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<span style="color:black">Chicago Area Archivists (CAA) via MAC. Note that the regional records center includes Ohio records.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Janet M. Carleton | Interim, Libraries Communication & Marketing | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special
Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | she/her |
<a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style="color:black">carleton@ohio.edu</span></a> |
<a href="https://media.library.ohio.edu/"><span style="color:black">Digital Archives</span></a> |
<a href="https://archivesspace.ohio.edu/"><span style="color:black">Archives Finding Aids</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 21, 2026 11:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet (she/her) <carleton@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] Call to Action<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Chicago Area Archivists (CAA) released the following updated statement in response to the planned NARA closure of the regional records
center in Chicago. For actionable steps you can take to try to stop the closure, see the suggestions at the end of the statement.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">CAA's NARA Chicago Closure Committee has convened and begun work this week under the leadership of Gretchen Neidhardt. The team is networking
and attacking the problem from many angles. In the meantime, we wanted to share an updated statement regarding the closing, as well as provide actions that you can take to try to stop this closure.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Chicago Area Archivists Steering Committee is concerned that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
plans to close the National Archives at Chicago facility and the co-located Chicago Federal Records Center, along with San Francisco and Seattle facilities. NARA has made no public statement regarding the closures, provided little information about where the
documents will go and given no plans for keeping the mostly un-digitized documents available to the public. The stealth nature of NARA’s action coupled with the lack of a transparent plan is a cause for alarm.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The National Archives at Chicago houses more than 140,000 cubic feet of irreplaceable permanent records from 85 federal agencies
across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Ohio</span> and Wisconsin. The collection documents the entire history of the Great Lakes region and its people—from records of momentous and historically significant events to routine paperwork that some citizens need to access in order to prove citizenship,
obtain Medicare, receive other government benefits, and beyond.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A sampling of the records held at the National Archives at Chicago capture moments in history like the murder of Fred Hampton,
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">the Kent State Shooting</span>, Al Capone’s tax evasion case and r<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">egisters of Midwestern men drafted to the Civil War</span>. It also holds indispensable
records for Midwestern Tribal communities, providing essential information to Tribes about their land, finances and history. There is no advertised plan for Midwestern historians, lawyers, genealogists, journalists, scientists and citizens to have continued
access to these documents.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">There is also great risk to the intellectual control of the archive and the loss of the people who care for them. For more
than 50 years, a dedicated staff of archival professionals in Chicago have preserved these records and provided Chicagoans and Midwesterners access to their history when they need it most. The archivists and specialists at this facility have spent careers
developing deep institutional knowledge—understanding provenance, developing familiarity with object locations, even knowing the materials that have never been catalogued. That expertise cannot be packed into a box along with the documents. When these professionals
are displaced, that knowledge is lost.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">These are not meaningless stacks of paper to be shipped off and forgotten. They are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OUR</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>records
and contain the history of the people of the Great Lakes Region. The National Archives vision statement claims “The National Archives serves all Americans as a trusted repository of knowledge that inspires civic engagement and encourages the discovery of our
nation’s stories.“ This move risks the public’s trust in NARA and so it is time for some civic engagement. As a federal entity, NARA is answerable to the American people and the CAA Steering Committee encourages our members, as well as the public to hold them
accountable.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TAKE ACTION</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">It’s time to get loud! The current administration is continuing its plan of cultural silencing, including the closure of
two regional NARA branches. We’re asking our members and their networks to GET LOUD about these closures, especially the NARA Chicago facility. This is only the beginning of this fight, and we need to make sure people know it’s happening!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Feel free to use any part of the above statement when communicating with representatives, leadership and your network
to explain what is happening.</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1. Call, Text and/or Email Your Representatives</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Use some of the language above to let them know what's going on and ask them to get involved to stop this closure.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Find your representative:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/19d7517b-9156-485a-8160-dbb2c071664e/1" target="_blank" title="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagoarchivists.org%2FEmailTracker%2FLinkTracker.ashx%3FlinkAndRecipientCode%3D%252bNpKG9HZdVv7qcHkK82QtBr5afP23H9I7xeIIMuSj1NXR63LwetknPBDWp6bIJ0DPM5S5SZikcKjuEGRWnWJrZ7T%252fzcGDBkdO"><span style="color:#0078D7">www.house.gov/representatives</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Find your senators:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/19d7517b-9156-485a-8160-dbb2c071664e/2" target="_blank" title="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagoarchivists.org%2FEmailTracker%2FLinkTracker.ashx%3FlinkAndRecipientCode%3DdvD03Yom6GvZIcTgvxllYRmMGngbcz6tAbVov8WTKiCyIUh0GxhmPDmpfff%252bXIhr3esRDPis9bt1cOISospCpFRdcJT408syh%252"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://www.senate.gov/senators</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2. Email NARA Leadership</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tell them you know about the intended closure, how it doesn't align with NARA's stated mission and that you are concerned. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/19d7517b-9156-485a-8160-dbb2c071664e/3" target="_blank" title="mailto:ArchivistOfTheUnitedStates@nara.gov"><span style="color:#0078D7">Ed
Forst</span></a>, Acting Archivist of the United States (Head and chief administrator)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/19d7517b-9156-485a-8160-dbb2c071664e/4" target="_blank" title="mailto:jay.trainer@nara.gov"><span style="color:#0078D7">Jay
Trainer</span></a>, Chief Operating Officer</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/19d7517b-9156-485a-8160-dbb2c071664e/5" target="_blank" title="mailto:chris.naylor@nara.gov"><span style="color:#0078D7">Chris
Naylor</span></a>, Executive for Research Services</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/19d7517b-9156-485a-8160-dbb2c071664e/6" target="_blank" title="mailto:corey.cooke@nara.gov"><span style="color:#0078D7">Corey
Cooke</span></a>, Acting Chief of Staff</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Let them know they need to intervene now before local records and knowledge are lost.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kwame Raoul</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Alexi Giannoulias</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">800-252-8980 (toll free in Illinois)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%;text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">217-785-3000 (outside Illinois)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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