William Bainbridge/Bambridge

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Working on the spreadsheet for 1955 Pres. hymnal. Hymn #475 was composed by William S. Bainbridge. Checked for William S.Bainbridge - no results for his name but the text and tune come up with the name William S. Bambridge. The spelling in this hymnal (1955 Pres.) is clear. I know we are supposed to enter "as is" and I will but my question is will this create a new person when it is finally uploaded? Just wondering.


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I believe incomplete people are created in the uploading (bracketed names in the full name field) unless their name exactly matches the regular name field in the authority. After the spreadsheet is uploaded you should resolve people, text and tune authorities under the edit tools for the hymnal. Connecting people is the last item on the list but it is helpful to do this before resolving texts or tune authorities. In cases where it looks like the hymnal misspelled the name, like this one, I would use the authority for Bambridge and not create a new person for Bainbridge. You can also add a column to your spreadsheet for "Tune people authority" and add the Bambridge authority to the column to be certain that it connects correctly when you upload it.