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Transcription Conventions Transcribe the page heading ("JANUARY, 1944"), the day/date ("Sun. 2"), and the handwritten diary entries. Don't transcribe the printed holidays, reminders, quotations, etc.

• Spelling: Use original spelling if possible.
• Capitalization: Use original capitalization.
• Punctuation: Add modern periods, but don't add punctuation like commas and apostrophes.
• Line Breaks: Hit return once after each line ends.
• Blank Spaces: Use [blank], with brackets, to indicate blank spaces on forms.
• Illegible text: Indicate illegible readings in single square brackets: [Dr?]
• A single newline indicates a line-break in the original document, and will not appear as a break in the text in some views or exports. Two newlines indicate a paragraph, and will appear as a paragraph break in all views.