing was witnessed by Cecil King and T. Sawyer. When a farm hand asked, "Have you flown far?" Earhart replied, "From America".[101][102]
Annotation for aviation.
</br>A piece of "Original Fabric" added to a description of the Lockheed Vega 5B plane flown by Amelia Earhart. She became the first woman to make a nonstop transatlantic solo flight and landed near Derry, Northern Ireland, on this day in 1932. #Annotate22 141/365
Image credit: San Diego Air and Space Museum.
Mr. Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, was among the original 13 Freedom Riders who rode buses across the South in 1961 to challenge segregation in public transportation.
Annotation for segregation.
</br>“Closed”
</br>A handwritten sign–added to a restaurant door at the Greyhound bus station in Birmingham, Alabama–read by Freedom Riders Lucretia Collins, Catherine Brooks, and John Lewis. The Freedom Rides began 61 years ago this month. #Annotate22 140/365
Image credit: Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Inspired by the shared birthdays of Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama, May 19th Project is a campaign to promote solidarity within Asian and Pacific Island communities and with all communities.
Annotation for #May19Project.
</br>“Keep expanding your horizon, decolonize your mind, and cross borders.” - Yuri Kochiyama
</br>“The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.” - Malcolm X
</br> “Inspired by the shared birthdays of Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama, May 19th Project is a campaign to promote solidarity within Asian and Pacific Island communities and with all communities.” Created by Renee Tajima-Peña and Jeff Chang. #Annotate22 139/365
Image credit: Quench Your Eyes.
Annotation for forecast.
</br>It's currently 81 F in Denver, CO. The forecast for Friday suggests a 40 degree drop + 5” of snow (another inch on Saturday!). A red flag warning, for wind, paired with a winter storm watch, for snow. WTF weather next to the Rockies. #Annotate22 138/365
Ling & Ting: Twice As Silly
Annotation for eating stars.
</br>“They flew into outer space. Ting told Ling with her mind to eat the stars.” Tonight's bedtime story Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly by Grace Lin with redaction, addition, and the major plot twist of mind reading with star eating. Toddler loved it! #Annotate22 137/365
NYT Student Debt Editorial, Annotated by the Debt Collective
Annotation for cancellation. </br>“The New York Times wrote an opinion about student debt. This opinion is a bad one. It’s so bad, we annotated it. Our edits are bolded, and in all caps.” Must read analysis by The Debt Collective, h/t Astra Taylor. #Annotate22 135/365
Pediatric Pulmonology Clinic
Annotation for wayfinding.
</br>Yesterday my son and I visited Children’s Hospital Colorado and were greeted by this useful mix of 11 red arrows, hand-drawn and pointing in multiple directions, some with small black interior arrows, taped to a STOP sign. Helpful! #Annotate22 134/365
Focus on First Sgr A* Results from the Event Horizon Telescope
Annotation for astrophysics. </br>“Sgr A April 7, 2017” </br>The first image of Sagittarius A the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way: "Ring-like images dominate the wide range of images obtained across multiple methods." #Annotate22 133/365
Yogi Berra
Annotation for direction.
</br>"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
</br>"Yogi Berra Way" street sign added to the Montclair, NJ, neighborhood where Berra lived. Edgewood Rd/Ter is a loop and the road winds up where it starts. Berra was born on this day, May 12, in 1925. #Annotate22 132/365
Climate Change
Annotation for documenting glacier loss.
</br>The years “1911” and “2016” added to repeat photographs of Grinnell Glacier documenting glacier loss over 105 years. Glacier National Park was established on this day, May 11th, in 1910 by President Taft. #Annotate22 131/365
Image credit: Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center/USGS.
Confederate Memorial Day
Annotation for contextualizing heritage and hatred.
</br>“Her response provided insight into the intimate connections between monuments, white public schools, and town celebrations of the Confederate past.” From Dr. Karen L. Cox’s excellent book No Common Ground. #Annotate22 130/365
The Best Arguments Against Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
Annotation for The Best Arguments Against Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. From David Golumbia: “This is my attempt to provide a curated, annotated selection of the best critical work on these topics.” A comprehensive garbology reader. #Annotate22 129/365
“It’s the gold standard for a species,” Carpenter said.
Annotation for holotype.
</br>“4928.” A handwritten label added to the skull of USNM V 4928, a triceratops holotype: “It’s the gold standard for a species.” The CU Boulder triceratops returns to the Smithsonian after 41 years, safe travels. #Annotate22 128/365
So much for Teacher Appreciation Week
Annotation for teachers.
</br>“How do we become better storytellers of the craft of teaching?”
</br>As #TeacherAppreciationWeek ends, an annotated poster about teaching and learning. Thank you, educators, for supporting our learners, their families, and communities. #Annotate22 127/365
It was first achieved in 1954 by Roger Bannister, at age 25, in 3:59.4.
Annotation for 3:59.4.
</br>“Here at the Iffley Road Track the first sub-four minute mile was run on 6th May 1954 by Roger Bannister.” A plaque at the University of Oxford marks Bannister’s achievement 68 years ago today. Hicham El Guerrouj's current WR is 3:43.13. #Annotate22 126/365
A Proclamation on Missing Or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2022
Annotation for #RedDressDay.
<br>Today, May 5th, is a day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People #MMIW #MMIWG2S. Read about artist Jaime Black’s 2010 “REDress Project” and the lasting power of symbols, awareness, and civic action (as with the removal and reimagining of a statue on February 14, 2022). #Annotate22 125/365
Image credit: Luc (@lcfrst2; shared with permission).
The Torah of Reproductive Justice (Annotated Source Sheet)
Annotation for The Torah of Reproductive Justice.
</br>An “Annotated Source Sheet” by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg because: “Learning the sources that undergird Judaism’s approach to reproductive rights can help illuminate one of the major struggles of our day in new and, sometimes, surprising ways.” With original textual analysis and commentary shared via Sefaria. #Annotate22 124/365
Gov. Jared Polis signed the Reproductive Health Equity Act into law on April 4.
Annotation for reproductive health.
</br>“The general assembly affirms the fundamental right of individual Coloradans to make their own reproductive health-care decisions.” Five signatures and the date added to Colorado's Reproductive Health Equity Act when signed into law on April 4th, 2022. #Annotate22 123/365
“The medium is the message,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Instagram.
Annotation for taxation. </br>“The medium is the message...The time is now for childcare, healthcare, and climate action for all. Tax the Rich." U.S. congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at last year’s Met Gala. I am curious what notes will accompany this year’s theme “Gilded Glamour” at the 2022 Met Gala. #Annotate22 122/365
International Workers' Day
Annotation for workers.
</br>“Going through the ruins of capitalism towards the international brotherhood of working people!" The Caption of a 1920 poster from the archive of Kyiv’s Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary. Today is #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay. #Annotate22 121/365
Image credit: Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary, Library of UETS, accessed via USC Libraries.
How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer CableSend any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
Annotation in rhetorical analysis. </br>“Repetition and ‘they-you’ framing are tools commonly used by populist and authoritarian leaders.” A New York Times analysis of Carlson’s rhetoric on the ruling class, replacement through immigration, shifting gender roles, discrimination against white people, and the destruction of society. #Annotate22 120/365
Reminiscing in tempo [music]Image
Annotation in tempo. </br>The 1935 annotated score of Duke Ellington’s “Reminiscing in tempo,” composed as a tribute to his mother (and yes, I certainly noticed how the score was labeled). The eminent composer and band leader was born on this day, April 29th, in 1899. #Annotate22 119/365
FollowGood thing I didn’t have to rely on my sewing skills for this.
Annotation in graduation.
</br> “They threaten to take away your degree and kick you out of the university / Students are afraid to be who they are / So they hide out of fear until they get out / I will not hide / I will be seen / In front of the entire school” A pride flag sewn into Jillian Orr’s graduation gown. Congratulations, Jillian! #Annotate22 118/365
The book of sun-dials; originally compiled by the late Mrs. Alfred Gatty; now enl. and re-edited by H. K. F. Eden and Eleanor Lloyd
Annotation in time.
</br>“There is no human invention more ancient, or more interesting, than that of the sun-dial.” The opening note of Margaret Gatty’s 1872 The Book of Sun-Dials. And one mark and measure of time from yesterday’s visit to the Denver Botanic Gardens. #Annotate22 117/365
Input Words: Output Art
Annotation in AI Dreams.
</br>Examples of AI-generated art using the prompts “annotation,” “marginalia,” “note added to text,” and “annotated book.” Created for today’s #ds106 @ds106dc #tdc3757 via WOMBO's Dream application, and as organized by Kevin Hodgson (thanks Kevin!). #Annotate22 116/365
Ella Fitzgerald Papers
Annotation in motion. </br>Stamped passport showing the Queen of Jazz’s travels in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. Ella Fitzgerald was born on this day, April 25th, in 1917. #Annotate22 115/365
the National Museum of Ireland
Annotation in proclamation.
</br>“In the name of God and of the dead generations from which she receives her old tradition of nationhood, Ireland, through us, summons her children to her flag and strikes for her freedom.” The Proclamation of the Republic was read on this day, April 24th, in 1916 during the Easter Rising. #Annotate22 114/365
Image credit: National Museum of Ireland.
Original photograph.
Hollywood Africans
Annotation in vinyl.
</br>“Thy word is true from the beginning, and every one of Thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.” Psalm 119:160 and a tree engraved in Jon Batiste's Hollywood Africans (and congrats, Jon, on your recent Grammy awards!). It's #RecordStoreDay shop local! #Annotate22 113/365
Earth Day 2022 .lang_post:not(.default) { display: none; } .lang_post:not(.default):lang(en) { display: inherit; }
Annotation in red.
“No Plan B”
Because “There is No Planet B”
Today is #EarthDay. #Annotate22 112/365
Image credit: Ivan Radic.
An 1861 note tells how Congress extinguished the Indian title to the land that became Muir Woods, and an 1869 note mentions how John Muir — the famous naturalist for whom the park is named — included racist language in writings about indigenous people.
Annotation in the woods. </br>“An 1861 note tells how Congress extinguished the Indian title to the land that became Muir Woods, and an 1869 note mentions how John Muir - the famous naturalist for whom the park is named - included racist language in writings about indigenous people.” Muir was born on this day, April 21, in 1838. His legacy requires a more complete and contextual assessment, and this project is an important model of annotation helping to publicly correct the historical record. #Annotate22 111/365
Theatrum botanicum = the theater of plants : or, An herball of a large extent
Annotation in Theatrum Botanicum.
</br>“1. Cannabis spuria prima. The first bastard Hempe. 3. Cannabis spuria tertia. The third bastard Hempe.”
</br>Captions in John Parkinson's "Theatrum Botanicum" published 1640. Happy #420day from Denver, legalize weed nationwide. #Annotate22 110/365
Annotation in seismograph needle tracing.
</br>“The drawing represents the vibration of the north and south pendulum of the seismograph during the time of the most intense activity, beginning in San Francisco at 5:13 A.M.” The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck on this day, April 18th, 116 years ago. #Annotate22 108/365
To the left is the Greek word “oikoumene” – the place inhabited by God’s presence and healing.
Annotation in oikoumene.
</br>“To the left is the Greek word ‘oikoumene’–the place inhabited by God’s presence and healing.”
</br>Danté Stewart's essay about James Baldwin, love, faith and Easter references a 1968 annotated guest name badge. #Annotate22 107/365
Image credit: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
“How would it be,” he thought, “if I put them all together?” Calling it “merry-go-round,” Herc showed off his new idea, after first announcing it to the crowd, and got just the reaction he’d hoped for.
Annotation in rhythm. </br>“I have a couple more records got the same break up in it, I wonder how it would be if I put them all together. And I told them, 'I'm gonna try something new tonight I'll call it the merry-go-round.’” Happy birthday DJ Kool Herc, born on this day, April 16, 1955. #Annotate22 106/365
All 42s will be colored Dodger Blue
Annotation in Dodger Blue. </br>From Major League Baseball: “For the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier, all players will wear a Dodger blue 42 on the backs of their jerseys on April 15th.” Today is Jackie Robinson Day #Jackie42 #Annotate22 105/365
I just love the idea of annotating the cover
Annotation in American Gods. </br>“I just love the idea of annotating the cover.” </br>Happy book birthday to Neil Gaiman's The Annotated American Gods, published two-years ago today, April 14th, 2020. #Annotate22 104/365
the Board announced that it would review, among other matters,counterterrorism-related intelligence activities conducted pursuant to Executive Order 12333
Annotation in oversight. </br>Redaction in the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’s review of “counterterrorism-related intelligence activities” via CIA bulk surveillance. US Senators Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich requested the declassified report one year ago today, on April 13, 2021. #Annotate22 103/365
But we knowthat banning books won’t make these realities and livedexperiences disappear, nor will it erase our nation’s strugglesto realize true equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Annotation in banned books.
</br>Today is Drop Everything and Read a Banned Book Day #FReadom @FReadomFighters. Read banned books and also the American Library Association's “State of America’s Libraries Special Report: Pandemic Year Two." #UniteAgainstBookBans #Annotate22 102/365
Soon Eva and Sam are locked in an epic creative clash, bringing to life everything from superhero marmots to exploding confetti.
Annotation in tonight’s bedtime story.
</br>Thanks to Eva’s deft annotation, Sam’s giant piano became confetti and tickled Marmot and her friend. From the lovely book Sam & Eva, by Debbie Ridpath Ohi (@inkyelbows) which I read to our toddler for bedtime tonight. #Annotate22 101/365
procedurally-generated erasure of The Great Gatsby,
Annotation in A Great Intimate Unmistakable More. </br>From Mark Sample's “procedurally-generated erasure of The Great Gatsby” created using “a tweaked version of @lizadaly's black/erasure program.” The Great Gatsby was published on this day, April 10, in 1925. #Annotate22 100/365
Les Fleurs du mal (Flowers of Evil)
Annotation in Les Fleurs du mal.
</br>"We see on the pages of this collection an extremely scrupulous Baudelaire annotating in a very meticulous, even sometimes fastidious way." Charles Baudelaire was born on this day, April 9, in 1821. #Annotate22 99/365
Image credit: Gallica, National Library of France (BnF).
On April 8, 1974, Aaron’s fourth-inning home run off the Dodgers’ Al Downing gave him 715 for his career and sent him past Babe Ruth on baseball’s all-time list.
Annotation in the record book and parking lot.
</br>A monument commemorating Hank Aaron's historic 715th home run, hit on this day, April 8th, in 1974, includes an original section of the stadium’s outfield wall and a marker designating the landing point. #Annotate22 98/365
Image credit: Wally Gobetz.
The Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday by a 53-47 vote.
Annotation in Black and White.
</br>Congratulations to Justice Jackson. Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed by the Senate 53-47 as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the first Black female justice in the court's history. #Annotate22 97/365
Image credit: Vox.
Annotation in Annotation.
</br>"Annotation is written within the warp and weft of our texts, patterning the fabric of daily life." My book Annotation, written with Antero Garcia and published by The MIT Press, is one year old today! Celebrating with some reader marginalia (thank you!) and re-upping a Commonplace essay about sparking our #AnnoConvo. #Annotate22 96/365
Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama
Annotation in stereograph. </br>“Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama.” Textual description of an outdoor scene added to two identical albumen photographs in an 1899 stereograph. Washington was born on this day, April 5th, in 1856. #Annotate22 95/365
the edges of the Stone of Hope and the Mountain of Despair incorporate scrape marks to symbolize the struggle and movement, as well as an engraving of the words “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”
Annotation in memoriam. </br>“The edges of the Stone of Hope and the Mountain of Despair incorporate scrape marks to symbolize the struggle and movement, as well as an engraving of the words ‘Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.’” #Annotate22 94/365
“Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals
Annotation in song and solidarity.
</br>“Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals.”
</br>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's prerecorded commentary on freedom, silence, and music in the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. #Annotate22 93/365
Image credit: CBS.
In a stunning victory, Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for a union Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email
Annotation in NLRB Tally of Ballots. </br>“The challenged ballots are not determinative. A majority of the valid votes counted has been cast for the Petitioner, the Amazon Labor Union.” Workers of JFK8 voted 2,654 to 2,131 for unionization. #Annotate22 92/365
On Virtue
Annotation in poetry.
</br>Brackets in Phillis Wheatley’s “On Virtue.”
</br>“Attend me, Virtue, thro’ my youthful years!
</br>O leave me not to the false joys of time!
</br>But guide my steps to endless life and bliss.”
</br> Today, April 1st, is the beginning of National Poetry Month organized by the Academy of American Poets. #Annotate22 91/365
Image credit: Boston Public Library/Internet Archive.
Cabinet card portrait of Thomas Mundy Peterson
Annotation with medal. </br>“Presented by citizens of Perch Amboy, N.J., to Thomas Peterson, the first colored voter in the United States under the provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment, at an election held in that city March 31st, 1870." Peterson voted on this day, March 31st, one hundred and fifty-two years ago. Source: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. #Annotate22 90/365
A1 Revisited: At a historic moment, this paper missed the mark.
Annotation with A1 Revisited. </br>“A1 Revisited is an opportunity to interrogate our past coverage, noting where we went wrong, considering how we would cover these events differently today, and collaborating with community members and organizations, and asking critical questions. We hope taking these steps will inform our journalistic practices today as we aim for fairer, more accurate, more equitable and more inclusive coverage.” From project editors Cyrstal Paul and Emily M. Eng discussing The Seattle Times' coverage of the forced removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island in 1942. #Annotate22 89/365
a bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime after Congress approved the legislation earlier this month with overwhelming bipartisan support.
Annotation with telegram.
</br>Stamps, corrected date, and notes added to a September 1st 1955 telegram sent from the Chicago Defender to President Eisenhower: “A Chicago Boy. Emmet [sic] Louis Till 14 was kidnapped and lynched in Mississippi this week, would you let us know if your office has plans to take any action with reference to this shocking act of lawlessness.” Today, March 29, 2022, President Biden signs the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law. #Annotate22 88/365
Image credit: National Archives and Records Administration.
Mamoulian saved the back of his director’s chair that had been embellished with artwork and signatures. More than just an artifact, this piece of canvas is a record of the people who worked on this early sound feature film
Annotation with chair. </br>“Mamoulian saved the back of his director’s chair that had been embellished with artwork and signatures. More than just an artifact, this piece of canvas is a record of the people who worked on this early sound feature film.” #Annotate22 87/365
a thinly-veiled advertisement for cryptocurrency that appeared to have received little in the way of fact-checking or critical editorial scrutiny.
Annotation with facts and analysis. </br>Molly White, along with a group of cryptocurrency researchers and critics, have annotated the New York Times' “thinly-veiled advertisement for cryptocurrency that appeared to have received little in the way of fact-checking.” #Annotate22 86/365
On 26 March 1948
Annotation with FBI record.
</br>“I leave this country not without bitterness and infuriation. I could well understand it when in 1933 the Hitler bandits put a price on my head and drove me out. They were the evil of the period; I was proud at being driven out. But I feel heartbroken over being driven out of this beautiful country in this ridiculous way.” FBI surveillance of Eisler informed subsequent interrogations by the House Committee on Un-American Activities in September of 1947. Eisler and his wife Lou departed America on this day, March 26th, in 1948. #Annotate22 85/365
Image credit: FBI FOIA Library.
Labor History Series
Annotation with labor history.
</br>“When the fire broke out workers rushed to the exits and found them jammed. When the blaze was put out, there were 146 women burned to death.” A cartoon about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which occurred on this day, March 25th, in 1911. #Triangle146 #Annotate22 84/365
Patent Case File No. 1,370,316, Diver's Suit, Inventor Harry HoudiniImage
Annotation with Patent Case File No. 1370316. </br>Name: Harry Houdini </br>of: Brooklyn </br>Invention: Diver’s Suit </br>Petition: June 30, 1917 </br>Patented: Mar 1, 1921 </br>Harry “Handcuff” Houdini, born Erik Weisz the son of a Rabbi, was born on this day, March 24, in 1874. #Annotate22 83/365
Lambe-lambe (translated: 'lick-lick')
Annotation with lambe-lambe.
</br>Lambe-lambe (“lick-lick”) is a process of affixing wheatpaste posters to walls. Grafica Fidalga is the only lambe-lambe printshop in São Paulo making street art, as with this stunning poster of director Akira Kurosawa who was born on this day, March 23, in 1910. #Annotate22 82/365
Image credit: Augusto Gomes.
Fifty years ago today, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, following the lead of the House of Representatives and paving the way for it to become the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Annotation with proposed amendment.
</br>“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” The United States Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment 50 years ago today, on March 22nd, in 1972. #Annotate22 81/365
Instead of "of thee I sing" she sang "to thee we sing."
Annotation with song.
</br>“As the thousands before her stood and bared their heads Miss Anderson with dramatic brilliance opened her recital with the singing of ‘America.’” On revised lyrics and public performance from 1939 as #BHM turns to #WomensHistoryMonth. #Annotate22 60/365
Image credit: National Museum of American History, Archives Center.
Butler Act
Annotation with approval.
</br>Three signatures and the date: “March 21st 1925.”
</br>The Butler Act "prohibiting the teaching of Evolution Theory in all the Universities, Normals and all other public schools of Tennessee” was approved 97 years ago on this date, March 21st, 1925. #Annotate22 80/365
Image credit: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Kearney High School
Annotation with table.
</br>“Colleen is a babe.”
</br>“Becky -N- Aaron”
</br>The subversive etchings of adolescence–names, crushes, scribbles, hearts, most faded into the grain with time–added to a table from Kearney High School in Kearney, Nebraska (thanks Dane Stickney). #Annotate22 79/365
Trump's 'Chinese Virus' tweet helped lead to rise in racist anti-Asian Twitter content: Study
Annotation with racism.
</br>“Chinese,” written with habitual Sharpie, and racism, by then-President Trump two years ago today. As reported and photographed by Jabin Botsford: “He crossed out ‘Corona’ and replaced it with ‘Chinese’ Virus." #Annotate22 78/365
promoting and encouraging respect for human rights
Annotation with suggested edits.
</br>“COMMENT: Yes. But you are attacking civilians, bombing schools and hospitals, and looting aid. Which makes us think you do not actually believe this? Please explain.”
</br> With righteous anger and fact, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations perfects the form of an annotated letter. #Annotate22 77/365
Titled Unforgettable, the mural is the latest in of line of art installations honoring Montgomery’s history
Annotation with legacy.
</br>"Unforgettable
That's what you are
Unforgettable
Tho' near or far
</br>Like a song of love that clings to me
How the thought of you does things to me
Never before
Has someone been more..."
</br>Happy birthday Nat King Cole, born on this day, March 17, in 1919. #Annotate22 76/365
Image credit: Photographer 192.
The Scarlet Letter (Cinema 1926)
Annotation with scarlet letter. </br>“An attempt is made to wring a confession from Hester Prynne.” </br>The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published #OTD in 1850. Image, with caption, from 1926 movie via New York Public Library digital collections. #Annotate22 75/365
She also held a sign saying: “Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.” It was signed in English: “Russians against the war.”
Annotation with broadcast.
</br>“Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They’re lying to you here.”
</br>Yesterday’s alternate broadcast chyron, displayed as protest by Marina Ovsyannikova, on Russia’s state Channel One. She also shouted “Stop the war. No to war.” #Annotate22 74/365
all she could do was scream and cry.
Annotation with howl.
</br>ВОЛАЙТЕ, НАРОДЕ МІЙ
</br>New street art added to an electrical box along Colfax in Denver with a plea in Ukrainian that translates as “Cry, my people” or, more figuratively, “Howl my humans.” #StandWithUkraine. First posted (and also created by?) @animalartcrimes. #Annotate22 73/365
Original photograph, taken March 13, 2022.
Workers at more than 100 Starbucks stores in 26 states have now filed for union elections
Annotation with creative pro-union sticky notes.
</br>“‘The union’ would be us.” Editing a management poster by @chels_crew. #Annotate22 72/365
Photograph shared with permission of @chels_crew.
Annotations shape how we are remembered by our classmates and how we remember our past selves.
Annotation with yearbook.
</br>“Annotations shape how we are remembered by our classmates and how we remember our past selves.” On yearbooks and history by Mary Klann and Kristina Poznan. Plus two yearbook notes, who copied the sarcasm #Annotate22 71/365
Hansberry, Lorraine
Annotation with request and reference. </br>"I have tentatively chosen as a title for this work a line from one of your poems." Lorraine Hansberry's cited request to Langston Hughes. A Raisin in the Sun premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on this day, March 11, in 1959. #Annotate22 70/365
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo En Español
Annotation with treaty.
</br>“This annotated Senate copy indicates controversial points in Article V, which designated an 1847 map by J. Disturnell as the basis for the U.S.-Mexico boundary. The Senate rejected a clause limiting changes to that boundary.” The U.S. Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on this day, March 10, in 1848. #Annotate22 69/365
FOR a time during the late 1960's and early 1970's, every family seemed to have one member, usually male, who left his mark in thin strips of embossed plastic. He branded his name on prized possessions with 3/8-inch-high, self-adhesive plastic tapes, fastidiously labeled every workshop drawer and posted critical instructions about the fuse box.
Annotation with appliance.
</br>Bathtub with faucets labeled "H" for hot and "C" for cold. Bonni Stachowiak describes this annotated appliance at the start of Teaching in Higher Ed episode 404, featuring the Annotate22 project (thanks Bonni!). It airs tomorrow 3/10–stay tuned! #Annotate22 68/365
organizing the largest strike in San Antonio history, the Pecan-Shellers’ Strike of 1938
Annotation with strike.
</br>“I never thought in terms of fear. I thought in terms of justice.”
</br>Honoring Emma Tenayuca on #InternationalWomensDay who organized the Pecan-Shellers’ Strike that ended on this day, March 8, in 1938 after 37 days of protest. #AnnotateLoC #Annotate22 67/365
We Finally Understand Why Starbucks Always Spells Your Name Wrong
Annotation with apology.
</br>“I’m sorry I think I still spelled it wrong.” A handwritten apology added to a coffee cup. Thanks for sharing Tutaleni, I appreciate this as someone whose name is often misspelled and mispronounced. Need a fix? Visit WhatsMyStarbucksName.com
</br>#Annotate22 66/365
Harris to mark 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary in Selma
Annotation with historical marker.
</br>“On March 7, John Lewis and Hosea Williams led a group of 600 African Americans from Brown Chapel AME Church six blocks and across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.” Today is the 57th anniversary of #BloodySunday in Selma. #GoodTrouble #Annotate22 65/365
Unwarranted and reckless violence, a lack of body camera footage and missing or vague documentation amounted to a mismanaged response from the very institution being protested.
Annotation with grime.
</br>“Wash ME!!”
</br> I took this photo yesterday. A reminder that notes are routinely added to everyday objects and—while an annotator’s intent may be unknown—our reading of their commentary, and our civic priorities, is literal and allegorical. #Annotate22 64/365
March 4 Hypothesis annotation
Where, and how, have you colored outside the lines? #Annotate22 63/365
marched along Pennsylvania Avenue--the same route that the inaugural parade would take the next day-
Annotation with photograph.
</br>“Woman Suffrage Procession, March 3, 1913”
</br> An annotated photograph of a photograph, taken at the location of the Woman Suffrage Procession, which occurred on this day, March 3, in 1913. #Annotate22 62/365
Image credit: Lorie Shaull.
100 points in a game
Annotation with score.
</br>23 (first quarter points) + 18 (Q2) + 28 (Q3) + 31 (Q4) = 100
</br>On this day in 1962 Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA single-game scoring record with 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks. The final score was 169–147. #Annotate22 61/365
Dearfield was the largest black homesteading settlement in Colorado
Annotation on cobbler’s hammer.
</br>“C. Rothwell / Dearfield, Colo / Black Cowboy”
</br>Circa 1913-30 from the home of Charles Rothwell. Dearfield was the largest Black homesteading settlement in Colorado, about 70 miles northeast of Denver. #Annotate22 59/365
Image credit: History Colorado.
an edited photo of a standard road sign in which directions to nearby cities have been replaced with profanities
Annotation on directions.
</br>"Go fuck yourself"
</br>"Go fuck yourself again"
</br>"Go fuck yourself back in Russia"
</br>The Ukrainian state road agency Ukravtodor "posted an edited photo of a standard road sign in which directions to nearby cities have been replaced with profanities.” #Annotate22 58/365
wrote "No War Please" on a TV camera
Annotation on camera and war.
</br>“No War Please”
</br>From @espn: “Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev wrote ‘No War Please’ on a TV camera moments after advancing to the final at the Dubai Championships on Friday.”
</br>#AndreyRublev #StandWithUkraine #Annotate22 57/365
If signed into law, the bill would limit protected speech in workplaces with more than fifteen employees and classrooms by censoring honest dialogue about systemic racism, gender, and race discrimination.
Annotation on discrimination.
</br>“CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.”
</br>e̶t̶h̶n̶i̶c̶i̶t̶y̶ -> color
</br>g̶e̶n̶d̶e̶r̶ -> sex
</br>Yesterday the Florida House of Representatives passed the “Stop WOKE Act” that is intended to censor dialogue about systemic racism, gender, and race discrimination. #Annotate22 56/365
The Invasion of Ukraine: How Russia Attacked and What Happens Next
Annotation on sovereignty. “Ukraine Will Resist!” A message about sovereignty and resistance written recently near London and featuring colors historically associated with Ukrainian independence and the national flag. #Annotate22 55/365
I hereby direct your agency to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas.
Annotation on donation.
Please join me in supporting the Transgender Education Network of Texas, an organization dedicated to furthering gender diverse equality in Texas, and also Equality Texas to help secure full and lived equality for LGBTQ+ Texans. One small and necessary act. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Annotate22 54/365
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Apparently Persuall was embarrassed about their pro-surveillance capitalism stance and perhaps not so much for its lack of kindness and care for the basic humanity of students.
Sad that they haven't explained or apologized for their misstep.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220222022208/https://twitter.com/perusall/status/1495945680002719751
Additional context: https://twitter.com/search?q=(%40perusall)%20until%3A2022-02-23%20since%3A2022-02-21&src=typed_query
Annotation on surveillance. “What are you looking at?” #Annotate22 53/365
Image credit: Duca di Spinaci.
Annotation on good trouble. “Never, ever be afraid to make noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” Happy birthday to John Lewis born on this day, February 21, 1940. Artist Jarrett Becke painted a mural of Lewis in Atlanta and shared this commentary via Instagram: “Keep fighting the good fight and never worry about getting into #GoodTrouble." #Annotate22 52/365
The 2.20.22 Issue — The Future of Work
Annotation on work. Notes on today's @NYTmag: “Coverline: The Future of Work When No One Wants to Work” “Photography of Exploding Desk”
RT or reply with responses to my prompts: "I work" "My employer" "Hello Pandemic Year 3___" #Annotate22 51/365
Amache Historic Site will join the National Park System after bill passes final significant hurdle in Congress
Annotation on internment. “The drawing for this map was originally drawn by Eddie Kubota, who was a high school student at Amache.” Carved into a sign at Camp Amache, which has now been designated a Historic Site and part of the National Park Service. Today, February 19th, is the Day of Remembrance and the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066. #Annotate22 50/365
Image credit: Kelly Michals.
The Jezero crater location has been named ‘Octavia E. Butler Landing’ in honor of the late literary giant
Annotation on Mars. “The Jezero crater location has been named ‘Octavia E. Butler Landing’ in honor of the late literary giant.” Today is the 1-year landing anniversary of NASA's Perseverance rover. #Annotate22 49/365
or limit how teachers can discuss racism and sexism
Annotation on the teaching of racism and sexism. “Since January 2021, 37 states have introduced bills or taken other steps that would restrict teaching critical race theory or limit how teachers can discuss racism and sexism.” This interactive, and updated, EducationWeek map includes bill status and details for all 50 states, as well as Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. #Annotate22 48/365
They gave me a pen. I drew the eyes. I thought it was just their childhood drawings!”
Annotation on art. “They gave me a pen. I drew the eyes. I thought it was just their childhood drawings!” Security guard Aleksandr Vasiliev who, during his first day on the job, drew eyes on Anna Leporskaya’s painting "Three Figures." #Annotate22 46/365
Join us to transcribe
Annotation on the Colored Conventions. For #DouglassDay “Join us to transcribe, explore, and teach the records of the Colored Conventions, the longest civil rights movement of the 1800s. Help us enrich these records.” #Annotate22 45/365
As someone who is VERY analog, I usually take notes by hand on physical media
Annotation on note-taking. “As someone who is VERY analog, I usually take notes by hand on physical media.” #ScholarSunday appreciation for the wisdom of Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega on note-taking techniques, scholarly marginalia and all the colors! #Annotate22 44/365
Feb. 12, 1793 A redacted poem by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Annotation on the first Fugitive Slave Act.
"the person not imprisoned not held”
Excerpt of a redacted poem by Reginald Dwayne Betts. The first Fugitive Slave Act was signed by George Washington on this day, February 12, in 1793. From poems and stories of the 1619 Project. #Annotate22 43/365
The Day Nelson Mandela Walked Out Of Prison Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email
Annotation on injustice. Expressions of “Free Mandela” as text displayed across everyday contexts–a poster, button, graffiti, and sculpture inscription. Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years on this day, February 11, 1990: "We have waited too long for our freedom." #Annotate22 42/365
Umbrella characteristics
Annotation on umbrella characteristics. For #NationalUmbrellaDay: "The sporting The deprecatory The gay & festive Who wouldn't be an umbrellas? The Humberellers (generally waved gracefully in the sky) The heavy military" #Annotate22 41/365
visual explainer
Annotation on redistricting. “The remaining Black population is split largely among three other districts where they are the minority.” AL-1: 26% of voting-age population is Black, AL-2: 30%, AL-3: 25%. A “visual explainer" from The Guardian. #Annotate22 40/365
February 8 Hypothesis annotation
“You won’t use it in the real world, just cheat.”
If you find this note, please add a reply about your experience with schooling and cheating. #Annotate22 39/365
Annotation on dinosaur pronouns. “Among the edits, ‘him’ is now gender-inclusive ‘their.’” A 2nd graders' discerning correction of the book “That’s What Dinosaurs Do.” Thanks Will Duffy for sharing your child's wisdom with us. #Annotate22 38/365
Annotation on absolutely gut-wrenching heartbreak.
"10-16-2012 Happy Birthday, Lauren! Enjoy the book. I love you! - Anthony"
"3/8/2021 He lost me."
Two handwritten notes in a book. Spotted by and with commentary from @gracelgibson. #Annotate22 37/365
Harm to Ongoing Matter
Annotation on evidence. “Harm to Ongoing Matter" as redaction in “Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election." Trump's first impeachment trial--for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress--ended on this day, February 5, 2020. #Annotate22 36/365
Collection Items
Annotation on boycott. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. were interviewed in 1956 about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and civil rights. Read these interview typescripts from the Library of Congress' Rosa Parks Papers, with Parks' annotation. Rosa Parks was born on this day, February 4, in 1913. #Annotate22 35/365
Kilroy was here. Hiding in plain sight on the World War II memorial in Washington D.C. A little image with text. Staring back at him
Annotation on the World War II Memorial. “Kilroy was here. Hiding in plain sight on the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. A little image with text. Staring back at him.” Listen to the Endless Thread podcast on “Kilroy was Here” and the essence of memes, texts, and contexts. #Annotate22 34/365
Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers
Annotation on censorship. Caution tape and custom "Banned!" book jackets added to a public library display. “Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers” reports NBC News. #BannedBooks #FReadom #Annotate22 33/365
This section of the Woolworth's lunch counter from Greensboro (above, click to discover more) has a permanent home at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH)
On this day, February 1, 1960 Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, David Richmond, and Jibreel Khazan–also known as The Greensboro Four–began sit-in protests. View 15 multimedia notes added to the digital exhibit from the National Museum of American History. #Annotate22 32/365
Black Lives Matter at School
Annotation is a composition of cups added to a school fence. The Black Lives Matter At School #BLMAtSchool Week of Action starts today, January 31st, and continues through February 4th. For resources–including lesson plans, a “starter kit,” and additional information–visit Black Lives Matter at School. #Annotate22 31/365. Image credit: Joe Brusky/Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association.
the bogside artists
Annotation is the Bogside People’s Gallery. “Mural painting emerged in the early years of the twentieth century as a means of marking territory, commemorating history, celebrating culture and defining identity…It also retains the potential to be taken up as part of a wider process that might serve as a medium for tracing common threads, shared ideas or alternative perspectives.” From the book "Murals" by the Bogside Artists, shared on #BloodySunday50, the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, January 30, 2022. #Annotate22 30/365
Fan puts face mask on John Stockton statue outside of Jazz's Vivint Arena
Annotation is a mask. “Someone trolled the basketball legend by adding a mask to the statue of Stockton outside of where the Jazz play.” John Stockton has not complied with mask mandates indoors. #Annotate22 29/365
School Board in Tennessee Bans Teaching of Holocaust Novel ‘Maus’
Annotation is a note to my son. "I first read Maus, this very copy, in middle school. We'll read this book together, someday, as you carry forward the history of our people." School board in Tennessee bans teaching of Maus. #Annotate22 28/365
Diversity of the Federal Bench
Annotation is a label, with data, indicating bias. 84% of the federal judges confirmed under President Trump, or 197 judges, were White (and 76% were men), according to an analysis by the American Constitution Society. #Annotate22 27/365
Yesterday (Jan 24) I saw "Where Would You Fit In?" This is it, with my "Not Recommended" conclusion overlaid on it:
Annotation is Not Recommended. “Yesterday (Jan 24) I saw ‘Where Would You Fit In?’ This is it, with my ‘Not Recommended’ conclusion overlaid on it.” An Analysis, by Debbie Reese, of a Teachers Pay Teachers worksheet that teaches students “to glorify colonization and slavery.” #Annotate22 26/365
Annotation is unbought and unbossed.
"I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo." Shirley Chisholm announced her presidential bid on this day, January 25, 1972. #Annotate22 25/365
Annotation is a meme about annotation. “In the end, the production of footnotes sometimes resembles less the skilled work of a professional carrying out a precise function to a higher end than the offhand production and disposal of waste products” (Anthony Grafton, 1997, p. 6). Meme by Matthew JM Coomber. #Annotate22 24/365
The Trials, Triumphs, and Transformations website was designed to place images of historical documents, works of art, and material culture objects within easy reach of teachers and students of Tennessee history, but it is hoped that scholars at all levels will find the materials assembled here exciting and valuable.
Annotation is a signed petition. “Eliminate the poll tax” and “other restrictions upon the free and universal exercise of the franchise.” The 24th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on this day, January 23, 1964. #Annotate22 23/365
Annotation is a headline, fixed. “Covid-19 is likely in 2022 due to failures in public health.” On this day in 2020 the World Health Organization confirmed human-to-human spread of the novel coronavirus. A headline from The Economist fixed with redaction and addition by Jorge A. Caballero.
