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Skip to Main Content WashU Libraries Menu back to library.wustl.edu WU LibrariesResearch GuidesJohn M. Olin LibrarySt. Louis Legal Encoding Project ResourcesHome Search this GuideSearch St. Louis Legal Encoding Project Resources Information and additional resources for the St. Louis Legal Encoding Project, an IMLS grant funded project contributed to by Digital Library Services, WU Law Library, and Missouri History Museum. HomeCourt RecordsLewis & ClarkFreedom Suits & SlaveryThe Dred Scott CaseFur Trade & Native American SuitsMissouri Resources & DatabasesContacts About the Project The Washington University Libraries, in partnership with the Missouri History Museum and other contributors within and outside Washington University, have digitized, transcribed, and encoded the St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project and supplementary materials. Additionally, they have developed extensions to the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) for encoding legal documents to reflect legal function, genres, and roles, and employ these extensions in this collection. The resulting extensions and guidelines serve as the basis for a new standard for encoding legal documents, and will receive further development as part of the TEI. The cases in the St. Louis Circuit Court Historic Records Project, especially the suits enslaved persons brought against their tacit "owners," are important historical documents. The remediation and expansion of the collection will make these documents significantly more accessible to a wider range of audiences. Creating a full-text searchable collection of these documents and enhancing their use will provide new means of understanding the roles of slaves, lawyers, abolitionists, the state of Missouri, and others involved in these cases. We hope to gather additional genealogical and historical data about case participants by providing a form for visitors to the site to contribute information. The project will not only make these materials available for historical research but will also contribute to the development of new standards for the larger digital library community. Project Partners The following organizations contributed to the Legal Encoding Project:    Digital Library Services (Washington University Libraries)    Humanities Digital Workshop (Washington University School of Arts & Sciences)    Washington University Law Library    Missouri History MuseumSpecial acknolwedgement for the assistance of Missouri State Archives Subject Guide Danielle Creech Subjects: Special Collections Next: Court Records >> Last Updated: Jun 12, 2024 10:04 AM URL: https://libguides.wustl.edu/legalencodingproject Print Page Login to LibApps For Students For Faculty For Staff Visitors & Alumni Ask Us Research Support Staff Directory Make a Gift University Libraries MSC 1061-141-B Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Dr. St. Louis, MO 63130 Instagram Facebook