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Category: By the People transcription campaigns

Sheet music cover with an indigo background, featuring vaudeville dancer Gertrude Hoffmann standing in profile wearing a blue dirndl and additional feathers and headdress. A full moon shines in the background.

By the People: How (and Why) to Transcribe Sheet Music

Posted by: Cait Miller

Learn more about guidelines for transcribing sheet music collections as part of the By the People crowdsourced transcription campaign at the Library of Congress. Volunteers are needed to complete review of our "Sheet Music of the Musical Theater" transcription campaign in order to make the digital collection keyword searchable.

Posted in: By the People transcription campaigns, Musical Theater, Sheet Music

Letter handwritten in pencil by Leonard Bernstein's then 6-year-old brother. The handwriting look like that of a 6-year-old: large and unsteady. Younger brother Burton address Leonard as "Dear Dopey," and offers "Congratulations on your birthday."

A Gift ‘By the People’ on Bernstein’s Birthday

Posted by: Cait Miller

Nearly 16,000 pages of material from the Library of Congress Leonard Bernstein Collection have been transcribed and reviewed via our "By the People" crowdsourced transcription campaign. Transcriptions will ultimately be made available in loc.gov, and the Leonard Bernstein Digital Collection will soon be keyword searchable.

Posted in: By the People transcription campaigns, Composers, Conductors, Curators, Digital Collections, Musical Theater, Outreach, Special Collections

Sheet music cover for George M. Cohan's song "I wanted to come to Broadway" from the show "Hello Broadway." Cover art features two men dressed in tuxedos and top hats with arms extended and shaking hands. A sketch of New York City streets fills in the background.

By the People: Transcribing Sheet Music of the Musical Theater

Posted by: Cait Miller

The Library of Congress announces its newest "By the People" crowdsourced transcription campaign of Sheet Music of the Musical Theater. The campaign features approximately 16,000 titles, making it the Library's largest transcription campaign to date! Review our special sheet music instructions and start transcribing title pages, lyrics, and advertisements to ultimately make our sheet music keyword searchable!

Posted in: By the People transcription campaigns, Sheet Music