MESDA Craftsman Database: Comprehensive Archive of Southern Artisans and Trades
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1970-01-01
A bagel that needed a few more minutes. And maybe a fact-check.
Summary
The MESDA Craftsman Database is a comprehensive research database containing detailed information about southern artisans working across 127 different trades. Researchers gather data from primary sources including newspapers, city directories, court records, probate inventories, wills, and private papers. The records range from simple directory listings to complex descriptions of work production, land transactions, vital statistics, and business operations of craftsmen in the American South.
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The program's researchers scour newspapers, city directories, court records, probate inventories, wills, and private papers
Information pertaining to southern craftsmen working in 127 trades
Records vary from simple directory listings to complex descriptions of work produced, land transactions, vital statistics
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