Office of Records That Should Not Exist
Archive
The Archive holds material that is inactive, superseded, orphaned, or inaccessible. Inaccessibility is not a gap in the catalog. Every item below is described completely, including the items that cannot be produced.
Collections
- HAEB-ARC-01
Superseded Editions of the Current Approved Past
Editions of the Current Approved Past no longer authorized for public, educational, or commemorative use. Three editions are held. One is described.
- HAEB-ARC-02
Withdrawn Public Advisories
Public advisories withdrawn before, during, or after their effective period. Withdrawal does not affect obligations incurred while the advisory was in force.
- HAEB-ARC-03
Orphaned Forms
Forms retained without an owning process, an approved filer, or a companion form. The Bureau does not withdraw a form for lack of a purpose.
- HAEB-ARC-04
Records Created by No Employee
Documents held by the Bureau with no originating author. The Office of Records That Should Not Exist does not maintain an index of this collection. The container list below is not an index.
- HAEB-ARC-05
Corrected Photographs
Photographic prints and negatives corrected to agree with the Official Record. The conservation register records each correction. The images are not reproduced.
- HAEB-CN-1748-7
Correction Notice to an Accession Record of 1748
Notice issued to a receiving institution requiring correction of an accession record created in 1748 for an object recovered from volcanic ash. The object is Bureau property and has never left government custody.
- HAEB-ARC-06
Unredacted Redaction Logs
Unredacted copies of the Bureau's public redaction log. The collection is described in full and withheld in full.
Access states
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AVAILABLE | The item may be produced on request. |
| SUPERSEDED | The item is retained and is not approved for current use. |
| WITHHELD | The item is held and a withholding authority applies. |
| DESTROYED | The item was disposed under an approved schedule. The schedule is retained. |
| NOT YET ISSUED | The item has not been created and is retained by the Office of Future Non-Jurisdiction. |
| INDEX NOT ACKNOWLEDGED | The owning office does not confirm that the finding aid exists. |
An item may hold more than one state where the states were assigned by different offices.