Chinese Archival & Historical Document Specialist
Budget: $250 – $750 USD
We have a collection of early-to-mid 20th-century personal letters and typed historical essays in English. The materials include handwritten correspondence and formal lectures on social and cultural topics from the period.
We require a meticulous Chinese translator to transcribe any handwriting and translate all documents into clear, natural Simplified Chinese. The translation must preserve the original tone—whether personal and intimate in the letters or analytical and formal in the lectures—while making the content accessible to a modern Chinese readership.
Core Tasks:
Accurately transcribe English handwritten script from provided scans.
Translate personal letters, maintaining the voice and emotional nuance of the writer.
Translate historical lectures, ensuring academic concepts and period-specific references are rendered with clarity and accuracy.
Deliver a clean, formatted bilingual or Chinese-only document ready for research or publication.
We Are Looking For:
A native Chinese (Simplified) speaker with excellent literary and academic writing skills.
Professional English proficiency, with the ability to decipher varied handwriting styles and formal lecture prose.
Experience translating historical documents, personal archives, or academic texts. A background in history, literature, or archival studies is a strong advantage.
Keen attention to detail for names, dates, historical terms, and contextual consistency.
Sensitivity to the cultural and emotional weight of personal correspondence.
We require a meticulous Chinese translator to transcribe any handwriting and translate all documents into clear, natural Simplified Chinese. The translation must preserve the original tone—whether personal and intimate in the letters or analytical and formal in the lectures—while making the content accessible to a modern Chinese readership.
Core Tasks:
Accurately transcribe English handwritten script from provided scans.
Translate personal letters, maintaining the voice and emotional nuance of the writer.
Translate historical lectures, ensuring academic concepts and period-specific references are rendered with clarity and accuracy.
Deliver a clean, formatted bilingual or Chinese-only document ready for research or publication.
We Are Looking For:
A native Chinese (Simplified) speaker with excellent literary and academic writing skills.
Professional English proficiency, with the ability to decipher varied handwriting styles and formal lecture prose.
Experience translating historical documents, personal archives, or academic texts. A background in history, literature, or archival studies is a strong advantage.
Keen attention to detail for names, dates, historical terms, and contextual consistency.
Sensitivity to the cultural and emotional weight of personal correspondence.