In the second workshop in the Interdisciplinary Archives Series, students will learn techniques for understanding various handwriting styles in preparation for visits to archives. The session includes instructions for creating a reference alphabet, prepping for genre-specific jargon or phrasing, decoding difficult sections, and other practical tips and tricks that increase a researcher’s success when faced with primary source documents. These skills will help students navigate and interpret handwritten materials with greater ease and accuracy. For travel grant credit, you must be an enrolled graduate student in a humanities or humanities-related field. 

Please contact this QEP's instructor, Dr. Rachel Duke, if you have questions about workshop content.  

You MUST use your FSU email account to access this workshop through Zoom. Please ensure that your Zoom app is up to date before the workshop.  Check-in ends 10 minutes after the scheduled start time and late arrivals will not be admitted. 

The Graduate Skills Workshop series is a collection of workshops developed in collaboration with the Graduate School and the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to support graduate research and success. 

For questions regarding Research and Creative Activity Travel Grants, please contact the Graduate Student Resource Center.