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Georgia Slated to Close State Archives to Public

September 14, 2012 - 3:25pm — Amy Watts

A statement from the Georgia Secretary of State on Thursday, September 13, announced the closing to the public of the State Archives as of November 1. This would also include the layoff of some employees of the Archives.

In response to this, a Facebook page and petition have been created to protest the closure.

According to this NPR story, the closure would  make Georgia the first state in the nation without publicly accessible archives.

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September 24, 2012 - 4:07pm — Anonymous

Update: Governor pledges to keep Georgia Archives open

As of September 19, 2012, the governor has promised the archives will remain open. The budget is not yet final.

September 26, 2012 - 7:56pm — Anonymous

But the Secretary of State is going full steam ahead w closure

https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiansAgainstClosingStateArchives/posts/207914059339610

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