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Canada History Project 3rd Phase - Transcriptions of Letters

$30-250 USD

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Posted over 12 years ago

$30-250 USD

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Canada History Project - This multi phase project to transcribe the handwritten World War Two letters of a Canadian soldier and his wife is seeking additional skilled transcriber/typists. This initial job is for 200 pages of handwritten letters divided into batches. The larger and continuing project involves more than 10,000 pages of handwritten letters and transcribers who demonstrate advanced skills will be asked to continue. This project requires transcriptions with a high level of "literal" accuracy without corrections of original spelling or grammar. Knowledge of Canada, U.K. and European proper names and place names will be helpful in cases where the source handwriting may be questionable. Excellent ability in reading English handwriting is essential. Accepted bidders will receive photocopies in batches of approximately 40 to 60 pages at a time. The material will be provided through the [login to view URL] service as Microsoft XPS files. Transcribers will type their transcriptions in MSWord .docx or .doc format as per an exacting Style and Formatting Guide. This project, not being time sensitive and expected to progress over several months, is willing to accept a longer period for the work to be performed at lower cost. Bids in excess of $0.15 per handwritten page will not be considered. Accepted bidders will be required to sign a "release" statement for their work. Please read the attached Style Sheet before submitting bids. All bidders must submit a transcribed sample of the attached three page photocopy of a letter in the correct format to be considered. Please give bids with both cost and time requirements along with your sample transcription. You do not need to sign the release form until after your bid has been accepted. Transcribers who fulfill our standards of quality can expect to be invited to participate in future phases of this transcription project. SEE ATTACHED: 1 - Style and Formatting Guide, 2- Sample of three handwritten page to transcribe. 3 - Release form.
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I think this sounds like a very interesting project and having looked at the sample and read the instructions, I'm confident that I can do this job perfectly. Please read my private message for additional details.
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I would love to help you with this project. I have recently finished transcribing my father-in-law's manuscript about his experiences as an evacuee during WW2. I totally understand and agree with you about staying faithful to the original work. Why change something that was written from the heart? I'm a qualified PA and proofreader and have many years' experience transcribing work from handwritten manuscripts. I have attached your sample test piece as requested. Please feel free to contact me if you would like any more information.
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I have a lot of experience reading handwriting and I am a fast, accurate typist. I have included more information in a PM.
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I'm an American currently residing in Guatemala (almost 10 years). I have excellent English reading and writing skills. I have a few years' experience in transcriptions and believe I can measure up to the requirements you have specified. I'm a freelance writer and an excellent proofreader. I've transcribed your three page sample letter according to your specifications. Please see your PMB with attachment. My bid for $30 is based on your $0.15 per handwritten page, which would come to approx. 200 handwritten pages. I posted a basic timeframe of 30 days, not knowing yet exactly how often work will be sent, etc. Looking forward to working with you!
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Please see the attached file and also my profile. My fee is $0.10 per page and the bid amount above reflects 300 pages.
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I love history and especially anything to do with WWII. My mother was in the US Navy and my father was in the US Marines. I've used so much info from their experiences in my first novel and several non-fiction pieces I'm working on for publication. I am an experienced transcriptionist, working from audio and hardcopy. I'm currently working on my first two projects for Freelancer, but I'm quite experienced. My bid is for the 200 pages you mentioned. I read through the letter, etc. in your attachments. The letter was fairly easy to read, and if the others are in that condition I will work for the $.15 a written page although that is quite below my usual rates. I may have to do some research on place names but I'm an avid Anglophile in my reading habits and my heritage, so it may not be that difficult.
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Hi, I am an experience transcriptionist, virtual assistant and data entry. I am very much interested with your project. Thank you.
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Dear Sir, I have read the details and wants to work on that. For more details please check the PMB. With regards.
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Hi Sir! I am very much interested to do this project. Please see PMB and the sample transcription that I did as per instructionand attachment.
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Wow, this project is cool. I want to try this, so please consider me.
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Can you send me the details
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we are doing this work as a team and we are a professional typing guys and gals so please give as a chance for doing this project
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