How does the Archives of Michigan decide what it will preserve permanently?
The Archives of Michigan preserves records that document how Michigan’s government operates (such as policies, minutes and reports), that protect the rights of Michigan’s citizens (such as death certificates, election results and naturalization papers), and that document Michigan’s society and societal events (such as photographs, maps and registries). Archivists appraise all public records to determine if they document one of these aspects of Michigan history, and therefore have archival value.
