Hi all,
Just a quick reminder of the annual business meeting for the Committee on Ethics and Professional Conduct (CEPC) that will take place tomorrow, May 27th, @ 2pm Eastern/11am Pacific. Along with brief reports on the work of the committee this past year, we are honored to have Caitlin Ramos and Samuel Edwards of the Massachusetts Archives presenting on their experiences with working with restricted information on public records. Below is a summary. Here is the link to register. You can also go the SAA calendar item for this event and click on "Register". Hope to see many of you there!
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Title: Restricted Information in Public Records: The Changing Landscape at the Massachusetts Archives
Overview: Two archivists on staff at the Massachusetts Archives provide an overview of their experiences working with restricted information within public records, before and after a significant change in the law regarding access to this type of information. Records from state institutions for mental health and developmental disability that were previously permanently sealed are now available if more than 75 years have passed since the creation of the record. Caitlin and Samuel explain the challenges and the rewards of dealing with requests of this nature.
Bios:
Caitlin Ramos is the Curator of the Massachusetts Archives where she has worked since 2014. She holds a M.L.S. from Simmons College and spent a decade providing reference services before stepping into her current curatorial role. She is dedicated to preserving and connecting the public with the Commonwealth's historical records.
Samuel Edwards is a Reference Archivist at Massachusetts Archives, and served as a Commissioner on the State Commission for State Institutions from 2024-2025. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College, and a Master's of Library Science with a specialization in Archival Management from Simmons University.
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Ryan Lee
Accessioning Archivist
Brigham Young University
Provo UT
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