When transcribing letters for Library of Congress, should I try to retain the spacing used by the writer/typist?
I'm sure the librarians will respond but in essence it is as follows: Line breaks, yes retain fo ease of reading. Word breaks at end of line, retain the word in whole without a break. Other spacing, no.
So - if it looks like this:
January 8, 1 9 0 5
White Hou-
se
DC.
You would transcribe as:
January 8, 1905
White House
Thanks. And no indentations at the beginning of a paragraph?
Correct! No need to retain (or add new) paragraph indentations.
Thank you!
