Prigmore Family History Collection
Collection Principles
Dr. George T. Prigmore donated the primary research on his family history to Texas Tech University. The collection includes his family tree, photographs of Cleburne, Texas, and photographs of the Prigmore and related families. There is no about the collection page that supplies information about restrictions, when the collection was donated, or where the physical pieces are located. CONTENTdm is the digital asset management system used for this collection.
Object Characteristics
Each item has a thumbnail of the image with a title and description next to it. By clicking on the thumbnail or the image you will be able to view the image. You then have the option of zooming in or out. You can also have the image at maximum resolution, fit it to window or width, or rotate it. To the right of the enlarged image, a thumbnail with a movable red box allows you to select a small portion of the photograph to view.
Metadata
The metadata is sparse. The fields are title, description, and sometimes the date the photograph was taken. There is not enough metadata to provide the user with additional information.
Intended Audience
There is no mention of an intended audience, but genealogists would be interested in this collection. By looking at the family tree, they would get an idea of how to build their own or conduct research. This collection would also be interesting to the casual browser.
Overall, the website for this collection is not very good. The images are great, but there is not nearly enough information to go along with or describe anything in the collection. If i could suggest one thing, it would be more information!
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