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About the Project
The Svoboda Diaries Project began in 2006 as a project under the umbrella of the Ottoman Texts Archive Project (OTAP). Throughout the project’s history, we have focused on the digitization of the journals of two members of the Svoboda family, Joseph Svoboda and his son Alexander. The Joseph Mathia Svoboda diaries capture over 40 years of trade on the Tigris, life, politics, and the landscape of Ottoman Iraq through the perspective of a British steamship purser with a rich family history and local connections. Read more here.
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New Features
- The image gallery provides visual context for the Svoboda diaries through images directly taken during the time period.
- Our diary viewer now displays blurbs sharing interesting information about people mentioned in the text.
- Our revised Current and Future Plans page highlights current projects, future goals, and aspirations.