Texas State University is a member of the Texas State University System, currently governed by a nine-member Board of Regents who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. For their quarterly meetings, the President of Texas State prepares a report of University activities and proposals for the Board’s review. While the reports that are now released are digitally accessible, the University Archives at Texas State holds the official paper records of these reports, the earliest of which dates back to 1923. Since these records include an overview of budgets, enrollment, faculty salaries, and construction and renovation details, in addition to a broad look at notable events occurring at the University, they’re of great value to local researchers and administration and a high priority for digitization to increase the ease of access to these materials. Due to age and variability of the physical reports, the oldest bound material, ranging from 1923 – 1969, was captured separately in the workflow described below.
Project Specs:
Start Date: September 17, 2019
Completion Date: December 16, 2019
Total Images Captured: 7,031
Total PDFs Created: 183
Capture Method: Fujitsu fi-6670 multi feed scanner; Sony A7R II
Programs Used: Paper Stream Capture, Capture One, ScanTailor Advanced. Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Jupyter Notebook