The New York State Archives’ aims to describe the historic government records in our holdings in an accurate and respectful manner for all who use and are represented in the collections we safeguard and make accessible, especially those featuring Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and other marginalized groups. Still, researchers may occasionally come across offensive language or access terms in State Archives finding aids, catalog records and other descriptive resources that are racist, xenophobic, homophobic and ableist in nature.
