Ladies and Gentlemen,
This was forwarded to me by a friend. (1) Is it true? (2) Is this usual
practice? and
(3) What else can we do to stop it? Thanks.
Karen E. Sutton
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>Date: 9 Feb 2003 17:22:50 -0700
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>Re: SB818 Destruction of VA Wills
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>Dear Sirs and Madam:
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>I come from a long line of Virginians--in fact ALL of my maternal ancestors
>were from Virginia--and I'm distressed by the possible passage of SB818 in
>its current form.
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>My concerns are for the destruction of original wills are threefold:
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>1) This bill is being presented and passed too fast for constituents and
>families of the Virginians with archived wills to voice their opinions in
>this most important question of Virginia and our families' historical
>preservation of records. Furthermore, no time is given for the retrieval of
>already archived wills.
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>2) The destruction of records that could be successfully retained by State
>and County Libraries and Historical Societies. No time has been given for
>these public sources' voices to be heard. Furthermore, there is no clause
>to allow these public sources to save our original Virginia archives and I
>hope one will be included.
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>3) The destruction of records replicated on microfilm that does not have
>longevity may cause permanent loss of records. There is no clause that
>specifies the manner in which archives are to be preserved; the best manner
>being digital photos and silver halide film. This, in itself, could result
>in the permanent loss of Virginia heritage. Clearly, there has already been
>much tragic loss of our history.
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> >From http://www.archives.state.ut.us/preserv/guide/microfor.htm#longevity
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>"Documents with permanent retention periods must be reformatted on the most
>stable medium possible if they are to be used into the indefinite future.
>Silver halide film can last more than 500 years if it is manufactured,
>processed, and stored properly. When choosing a microfilm system, it is
>important to decide ahead of time if the film must be of archival quality."
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>I look forward to hearing more about possible remedies in SB818 for these
>concerns.
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>Very truly yours,
>
>Donna Lynn Snelling
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