Make sure that Dublin Core: Agent is there.
Choose from the drop down menu the attribute(s) that apply to the person. Definitions can be found in the controlled vocabulary.
Type in the name of the person [LAST NAME, FIRST NAME MI.]
Ex. Lay, Henry C.
Provide a biographical description that explains the reason the person is included in this database.
Ex. Henry C. Lay was an Episcopal priest in Huntsville, Alabama, Episcopal missionary Bishop to the Southwest (1859), a founding trustee of the University of the South, and an owner of enslaved persons.
Provide a more extended description or account of the subject’s life that also contains sufficient context for memorial items linked to this person. Limit to a maximum of 250 words.
Enter the date for the person’s birth. If month and day are not known, just enter the year.
Enter the date for the person’s death. If month and day are not known, just enter the year.
Choose all the relevant historical periods that correspond to the person’s historical significance (such as actively participating in civil war, lost cause, and/or resistance to civil rights movement) from the drop down menu.
Attach organization items that the person is known to be affiliated with or link a URI that explains the person’s affiliation with the organization. If doing a URI, add a label that includes the title of the organization (Ex. University of Alabama).