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Access To Cultural Property And Heritage: Ethical And Moral Considerations In Archives, Marisol Ramos Jan 2009

Access To Cultural Property And Heritage: Ethical And Moral Considerations In Archives, Marisol Ramos

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This paper discussed issues regarding cultural property, access, the effects of colonialism on the loss of cultural heritage, and the role of ethics in deciding access issues in an archival setting based on the experience working with a collection of 19th century legal documents from Puerto Rico located at the UConn Libraries' Department of Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Storrs, CT.