National Archives records re: altered photo of 2017 women's march

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* Tracking Number: NARA-NGC-2020-000245
* Requester Name: CJ Ciaramella
* Date Submitted: 01/20/2020
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

- Any communications to or from David S. Ferriero regarding the use and alteration of a Getty photograph depicting the 2017 Women's March, which was used in an National Archives exhibit, "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote." For the purposes of this request, I request you include any communications to or from Ferriero containing "women's march" between Jan. 1, 2018 and Jan. 18, 2020. Please search all government email addresses used by Ferriero, including alias and non-public addresses. Please also note that communications sent from private email accounts that pertain to government business are federal records.

For background, the Washington Post reported that the Archives altered the photo to remove certain words: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-archives-exhibit-blurs-images-critical-of-president-trump/2020/01/17/71d8e80c-37e3-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html

The Archives told the Washington Post that the decision to alter the photograph "was made as the exhibit was being developed by agency managers and museum staff members. It said David S. Ferriero, the archivist of the United States who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, participated in talks regarding the exhibit and supports the decision to edit the photo."

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

CJ Ciaramella

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- NARA-NGC-2020-000245 description has been modified. Additional details for this item are as follows:

* Tracking Number: NARA-NGC-2020-000245
* Requester: CJ Ciaramella
* Submitted Date: 01/19/2020
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

- Any communications to or from David S. Ferriero regarding the use and alteration of a Getty photograph depicting the 2017 Women's March, which was used in an National Archives exhibit, "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote." For the purposes of this request, I request you include any communications to or from Ferriero containing "women's march" between Jan. 1, 2018 and Jan. 18, 2020. Please search all government email addresses used by Ferriero, including alias and non-public addresses. Please also note that communications sent from private email accounts that pertain to government business are federal records.

For background, the Washington Post reported that the Archives altered the photo to remove certain words: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-archives-exhibit-blurs-images-critical-of-president-trump/2020/01/17/71d8e80c-37e3-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html

The Archives told the Washington Post that the decision to alter the photograph "was made as the exhibit was being developed by agency managers and museum staff members. It said David S. Ferriero, the archivist of the United States who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, participated in talks regarding the exhibit and supports the decision to edit the photo."

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

CJ Ciaramella

Dear CJ Ciaramella:

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
dated January 19, 2020 to the National Archives and Records Administration
via *FOIAonline*. Your request concerns records about the 2017 Women’s
March photograph displayed outside the exhibit *Rightfully Hers: American
Women and the Vote* at the National Archives Museum. We received your
request on January 21, 2020, and have assigned it an internal tracking
number *NGC20-166* in addition to your *FOIAonline *tracking number
*NARA-NGC-2020-000245*. Please cite both tracking numbers in any future
correspondence about your request.

We are expediting your request, and will respond as soon as possible.
Because we have received numerous FOIA requests for these records, we will
post the responsive records on our website. Accordingly, there will be no
fee for your request.

If you have any questions about the status of your request, you may contact
us at *foia@nara.gov* <foia@nara.gov>.

Sincerely,

Office of General Counsel
National Archives and Records Administration

NARA-NGC-2020-000245 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial Grant/Partial Denial.

*RE: Rightfully Hers: American women and the Vote, Exhibition *

Dear CJ Ciaramella:

Attached is our response to your FOIA request, assigned *FOIAonline* case
number NARA-NGC-2020-000245, and internal tracking number NGC20-166.

Thank you,

Wanda Williams
Deputy Freedom of Information Act Officer/Archivist
National Archives and Records Administration
Office of General Counsel
College Park, Maryland
301-837-0773
wanda.williams@nara.gov