OTG Controlled Vocabularies

An event in which an enslaved person is part of a transaction that involves the buying or selling of goods, services, or labor

An event in which an enslaved person is reviewed and assigned a monetary value, often in anticipation of sale.

An event in which an enslaved person is hired out to an individual other than their primary enslaver for a period of time

An event in which an enslaved person is loaned to an individual other than their primary enslaver for a period of time (without monetary compensation to the primary enslaver)

An event in which an enslaved person is buying or selling of services (laundry, mending, blacksmithing, midwifery)

An event in which an enslaved person is buying or selling small goods (crafts, foodstuffs, etc.)

An event in which an enslaved person imparts or exchanges information with another person.

An instance in which an enslaved person relates or writes their life story

An event in which an enslaved person receives or sends a note or letter.

An instance in which an enslaved person relates or writes an account of an event or circumstances

An event in which an enslaved person is being educated

An event in which an enslaved person is teaching someone else

The action has been completed

The action was proposed or attempted, but was not successfully completed

The action has been proposed or mentioned, but has not yet taken place or been attempted

The action’s status cannot be inferred from available information

The date is not exact; the event is estimated to have taken place close to the supplied date

The date of the event is not explicitly stated in the source document and has been supplied based on contextual information

The date is dubious or likely to be erroneous

A condition of perpetual hereditary unfreedom that is central to the system of forced labor

A condition of autonomy and self possession that allows a person to control their own labor, movement, and social engagement

A condition of freedom that is in transition from enslaved to free or free to enslaved

A condition in which a person’s status as enslaved or free cannot be inferred from the available information

A building or estate that houses members of a religious order or organization.

An institution of higher education.

An outdoor area intended for athletic activities.

An outdoor gathering space located among campus buildings.

A building on campus where teaching takes place.

A building on campus where students reside

A building on a campus with offices.