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Re: Washington Post Shenandoah National Park Archive Article



I don't understand.  If these records are over 30 years old and have
historical value, why aren't they at the National Archives.  Why aren't
these agencies obeying the law and NARA's regulations?

On Mon, 06 Mar 2000 10:50:24 -0500, Jerry A. McCoy wrote:

>In today's (March 6) Washington Post "Metro" section (p. B1) appears an
>article "Anger in Appalachia: Researchers Fighting to Open Records on
>1930s Shenandoah Park Resettlement."  The problem with reopening?
>"Lacking $50,000 a year for a full-time archivist, the park (Shenandoah
>National Park) has not set an opening date for the archive, and
>officials concede it could be years away."  Sad.  View the complete
>article at:
>http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15321-2000Mar5.html

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