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Archival Neutrality: The Negatives

An argument can be made that the practice of archival neutrality could be seen as a form of gatekeeping if not outright censorship and/or discrimination. Archival Neutrality portends to keep the archives as apolitical despite the fact that most information in archives have a certain viewpoint to them. Patrons and consumers of archival information as well as there keepers all have different perspectives/viewpoints. Does that mean archivists have an obligation to deny or not accept information counter to archival neutrality norms? It should not.

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Updated 2021-07-29

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