{"id":1201,"date":"2011-03-17T15:55:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T15:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/dls\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2016-01-04T09:48:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T15:48:41","slug":"improved-searching-of-wallace-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/studio\/2011\/03\/17\/improved-searching-of-wallace-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Improved searching of Wallace Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have recently improved the searching of our <a href=\"http:\/\/wallace.lib.uiowa.edu\/\">Henry A Wallace Collection<\/a>. This enhancement makes finding letters, telegrams, postcards or memorandum much easier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wallace.lib.uiowa.edu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1204\" style=\"border: 0px\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/studio\/files\/2011\/03\/wallace-homepage.jpg\" alt=\"Wallace Collection homepage\" width=\"480\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/studio\/files\/2011\/03\/wallace-homepage.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/studio\/files\/2011\/03\/wallace-homepage-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 1975, Earl M. Rogers and Leslie W. Dunlap published an index to the letters in our microfilm collection as well as to the correspondence in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Micro film 18327) and Library of Congress microfilm collections. The two volumes have been essential to find materials in these collections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1202\" style=\"border: 0px\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/studio\/files\/2011\/03\/wallace-hoover.jpg\" alt=\"Display of name search\" width=\"191\" height=\"174\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have converted this print index into a searchable database. The results will link to our digitized materials or to the reel number for the other collections.<\/p>\n<p>When you start typing in the correspondent search box, names will appear, showing the number of results for each name, based on sender or recipient. Select the name you want and press search.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting list includes everything to or from the individual you selected.\u00a0 The film numbers for the Iowa microfilm link directly to the digitized version.<\/p>\n<p>The results display in date order. You can re-sort the columns by sender, recipient or film number.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1203\" style=\"border: 0px\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/studio\/files\/2011\/03\/wallace-names.jpg\" alt=\"Display of search results\" width=\"467\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/studio\/files\/2011\/03\/wallace-names.jpg 584w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/studio\/files\/2011\/03\/wallace-names-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also search by year or by multiple years.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in a specific date, try the general search box, formatting the date with the year first, e.g. 1945-04-12. This top search box also allows you to search by first name or by a last name to get correspondence for everyone with that last name.<\/p>\n<p>This project would not have been possible without our programmer Rajendra Sedhain or our student assistant Lisa Mendenhall.<\/p>\n<p>Try out the great new interface at http:\/\/wallace.lib.uiowa.edu\/!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have recently improved the searching of our Henry A Wallace Collection. This enhancement makes finding letters, telegrams, postcards or memorandum much easier. In 1975, Earl M. Rogers and Leslie W. Dunlap published an index to the letters in our microfilm collection as well as to the correspondence in the Franklin D. 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