“Today, Microsoft announced that Skype is getting an update to version 8.54, which Skype Insiders have been testing for a couple of weeks now. Neowin: Microsoft is discontinuing the Skype Translator bot. This new feature includes nine digitized collections from the Veterans History Project (VHP) archive, each of which holds the first-person narrative of a veteran who used artistic endeavors – such as music, creative writing, sculpture, ceramic arts and even the culinary arts –to assist in the transition to civilian life after serving.” “Researchers, veterans and their families now have access to ‘Veterans and the Arts,’ an online ‘Experiencing War’ website feature highlighting the stories of veterans who pursued the arts during their post-military lives. Library of Congress: Newly Digitized Veterans History Project Collection Showcasing Veteran Artists. Through the Washington Digital Heritage grant, TPL digitized over 300 of Handforth’s drawings, prints, letters, and paintings.” More than 70 years following the artist’s death, this collection of Handforth’s unpublished work has finally entered the public domain. In 1982, TPL’s Northwest Room received the Handforth Collection from the Handforth family. “Best known for his children’s book Mei Li, which won the 1939 Caldecott Medal for illustration, Handforth was born in Tacoma, and studied art at the University of Washington….
Washington Secretary of State: Giving New Voice To Thomas Handforth, A Northwest Artist With Global Perspective.