The National Archives, in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer
(D-N.Y.), said it will only respond to a request for documents under the
Presidential Records Act (PRA) if they come from a committee chairman, who
are all Republicans.

The National Archives and Records “remains unable to respond to PRA special
access requests from ranking minority members,” wrote Archivist David
Ferriero, who was appointed by former President Obama. 

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When the custodians at the Vatican’s Secret Archives proudly claim “The
history of the whole world is here,” they are not kidding.

The archives’ heavily laden shelves stretch 53 miles down dimly lighted
corridors and are packed with papal correspondence dating to the 8th
century and penned by the likes of Mary Queen of Scots and Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. 

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Hello All,

I have an audit finding recommending that we purge all metadata posted on our web site for public consumption. Has anyone had a similar finding and if so, how did you resolve the finding?

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You've been thinking about earning a master's degree all summer long. Put
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Have a great day,
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Link for update information via AOTUS @dferriero, who tweeted this morning, "For the latest and most accurate information about the National Archives and Judge Kavanaugh;s records..." David's tweet: https://twitter.com/dferriero/status/1024613870164422656

Direct link David tweeted for NARA Kavanaugh records status information: https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/kavanaugh-records
which includes details on NARA holdings, approximate volume, etc.

Maarja
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Washington, DC
@ArchivesMaarja
Blog: Archival Explorations
https://archivalexplorations.wordpress.com/ 

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