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The Freedmens Bureau Project...

  • preserves and disseminates the documents of the Freedmen's Bureau using .NET technology and the Semantic Web.
  • Designs, creates and maintains an information infrastructure that facilitate the representation, interpretation and use of the knowledge contained in these documents.
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    A primary objective of this project will be a pilot effort aimed at fulfilling the affirmations of the Freedmen's Bureau Preservation Act of 2000 by preserving the records of the Freedmen's Bureau by using--
  • Available technology for restoration of the documents comprising these records so that they can be maintained for future generations; and
  • innovative imaging and indexing technologies to make these records easily accessible to the public, including historians, genealogists, novice genealogy enthusiasts, and students.
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    Howard University's Relationship with the Freedmen's Bureau

    Howard University's relationship with the Bureau is direct and continues today. The University is named for Civil War hero General Oliver O. Howard, the Bureau's first commissioner and the school's third president.
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