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