ICL Civil War Data Collection

Functionality & Mechanism

This mobile data collection tool, developed by the Identity and Conflict Lab, facilitates crowdsourced historical research on violence during the U.S. Civil War. The application provides a direct interface between contributors and lab researchers, enabling users to identify relevant archives and historical collections. The system's core mechanism allows for the digital capture and submission of photographic images of primary source documents that describe violent events. These user-submitted contributions are intended to populate a comprehensive database for the study of conflict patterns during this historical period.

Intended Use & Scope

This tool is designed for citizen scientists and contributors participating in public historical research. Its primary utility is to crowdsource and aggregate photographic evidence from archival documents for a specialized research database. Data quality depends on user input. This app is designed for contribution to research, not individual decision-making.