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Re: Disposal of Prison Inmate Files



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> From:         Marvin A. Huggins[SMTP:mhuggins@CHI.LCMS.ORG]
> Subject:      Re: Disposal of Prison Inmate Files
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> May I share a personal story regarding an inmate file that for me speaks
> against the practice of sampling such records? That practice takes no
> account of the fact that records deal with people.
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[... actual story deleted...]


I have done just enough genealogical research to identify strongly with this
post. But what do you do? As Archivists our job is quite literally to ensure
that the vast majority of people will never be able to tell more than the
barest fraction of their stories to future generations.


Jeff

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