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Yes! Please see our submissions page for more info.

How do I contact you?

Please see the contact page.

Can I re-use images or text on this site?

Proceed with caution. Many materials on this site are in the public domain, but others are used under the principles of fair use, under the grounds that this site is a not-for-profit educational project intended for use by researchers and students. It is your responsibility to research the copyright status of materials before reproducing anything on this site.

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How as this site created?

The site is hosted by Squarespace. The initial version of this site was created by Benjamin Breen with the assistance of a team of UCSC undergraduates in 2024-25, with support from the Humanities Institute, UCSC in spring 2024. As of December 2025, it is maintained by Benjamin Breen.

AI Usage statement

Large Language Models (Gemini 3, GPT-5) were used in the following ways during the creation of this site:

• Generating transcriptions of some audio and visual materials (all computer-generated transcripts were carefully checked by humans before posting)

• Copy editing and proofreading historical context essays and descriptions

• Research and ideation process, technical troubleshooting