How to Use This Repository: This repository is intended for use with the CDRH API and the Cody Ruby on Rails application.
Data Repo: https://github.com/CDRH/data_cody
Source Files: TEI XML, VRA XML
Script Languages: XSLT, JavaScript, Ruby
Encoding Schema: Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) Guidelines & VRA Core
The William F. Cody Archive is a scholarly digital archive that offers an unequaled opportunity to see the historic evolution and idealization of the American West through the eyes of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, presenting researchers and visitors an insightful perspective of America and the world spanning the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The William F. Cody Archive documents Cody's interactions with individuals ranging from statesmen and royalty to noted military and literary figures who sought his opinions on policy questions concerning the American West. His lesser-known roles as a community founder, businessman, rancher, and investor speak to political, economic, and environmental policies affecting western development during his lifetime. These experiences are represented by a variety of archival material: memoirs and autobiographies, correspondence, business records, published and unpublished writings, photographs, video and audio recordings, promotional and Wild West material, newspaper and magazine articles. The Archive aims to identify and make available as much of this material as possible, drawing on the resources of libraries and collections from around the United States and around the world.
The William F. Cody Archive is directed by Jeremy M. Johnston (Buffalo Bill Center of the West), Frank Christianson (Brigham Young University), Douglas Seefeldt (Ball State University), and Katherine Walter (University of Nebraska).
Project Site: https://codyarchive.org/
Rails Repo: https://github.com/CDRH/cody_archive
Credits: https://codyarchive.org/staff/
Work to Be Done: https://github.com/CDRH/cody_archive/issues
The corpus of materials associated with William F. Cody is large and scattered in uncounted collections both public and private throughout the United States and Europe. The Papers' editorial staff identifies new material on an ongoing basis. Consequently, the archive is highly dynamic; as significant new items come to our attention, we seek to publish them in their proper context. As new details come to light about relevant people and events, we refine the interpretive apparatus, from annotations to personographies, for greater accuracy. See the Cody Archive About page for the full policy.
You do not need to request permission to link to The William F. Cody Archive or to individual items within the site. (Please note that URLs may change over time.)
To identify The William F. Cody Archive as the source of information that you are using in a paper, article, book, blog post, slide show, or other print or electronic communication medium, please include the complete title of the item, the name of the site, its URL, and the date you accessed it. Here are examples in a variety of citation styles:
APA: The William F. Cody Archive. “Letter from William F. Cody to Julia Cody Goodman, April 22, 1876.” The Papers of William F. Cody. Retrieved February 26, 2011 from http://codyarchive.org/texts/wfc.css00038.html
Chicago/Turabian: The William F. Cody Archive. “Letter from William F. Cody to Julia Cody Goodman, April 22, 1876.” The Papers of William F. Cody. http://codyarchive.org/texts/wfc.css00038.html (retrieved February 26, 2011).
MLA: The William F. Cody Archive. “Letter from William F. Cody to Julia Cody Goodman, April 22, 1876.” The Papers of William F. Cody. 26 February 2011. http://codyarchive.org/texts/wfc.css00038.html
The William F. Cody Archive, Buffalo Bill Center of the West and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Published under a Creative Commons License.
See the Datura documentation for general updating and posting instructions.
VRA Files must have one of the following in their filenames in order to be populated into one of the 6 visual materials categories:
- .pho OR .pht = photographs
- .pc = postcards
- .pst = posters
- .ill = illustrations
- .va = visual_art
- .cc = cabinet_cards
(This corresponds to this code: https://github.com/CDRH/data_cody/blob/master/scripts/overrides/vra_to_es.rb#L32)
The Center for Digital Research in the Humanities (CDRH) is a joint initiative of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries and the College of Arts & Sciences. The Center for Digital Research in the Humanities is a community of researchers collaborating to build digital content and systems in order to generate and express knowledge of the humanities. We mentor emerging voices and advance digital futures for all.
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities GitHub: https://github.com/CDRH
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities Website: https://cdrh.unl.edu/