Editing Crypt of Civilization (section)

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[[File:Gregs log house.jpg|thumb|upright 1.0|Typical example of [[Lincoln Logs]] placed in crypt]] 
The [[National Institute of Standards and Technology#Bureau of Standards (1901–1988)|Bureau of Standards]] was consulted on the design of the Crypt and advised how artifacts should be stored.<ref name="crypt1"/><ref name="crypt3b">{{cite web|url= https://crypt.oglethorpe.edu/history/detailed-history|title= Detailed History – The "Archaeological Duty" of Thornwell Jacobs: The Oglethorpe Atlanta Crypt of Civilization Time Capsule|access-date= February 10, 2021|archive-date= February 11, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210211005433/https://crypt.oglethorpe.edu/history/detailed-history/|url-status= live}}</ref> The chamber resembles a room of an ancient Egyptian pyramid with artifacts placed on shelves and the floor. Many items are stored in stainless steel holders, lined with glass and filled with an [[inert gas]] to prevent aging, a concept later carried over to the [[Westinghouse Time Capsules]].<ref name="crypt1"/> The walls are painted with [[pictograph]]s by [[George L. Carlson]] that show the history of intelligence and human development.<ref name=TCJ9_27_1962>{{cite news |author=  |title= Deaths Elsewhere / George L Carlson|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70579944/ |work= The Courier-Journal |page= 42 |location= Louisville, Kentucky|date= September 27, 1962 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}  }}</ref><ref name=TSNL8_21_1990>{{cite news |author=Keith Phillips |title= Will slice of civilization be found in 6,000 years?|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70583989/ |work= The Springfield News-Leader |page= 26 |location= Springfield, Missouri|date= August 21, 1990 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}  }}</ref> There is a small windmill inside the vault that will make electricity to operate the electrical items buried in the time capsule.<ref name=TMH6_22_2003>{{cite news |author=  |title= City to create time capsule |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69967489/ |work= The Miami Herald |page= 73 |location= Miami, Florida|date= June 22, 2003 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}  }}</ref>

Many of the artifacts were donated and contributions were received from the King of Sweden [[Gustav V]] and [[Eastman Kodak]].<ref name="crypt1"/> Suggestions for items that were accepted for the chamber included a [[mechanical pencil]], a fountain pen and a can opener.<ref name=WB12_17_1953>{{cite news |author=  |title= The Crypt of Civilization |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69756188/ |work= Warrenton Banner |page= 1 |location= Warrenton, Missouri |date= December 17, 1953 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}} |access-date= February 9, 2021 |archive-date= February 10, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210210133220/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69756188/warrenton-banner/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Other artifacts deposited were [[seed]] samples, [[dental floss]], a woman's purse with typical contents, some [[Artie Shaw]] records, an electric [[toaster]], a [[pacifier]], a bottle of [[Budweiser beer]] encapsulated in special material for preservation, a manual [[typewriter]], an electronic radio, a store [[cash register]], an office [[adding machine]], and an electric [[White Family Rotary|sewing machine]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ismacs.net/white/white-sewing-machine-company-history.html | title=Article on the WHite Sewing Machine Company }}</ref> Children's toys were deposited as well, including [[Lincoln Logs]], a plastic [[Donald Duck]], a miniature plastic statue of the [[Lone Ranger]], and a cloth and wooden [[black doll]].<ref name="crypt3"/><ref name="crypt1"/> Also placed in the crypt were miniature reproductions of some of the [[List of statues|most famous sculptures ever made]].{{sfn|Peters|1940|page=18}}

[[File:Mutoscope Filmhuset 2014.jpg|thumb|upright 0.72|Hand operated [[Mutoscope]] was converted into translator]]
Airtight canisters containing cellulose acetate film were also placed into the chamber. These microfilms contain more than 800 standard books of literature (over 600,000 pages), including the Christian Bible, the [[Quran]], [[Homer]]'s ''[[Song of Ilium]]'', and [[Dante Alighieri|Dante's]] ''[[Divine Comedy]]''.<ref name="crypt3"/>{{sfn|Seibert|2002|pages=16–24}} An original manuscript ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone With the Wind]]'' film was donated by movie producer [[David O. Selznick]].<ref name=TAC2_26_1940>{{cite news |author=  |title= Oglethorpe Crypt to preserve GWTW |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70563806/ |work= The Atlantic Constitution |page= 6 |location= Atlanta, Georgia|date= February 26, 1940 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}} }}</ref> [[AMORC]] was asked by Peters to send from their archives manuscripts of their philosophy to be deposited inside the Crypt time vault with the other artifacts that are to be seen by those of 8113 CE when the time capsule reopens.<ref name=TBH2_28_1940>{{cite news |author=  |title= Rosicrucians aid in Crypt of Civilization |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70556402/|work= The Brownsville Herald |page= 18 |location= Brownsville, Texas|date= February 28, 1940 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}} }}</ref> Collected also for the time treasure was film on [[Ohio]]'s industrial and historical scenes including [[Travel documentary|travelogues]] and agricultural scenes of the state.<ref name=GDA3_1_1940>{{cite news |author=  |title= Ohio movie planned for Georgia Crypt |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70561747/ |work= Greenville Daily Advocate |page= 6 |location= Greenville, Ohio|date= March 1, 1940 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}} }}</ref> There are also glass bell jars that hold less than life size models of men and women dressed in 1930s clothing.{{sfn|Peters|1940|page=14}}

The crypt contains voice recordings of leaders from the 1930s, including [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and [[Benito Mussolini]]. The sounds of [[Popeye the Sailor Man]] and a professional [[Hog Calling|pig caller]] were stored inside the crypt. Peters, the archivist, placed electric [[microfilm reader]]s and [[Image projector|picture projectors]] in the chamber to allow future generations to view and listen to the recordings. He also provided a windmill to generate electricity to run the devices, as well as a magnifier for the microfilm records, should electricity not be in general use by the 82nd century.<ref name="crypt3">{{cite web|url= http://crypt.oglethorpe.edu/history/|title= History of the Crypt of Civilization|access-date= October 22, 2015|archive-date= October 2, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151002192347/http://crypt.oglethorpe.edu/history/|url-status= live|quote= Determined to make an effort to preserve in a scientific manner every salient feature of present day civilization for the people of the future, Dr. Jacobs devised the plans for the Crypt of Civilization.}}</ref><ref name="crypt1">{{cite web|url= http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-864|title= The New Georgia Encyclopedia — Crypt of Civilization|access-date= June 29, 2008|archive-date= February 10, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210210133230/https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/crypt-civilization|url-status= live|quote= Oglethorpe University president Thornwell Jacobs (1877–1956), in an article in the November 1936 ''Scientific American'' magazine, claimed to be the first to conceive the idea of consciously preserving artifacts for posterity by placing them in a sealed repository.}}</ref> Engraved steel panels of the ''[[Atlanta Journal]]'' newspaper showing reports from the first year of [[World War II]], were also placed in the crypt.<ref name="crypt3"/><ref name="crypt1"/>

An array of contemporary scientific instruments were gathered for the crypt such as an [[altimeter]] and a [[barometer]], as well as common appliances like a telephone and a television.<ref name=TSR4_28_1940>{{cite news |author=  |title= 8113 Will Hear of 1940 |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69867018/ |work= The Spokesman-Review |page= 87 |location= Spokane, Washington |date= April 28, 1940 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}} |access-date= February 10, 2021 |archive-date= February 11, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210211005357/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69867018/the-spokesman-review/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Peters also left behind a device of his innovation called a "[[Language Integrator]]", a modified [[Mutoscope]] that was a hand-operated movie projector with sound that would teach English to the future generation that came upon the crypt.<ref name=TNAT6_29_1938>{{cite news |author= Paul Simmons |title= Invention key to 20th Century |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69802140/ |work= The North Adams Transcript |page= 7 |location= North Adams, Massachusetts |date= June 29, 1938 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}} |access-date= February 9, 2021 |archive-date= February 10, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210210133222/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69802140/the-north-adams-transcript/ |url-status= live }}</ref> This was a type of [[Rosetta Stone]] and another concept carried forward to the Westinghouse Time Capsules.<ref name="crypt1"/>{{sfn|Seibert|2002|pages=16–24}}  Peters also delivered a film he had made about the crypt entitled ''The Stream of Knowledge'' that was published in 1938.<ref name="crypt1"/> Jacobs left a written note for those opening the crypt in 8113 CE, in which he hoped for future efforts in preservation. He pointed out that the world had been engaged in scientifically preserving the human civilization customs and culture for future generations, and in this crypt it had been presented to these people.<ref name="crypt3"/><ref name="crypt1"/><ref name=UnknownWorld>{{cite web |url= https://www.unknownworld.co.uk/the-crypt-of-civilization/ |title= The Crypt of Civilization |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= May 2017 |publisher= Unknown World |access-date= February 10, 2021 |archive-date= February 10, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210210133226/https://www.unknownworld.co.uk/the-crypt-of-civilization/ |url-status= live|quote=This room is the Crypt of Civilization, and it represents the first successful attempt to record and preserve a snapshot of human culture and civilization for future inhabitants of planet Earth.}}</ref>