Progress update, 14 to 20 February 2015

Welcome along to the progress update for the period 14 to 20 February 2015, during which time further superb progress has been made by Transcribe Bentham volunteers.

12,458 manuscripts have now been transcribed or partially-transcribed, which is an increase of 107 on this time last week. Of these transcripts, 11,208 (90%) have been checked and approved by TB staff – thanks again to everyone for their patience while we work our way through the backlog of submitted transcripts.

The more detailed state of progress is as follows:

Box	No. of manuscripts worked on	No. of manuscripts in box	Completion
Box 1	248	794	31%
Box 2	470	753	62%
Box 4	2	694	1%
Box 5	200	290	68%
Box 7	0	167	0%
Box 8	4	284	1%
Box 9	41	266	15%
Box 15	77	914	9%
Box 18	4	192	2%
Box 27	350	350	COMPLETE
Box 29	22	122	18%
Box 30	1	193	1%
Box 31	18	302	6%
Box 34	39	398	9%
Box 35	286	439	65%
Box 36	34	418	8%
Box 37	31	487	6%
Box 38	81	424	19%
Box 39	11	282	3%
Box 41	85	528	14%
Box 42	88	910	9%
Box 44	54	201	26%
Box 50	169	198	84%
Box 51	379	940	40%
Box 57	18	420	4%
Box 62	57	565	10%
Box 63	154	345	44%
Box 70	306	350	87%
Box 71	663	663	COMPLETE
Box 72	613	664	92%
Box 73	151	151	COMPLETE
Box 79	199	199	COMPLETE
Box 95	126	147	85%
Box 96	534	539	99%
Box 97	134	296	45%
Box 98	221	499	44%
Box 100	194	422	43%
Box 106	53	581	9%
Box 107	501	538	93%
Box 110	7	671	1%
Box 115	276	307	89%
Box 116	505	864	58%
Box 117	363	853	42%
Box 118	250	880	28%
Box 119	535	990	54%
Box 120	27	686	3%
Box 121	134	526	24%
Box 122	304	717	41%
Box 123	41	443	9%
Box 124	15	383	3%
Box 139	40	40	COMPLETE
Box 141	2	381	1%
Box 149	5	581	1%
Box 150	508	972	52%
Box 169	189	728	25%
Add MS 537	730	744	98%
Add MS 538	695	858	81%
Add MS 539	834	948	87%
Add MS 540	63	1012	6%
Add MS 541	317	1258	25%
Overall	12,458	31,767	39%

Thanks in particular those who have worked on manuscripts from Box 150; all submissions to TB will go towards assisting in the production of the Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, though transcripts of the Box 150 manuscripts are actively helping to shape the course of current research, as Dr Michael Quinn of the Bentham Project explained earlier this week.

Readers might also be interested in the Bentham Project’s latest online publication, A Visit (in 1831) to Jeremy Bentham, by George Wheatley (edited and introduced by Dr Kris Grint). Wheatley describes in detail his visit to Bentham’s home at Queen’s Square Place in Westminster, Bentham’s domestic arrangements, his notable visitors, working practices, and odd meal times. Bentham’s mischievous sense of humour comes across strongly, and perhaps most amusing is Wheatley’s description of how Bentham dictated to an amanuensis whilst being shaved! The Visit can be read online, or downloaded in either PDF or XML format from UCL Discovery.

Finally (and tangentially), on the UCL Laws website you can read my description of a visit last year to the remote and beautiful Norfolk Island, to talk about its past a penal settlement for an episode of Coast Australia.

Thank you, as always, to everyone who has donated their time and effort so generously to Transcribe Bentham during the last seven days. It remains as greatly appreciated as ever.