Recommend bioghist notes do not include aggrandizing language
faithc opened this issue · comments
Principle 1. Archival description expresses professional ethics and values.
As a means of harm reduction and prioritizing DEI in archival description, DACS should recommend archivists avoid aggrandizing language in bioghist notes, in particular, writing notes that elevate the accomplishments of white men or white, male-dominated organizations and suppress the voices of women, people of color, and other marginalized communities/groups; that bioghist notes be equitable. See Archives For Black Lives in Philadelphia Anti-Racist Description Resources Metadata Guidelines on Voice and Style (a4blip/A4BLiP@83fd537)
I expect that this will require a
- Minor change to DACS
Link(s) to any relevant part(s) of DACS
2.7 Administrative/Biographical History (Optimum)
11.2 Historical Summary