Archive for August 2011
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Novel Use of Public Records — Cincinnati Designers Print 1950s Mug Shots as Notebook Covers
Last week, we commented on NARA’s planned destruction of bankruptcy and federal court records from the period between 1970 and 1995. Be confidant that NARA will undertake the destruction in a manner that actually leads to the records being destroyed. Not so with a number of mug shots from the1950sthat were “destroyed” by the Alameda [...]
National Archives Decision on Case Destruction Could Have Longterm Impacts
The National Archives and Records Center will soon destroy millions of federal court records created between 1970 and 1995. Expect some confusion moving forward when ordering archived cases from this era.
FAA Moves to Ensure Wider Access to Flight Plan Data
The FAA has issued definitive guidance on the public nature of flight plan data ensuring open and unfettered access to the vast majority of flight plans and removing an allowed owner privacy exemption.
DocumentCloud Public Records Tool
Use DocumentCloud to find primary source documents used by journalists at The New York Times and many other outlets.
What Faye Dunaway’s NYC Housing Court Case Teaches about Public Records
Actress Faye Dunaway’s New York City Housing Court case teaches about housing (and specialized courts) and the circumstances under which car and voter registration records can be accessed
