This is exactly why I asked the question: Why delete the data at all (in my
previous email)? The fact is that historic information can be extremely
useful for many reasons.
My Best,
Frank
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On 6/15/16, 12:11 PM, "Sarah Jackson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I rarely comment but would like to say that these types of files are a wealth
> of information for historical research into a variety of subjects.
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> We have Juvenile Probation case files (1914 - 1967) in the Harris County
> Archives that have proven to be valuable on a number of levels. During
> processing under an NHPRC grant, we were able to establish a protocol with the
> Juvenile District Courts for access. In addition to genealogists, we have had
> direct descendants, academics (from as far away as Northwestern, Harvard,
> Rutgers), and an investigator on a death penalty case. We have learned about
> the county's response to social problems since the juvenile records document
> families and their living situations.
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> All too often these records are destroyed because access is severely limited
> -- which is why we have had researchers from around the country. A 75 year
> rule in Texas would open the state records to researchers. Paul Scott and the
> TSHA will be working once again to try to get it passed. Maybe the third time
> will be the charm.
>
> Sarah Canby Jackson, CA
> Harris County Archives
> Houston, Texas 77055
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>> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:32:59 +0000
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: New day but same stories
>> To: [log in to unmask]
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>> <What possible use could they have for records on inmates that would be in
>> their 100šs?
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>> The only possible use I can think of is genealogy research. In fact, at one
>> time I tried researching the California prison system records from the early
>> 1900's and got nowhere because they had not been digitized at the time! I
>> don't know if they are now.
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>> Laura D, Lamont, CRM
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