Historical Network API response sketch_A.js

// javascript to hold network link data for historical social network analysis
// nodes are IDed by MD5 checksum of AACR2 identity from EAC record

var nodes = {                                    // protvis wants an array 
  '645cd6b85bb02f52240529b292e664b3' : {
    identity: 'Washington, George, 1732-1799.',
    birth: '1732, Feb. 22',                      // use julian dates?
    death: '1799, Dec. 14' 
    // any other info needed on the node
  },
  '420154950a48aa9bb873d2797e0915af' : {
    identity: 'Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.',
    birth: '1706, Jan. 17',
    death: '1790, Apr. 17'
    // any other info needed on the node
  }
  // this would continue for the entire EAC record
};

var links = [
  {
    from: '420154950a48aa9bb873d2797e0915af',
    to: '645cd6b85bb02f52240529b292e664b3',
    role: 'correspondedWith'                     // use URL?
    // some sort of value for strength might be interesting
  }
  // this would continue to show all the related CPF records
];