From Sam Byrd, Digital Repository Librarian at VCU Libraries:

I am pleased to announce the release of a new addition to the VCU 
Libraries Digital Collections: the Jackson Ward Historic District.

Available at http:/go.vcu.edu/jacksonward, the collection documents the 
architecture of Richmond's historic Jackson Ward neighborhood through 
photographs and text, from the book The Jackson Ward Historic District, 
published in 1978 by the City of Richmond's Department of Planning and 
Community Development, with photographs by John Zehmer and text by 
Robert P. Winthrop, Virginia architect and specialist in the 
architectural history of Richmond.

This project is much more than just a straight digitization of the book. 
  In addition to presenting the book in its entirety, there are 
high-quality scans of each photograph appearing in the book, digitized 
from the original prints.  Additional information has been provided 
about the architectural features of Jackson Ward.  We have created a 
Google Maps interface showing the locations of all buildings documented 
in the book, with links to the photographs.  Finally, we have made 
available for download the GIS data, in KML and CSV formats, as well as 
all of the metadata associated with the book in XML.

As is always true with our digital collections, this was a collaborative 
project with contributions from many people.  We'd like to extend 
special thanks to JBC Special Collections and Archives for arranging the 
donation of these materials to our digitization program, cataloger Mary 
Anne Dyer for her extensive metadata work, and Susan Rector for the 
design and implementation of the Google Maps interface.

Visit the VCU Libraries Digital Collections at http://dig.library.vcu.edu/


-- 
Ray Bonis
Special Collections and Archives
VCU Libraries
804-828-1108

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