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Transcribe Bentham is brought to you by
	UCL Bentham Project
	UCL Research IT Services
	UCL Library Services
	UCL Centre for Digital Humanities
	The British Library
This project has previously been funded by
	European Commission Horizon 2020 Programme for Research and Innovation
	The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
	Arts and Humanities Research Council

Welcome to the Transcription Desk

The Transcription Desk is the heart of a major online initiative to transcribe the manuscripts of the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham. It is managed by the Bentham Project at University College London.

You are invited to assist us by using the Transcription Desk to type up the text of Bentham's manuscripts.

These transcripts will make it easier for anyone to access and read Bentham's papers and will be used by scholars at the Bentham Project in the production of the edition of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham.

At the last count, volunteers have transcribed more than 22,800 pages of Bentham's writings! Why not join us in our mission?

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