As the nation's archives, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) preservesand provides access to records that document how our government conducts business on behalfof the American people—past and present. For the American citizen, NARA provides a form ofaccountability through the records within its custody which affect the nation's collectivememory. A plethora of these records, however, contain evidence of the federal government'smisconduct in episodes in American history which affected public trust. The Tuskegee SyphilisStudy records are a prime example of records within the custody of NARA that continue to havea lasting affect on public trust in the federal government. Even though NARA disclosed administrative records that document the government's 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 Administration's 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 NARA's recordkeeping practices of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study records is also explored.
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机译：作为国家档案馆，美国国家档案暨记录管理局（NARA）保留并提供对记录文件的访问权限，这些文件记录了我们的政府过去和现在如何代表美国人开展业务。对于美国公民而言，NARA通过其保管范围内影响国家集体记忆的记录提供了一种问责制。然而，大量的这些记录都包含了联邦政府在美国历史上影响公众信任的事件中的不当行为的证据。 Tuskegee SyphilisStudy记录是NARA保管的记录的一个典型示例，这些记录继续对公众对联邦政府的信任产生持久影响。尽管NARA披露了行政记录以证明政府在研究中的作用，但《梅毒研究》的记录仍在各种档案问题（如访问，隐私，集体记忆和问责制）上挑战该机构。通过历史案例研究方法，本研究考察了国家档案局（National Archives and Records Administration）在维护和提供对Tuskegee Syphilis研究记录（尤其是受限制信息）的访问方面的行政作用。还探讨了不断变化的社会环境对NARA的《 Tuskegee Syphilis研究》记录的记录保存做法的影响。
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