Here is a quick roundup of links:
- an article posted today, “Supporters rally against Georgia Archives closure,” from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- the website of the Friends of Georgia Archives & History (FOGAH) where you can learn more
- a Facebook group you can join: Georgians Against Closing State Archives
- the letter sent by SAA to the Governor of Georgia
- the letter from the Association of Canadian Archivists
- the Action Alert from the National Coalition for History, which includes a list of things you can do to help
- a summary from the American Historical Association
The change.org petition now has almost 12,000 signatures, but if you haven’t signed it yet, please do that now. And please add any other appropriate updates and links in the comments.
UPDATE: The American Historical Association has also sent a letter to the governor: http://blog.historians.org/news/1738/aha-responds-to-georgia-state-archives-closure.
Thanks for centralizing this information Kate.
Here are some additional articles (note this is getting out in the news well beyond GA). Good ideas for points to make in a letter to the Governor–and letters are helpful in addition to signing online petitions–paper still gets attention, and a thick pile on the Governor’s desk will help. Check the FOGAH website for the action alert with addresses (www.FOGAH.org) or the CoSA website (www.statearchivists.org) or NCH (address above).
http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2012/09/17/is-georgia-padlocking-its-past-by-closing-its-archives/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled_blog
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/17/4827276/cuts-to-georgia-archives-access.html
The American Library Association sent a letter today:
http://www.ala.org/news/pr?id=11475
Latest news just in–7 of the 10 remaining staff have been notified they will lose their jobs if this reduction goes into effect. Keep an eye on the Friends of Georgia Archives and History website for confirming details.
Kathleen–Thanks for the updates. What a situation! Hopefully there is still something that can be done and I know if that’s true, that you will be among those doing it.
We have a story up now at the Chronicle, with comments from some scholars and short statements from the governor and the secretary of state:
http://chronicle.com/article/HistoriansLibrarians/134562/?key=HG51c146MyIWZS5iPmpIazhUP3A%2FMRh2YyFJa38kblBcEw%3D%3D
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