RAIN 070128
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
Slavery in Gold Rush days New discoveries prompt exhibition, re ...
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
The recent discovery of Willis' 152-year-old manumission record in the
Solano County Archive has, along with other records from that era,
stimulated a new ...
<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/27/BAG8ANQ1OG1.DTL>
Testimony delayed in Coca-Cola trade secrets theft trial
International Herald Tribune - France
ATLANTA: A federal judge delayed testimony Wednesday in the trial of a
former Coca-Cola secretary charged with conspiring to steal trade
secrets from the ...
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/24/business/NA-FIN-US-Coca-Cola-T
rade-Secrets.php>
Walk Through a History of Toronto's Photography
blogTO - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Of course, photobloggers haven't alreadys been around, so if you want
to see some older photos of Toronto you've got to head to the City
Archives. ...
<http://blogto.com/arts/2007/01/walk_through_a_history_of_torontos_photog
raphy/>
East Valley Tribune, Sat, 27 Jan 2007 6:06 AM PST
Drug logbooks largely ignored by police
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=83043&source=rss&dest=STY-
83043
Drugstore logbooks did little more than collect dust during the first
year of East Valley rules that require pharmacists to collect personal
information when selling Sudafed and other cold medicines used to brew
methamphetamine. In Scottsdale and Chandler, police have never
inspected the locally mandated store
records in search of meth cooks.
A young city's photo album
Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
As "A Visual Legacy," an exhibition of historical photographs that
opens today at the Toronto Archives, makes abundantly clear, this is a
city that has ...
<http://www.thestar.com/News/article/175522>
Dispute over releasing archives keeps lid on potential link to ...
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
OTTAWA -- Does the key to former US President John F. Kennedy's
assassination lie buried in Canada's national archives? ...
<http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=54a1746c-a136-4fbb
-8b40-288d337b8f0c&k=23786>
Judge: Seal Columbine depositions
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
Depositions given by the parents of the Columbine High School killers
should be kept under seal for at least 25 years at the National
Archives, ...
<http://www.denverpost.com/ci_5098838>
Do lawyer's files hide JFK secrets?
Montreal Gazette (subscription) - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
At the centre of the controversy are 31 boxes of documents that
Bloomfield donated to the archives a few years before his death in
1984. ...
<http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=1b9862ac-6058-4
dbf-aab3-1811ff2a9def>
Letters Show How Anne Frank’s Father Tried to Lead Family to US
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
“When our team of lawyers recently rendered their decision, we hired
Holocaust experts to study the files, to help people understand what
the political ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/world/europe/26frank.html>
Assistant AG says state needs to get private data off Internet
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
The second provision, which takes effect July 1, requires government
agencies to edit Social Security numbers out of public documents. ...
<http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070127/N
EWS02/701270305/1007>
SMU flap: Kids right, bishops not
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
A group of Methodist bishops and ministers is protesting plans to
establish the presidential library for George W. Bush at Southern
Methodist University in ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/casey/4503844.html>
NEW YORK REGION / THE CITY | January 28, 2007
Step Into the Attic. Enter the Jazz Age.
By BERNICE YEUNG
In 1937, Maxine Sullivan arrived in New York and soared to fame as a
singer. She also saved every artifact from her long career.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/nyregion/thecity/28jazz.html?ex=117065
1600&en=0857daa7b5699aeb&ei=5070&emc=eta1>
Helping people move forward
Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA
One of the things Bettie Johnson likes most about being the recorder of
deeds is the mood of people who come to her office. People come to
Johnson when they ...
<http://columbiamissourian.com/news/story.php?ID=23934>
The Plain Dealer, Sun, 28 Jan 2007 4:44 AM PST
Businesses may be seeing the end of the paper trail
<<http://www.cleveland.com/business/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/business/
1169987636231780.xml&coll=2>>
In the heady early days of the computer era, futurists imagined the
coming of the paperless society. So far, ordinary people have proven
them wrong.
Archives are a walk down memory lane
Miami Herald - FL,USA
The Black Archives recruits former residents to share their stories
about the neighborhood during Black History Month. BY TANIA VALDEMORO
...
<http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/
miami-dade/cities_neighborhoods/northeast/16550351.htm>
Voyage of discovery
Sunday Life - UK
She added: "Previously, these records were only accessible from The
National Archives in London. But now, everyone can easily research
their ancestors' ...
<http://www.sundaylife.co.uk/news/article2193387.ece>
Expert on iron bridges studying Lawrence County records
Times-Mail (subscription) - Bedford,IN,USA
In the basement of the Lawrence County courthouse, James Cooper looks
through a Bedford city commissioner’s minutes book from 1930-1931 to
try and find ...
<http://www.tmnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4566&Ite
mid=43>
Backup protection
Taunton Gazette - Taunton,MA,USA
And this past week, it came to light that computer records containing
Social Security numbers, health data and medical claim information of
nearly 29000 ...
<http://www.tauntongazette.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17774513&BRD=1711&PAG
=461&dept_id=24237&rfi=6>
Turnbull Library Acquires Unique Photo Collection
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
‘The collection consists of more than 700 glass negatives and
approximately 425 prints,’ said John Sullivan, curator of the
Turnbull’s Photographic Archive. ...
<http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0701/S00165.htm>
Paying the price
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
“We would not be talking about this issue if (TJX) had just followed
the industry rules when it comes to data storage,” said Mr. Forte. ...
<http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070128/NEWS/7012804
29/1002>
Peter Kurilecz
Richmond Va
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