iSchool Capstone

A Place at the Table: Greek Restaurants in Washington, A Book of Historical Photographs from the Greeks in Washington Collection

Project tags:

archives & special collections

community engagement & outreach

Project poster

This project involved the creation of a book of historical photographs from the Greek-American Historical Museum of Washington State (Greeks in Washington). The final manuscript will be published locally. The project involved photo curation & research, caption writing, the creation of book sections such as acknowledgements, introduction, chapter headings, & the layout design. The project included extensive research into Greek-American immigration and business history - done at the Greeks in Washington museum & University of Washington. Adobe InDesign was utilized for the book layout. The purpose of this project was representation of the Greek community & promotion of the museum.

Project participants:

Erika Wigren

MLIS

Video Link :

https://spark.adobe.com/video/l5yAVchoZ9qnn