Balancing privacy and access in school desegregation collections: A case study

Sonia Yaco

doi:10.17723/aarc.73.2.h1346156546161m8

Balancing privacy and access in school desegregation collections: A case study

Sonia Yaco

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Some fifty years ago, Virginia embarked on a strategy of "massive resistance" to desegregation that locked out over 14,000 primary and secondary public school students for up to five years. Collections that document this period often contain individual student records and politically sensitive information. Contradictory laws (FERPA, HIPAA, and FOIA) affect access to these collections. This case study examines decisions regarding access and privacy made by three repositories with such collections. The author raises questions about the legality and ethics of restricting access to collections that contain confidential records and calls for the establishment of best practices to guide the archivists through conflicting access laws.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	637-668
Number of pages	32
Journal	American Archivist
Volume	73
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.73.2.h1346156546161m8
State	Published - Sep 1 2010
Externally published	Yes

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