16 MAC Pt. 2, R. 5.1

It is the policy of the Department that a need to know must be established prior to access to architectural records. The procedure for determining this need requires the researcher to submit an Access to Unprocessed/Restricted Records request form to the custodial archivist and the director of the Archives and Records Services Division. Approval or denial of access or copying is at the discretion of said director and archivist. A written statement documenting the researcher’s request and director’s decision will be provided to the researcher and to the archivist for inclusion in the respective control folder. A denial may be appealed to the Director of the Department of Archives and History who will serve as final arbiter.