Thank you to everyone who responded to my query concerning whether or
not to leave individuals' personal data dating from 1992-2002 in
collections. I had burned out on culling through the materials and had
to step back for a few days to regroup.
Betty Shankle
Sr. Librarian/Archivist
Genealogy, History, Archives
Central Public Library
500 W. 3rd Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 871-7740
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From: Lolana Thompson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:20 PM
To: Shankle, Betty
Subject: Re: Personal phone #s, emails, addresses....
Betty,
Just my two cents worth, but addresses and phone numbers are usually
easily available through a telephone directory or online. Even FERPA
allows schools to release "directory" type information about students.
Email addresses might be more private, but they often change after a few
years, and you can get some of them from internet searches. If the main
concern is possible identity theft, I think the presence of social
security numbers would be more critical.
Best wishes in making your decision.
Lolana Thompson, C.A.
Archivist
Dallas Theological Seminary
3909 Swiss Ave.
Dallas, TX 75204
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214-841-3755
fax: 214-841-3745
>>> "Shankle, Betty" <[log in to unmask]> 8/10/2006 12:52
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listed in manuscript collections. What is the proper procedure for
handling these types of information embedded heavily throughout a
collection? The bulk of the collection material dates from 1992-2002.
If the collection was 50 years old or older I would not be so concerned
about identity theft. I have thought of copying each page and blacking
out the incriminating info, but the time and staff hours needed to
perform the labor intensive task are unreasonable.
I would like some ideas as to how best preserve the provenance of the
collection without divulging personal data.
Thank you in advance for your replies. Off-list replies will be fine.
Betty Shankle
Sr. Librarian/Archivist
Genealogy, History, Archives
Central Public Library
500 W. 3rd Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 871-7740
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