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Subject: EED news release - State Archives to process Exxon Valdez
documents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 1, 2011
State Archives to Process State Litigation Documents
From the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
JUNEAU - The Alaska State Archives has received federal funds to
evaluate and make accessible state litigation documents stemming from
the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. In five years of litigation, the
Alaska Department of Law accumulated a case file of millions of pages.
On October 1 the State Archives began to assess the litigation records.
The project, funded by the National Historical Publications and Records
Commission (National Archives), will allow archivists to determine what
to keep for permanent public knowledge and what to dispose of. The
two-year project will use two full-time professional archivists.
Permanent records will be organized, cataloged and then publicized
around the world.
"Project staff will begin locally and work progressively outward to
wider audiences," said Project Director Larry Hibpshman. "Work will
emphasize access within Alaska before efforts to reach the world at
large. The oil spill happened to Alaska and its people were most
significantly impacted. They should be as thoroughly involved as
possible."
A seven-member Oversight Task Force will assure Alaskan participation.
The task force will review and comment on project activities and advise
staff on issues historians don't usually deal with - such as legalities
and restrictions, science and technology, community and regional
affairs, and how to best keep the public informed.
Task Force members are: Andrew Goldstein, Valdez Museum and Historical
Archives; Patience Andersen Faulkner, Eyak Tribal Council; Craig Tillery
the state's lead oil spill litigation attorney; Barbara Hendrickson, the
state's lead case paralegal; Jennifer Schorr, Department of Law
Environmental Section Assistant Attorney General; Carrie Holba, Exxon
Valdez Oil Spill Trustees Council Librarian; and former Department of
Environmental Conservation Commissioner Kurt Fredriksson. Others closely
associated with the spill and litigation will provide advice and
information.
For information or to comment contact:
Larry Hibpshman, Project Director
Alaska State Archives
141 Willoughby Avenue
POB 110525
Juneau, AK 99811-0525
907-465-2241(v); 465-2465(f)
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