As the nations archives, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) preserves
and provides access to records that document how our government conducts business on behalf
of the American peoplepast and present. For the American citizen, NARA provides a form of
accountability through the records within its custody which affect the nations collective
memory. A plethora of these records, however, contain evidence of the federal governments
misconduct in episodes in American history which affected public trust. The Tuskegee Syphilis
Study records are a prime example of records within the custody of NARA that continue to have
a lasting affect on public trust in the federal government. Even though NARA disclosed administrative records that document the governments role in the study, the Tuskegee Syphilis Study records continue to challenge the institution on a variety of archival issues such as access, privacy, collective memory, and accountability. Through historical case study methodology, this study examines the National Archives and Records Administrations administrative role in maintaining and providing access to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study records, especially the restricted information. The effect of the changing social context on NARAs recordkeeping practices of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study records is also explored.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PITT/oai:PITTETD:etd-08232006-130621 |
| Date | 06 October 2006 |
| Creators | Whorley, Tywanna |
| Contributors | ellen detlefsen, Margaret Kimmel, Elizabeth Yakel, Richard Cox, Stephen Thomas, Joe Trotter |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh |
| Source Sets | University of Pittsburgh |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-08232006-130621/ |
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