Instructions:

Curators will need to compose draft case labels for each of their cases. They can be created in markdown files under your case topic in the metadata folder of this repository. Each case will need the following:

1. A title (10 words or less)
2. An overall description for the case (Pedestals: 50 words. Inset cases: 50-100 words)

• Please see the wiki page on writing descriptions for help.

3. Items listed in citation format (see below)
4. List of items that you want in the interactive. Just an email with the XML filenames will suffice. But for any files with multiple images associated, let me know which of the images you want displayed - otherwise I will assume you want all of them included in the interactive.

• Keep in mind your interactive allocation limits, which can be found here.

Citation Formatting:

For purposes of brevity in the exhibition cases, we include a very minimal amount of information in the label citations. This allows the description to take precedence, putting the objects into context and hopefully creating meaning rather than bogging down visitors with long references. See The Punctuation Guide for help deciding whether to put your title(s) in italics, quotations, or to leave them formatted in regular type Thanks!

We include: creating agent, title, other agents (i.e. illustrator, publishers), date, work type (if not already named in or given away by the title), and location (repository name, collection name from refid). Keep in mind:

• Worktype should be entered in the singular (not plural) form
• For unknown or approximate dates, add the term "circa."
• Devised titles should be put in square brackets.
• Please check with Special Collections or consult this list of official names of manuscript collections when entering in collection names

Templates

(These change depending on item type. those listed below are obviously not exhaustive, but use these and the examples below to get you started. email with any questions):

• Book:
  • Author. Title of book. (City/State of publication: Publisher name. Date of publication). Collection name, Repository
• Photograph:
  • Creating agent(s) if known. "Title of image." Date. worktype. Collection name, Repository.
• Newspaper:
  • Author agent(s). “Article Title.” Newspaper Name. (City of Publication. Date of publication). worktype. Collection name, Repository name.
• Object:
  • Creating agent(s) if known. Title of object (or devised title in brackets). Date. worktype. Collection name, Repository name.

Example:

Killer Collections

Pedestal: Making Money from Murder

Since the silent era, crime films have been shaped by public opinion toward the law. In 1959’s Compulsion, based on the 1924 Leopold and Loeb trial, unremorseful criminals are saved through the power of the law. In contrast, the 1967 Bonnie and Clyde emphasized the couple’s romance to appeal to audiences interested in social statements rather than punishment.

1. Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. "Bonnie and Clyde." 1967. film still. James G. Stahlman Historical Autograph Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
2. American Art Classics. [Bonnie & Clyde $1000 Novelty Bill]. circa 1940-1970. novelty money. James G. Stahlman Historical Autograph Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
3. Murray Hill Radio Theatre. More of the Shadow Starring Orson Wells. (New York: Murray Hill Records. 1979). long-playing record. Vanderbilt University Special Collections
4. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. [Compulsion Movie Poster]. 1959. Sevier Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
5. Meyer Levin. Compulsion. (New York, NY: Pocket Books, Inc. 1958). James G. Stahlman Historical Autograph Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections

Interactive Selections (9):

• MS0412-Bonnie-Clyde-movie_photo.xml
• MS0412-Bonnie-Clyde-novelty_money.xml
• Compulsion-M_Levin-1956-cover.xml
• MS0412-C-Compulsion-1959.xml
• F594_J24_F73_1915-C-Frank_James.xml
• MS0412-C-Jack_Webb-Time-March_15_1954.xml
• More_of_the_Shadow-C-Records-1979.xml
• MS0412-C-Lindbergh-Movie-1977.xml
• Murder_Can_Be_Fun-no.12-J_Marr-1990.xml

Pedestal: The Crime of the Century

The trial of Richard Bruno Hauptmann for the 1932 kidnapping of Charles and Anne Lindbergh’s son was covered by journalists around the world. “The Crime of the Century” raised concerns about the growth of organized crime, fueled in large part by sensationalized tabloid accounts and photographs.

1. Malcolm & Hayes, New York. Breakfast in Honor of Captain Charles A. Lindbergh on the Presentation of the Raymond Orteig $5,000 Dollar Prize, New York to Paris Non-stop Flight, Friday, June 17, 1927. program. James G. Stahlman Historical Autograph Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
2. Henry A. Becker, Franklin Mint. The Charles Lindbergh Flight (26th Commemorative). circa 1964-68. commemorative medal. James G. Stahlman Historical Autograph Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections.
3. [Pilot Charles Lindbergh Poses Alongside His Famous Plane 'The Spirit of St. Louis']. Daily News (New York). circa 1927. photograph. James G. Stahlman Historical Autograph Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
4. “How Kidnapers (sic) Got Lindy Baby.” March 8, 1932. photograph. James G. Stahlman Historical Autograph Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
5. Henry A. Scheafer. [Montage of Three Photographs of Bruno Richard Hauptmann on Trial]. Acme Newspictures, Inc. 1934. James G. Stahlman Historical Autograph Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
6. “Traced to Lindy Home: Link Hauptmann to Kidnap Ladder.” New York Journal, Extra Edition. September 22, 1934. James G. Stahlman Historical Autograph Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections

Interactive Selections (7):

• MS0412-C-Lindbergh-Honor_program_cover-June_17_1927.xml
• MS0412-Lindbergh-coin.xml
• MS0412-C-Lindbergh-Hauptmann_photos.xml
• MS0412-C-Lindbergh-Ladder-March_8_1932.xml
• MS0412-C-Lindbergh-Spirit_Autograph.xml
• MS0412-C-J_Edgar_Hoover_Autograph-1949.xml
• MS0412-C-Lindbergh-Sept_22_1934-01.xml