Government Records News. Vol. 2 No. 2
Identifying and protecting vital records, emergency measures, salvaging water-damaged records.
http://www.asc.edu/archives/ol_pubs/govrec22.html

AMERICAN SAMOA

Section 2.0304: Vital records
http://asbar.org/Regs/asac2_03.htm#2_0304

CALIFORNIA

California Records and Information Management

Vital Records Protection and Disaster Recovery Handbook
http://www.documents.dgs.ca.gov/osp/calrim/
DisasterHndbk12-03.pdf

Vault Storage for Vital Records
http://www.osp.dgs.ca.gov/recs/retrcs.htm#vault

DELAWARE

Delaware Public Archives

Vital Records Policies
http://archives.delaware.gov/govsvcs/pdfs/Records%20Policies/
Vital%20Records%20Management.pdf

FLORIDA

Florida State Archives

Public Records Management Seminars include
sessions on vital records and disaster preparedness
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/recordsmgmt/workshops.cfm

GEORGIA

The Georgia Archives

Identifying and Protecting Vital Records: Considerations for Government Officials
(Archives Advice No. 12)
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/pdf/
records_and_information_management_services/
ArchivesAdvice12.pdf

HAWAII

Hawaii State Archives

Vital records protection policy and guidelines (2001)
http://www.hawaii.gov/dags/archives/records-
management/Comp%20Cir%202001-01.pdf

NEVADA

Nevada State Archives

Vital Records Management manual
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/records/
PDF/VitalRecordsManagement.pdf

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey State Archives

State Records Manual and Local Records Manual
Both include information on vital records management
http://www.njarchives.org/links/manuals.html

OREGON

Oregon State Archives

The following video training program contains information about vital records:

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
"The Call" (requires RealPlayer) This training video helps you to evaluate your agency’s preparedness for a variety of disasters and gives you pointers on ways to minimize your risk.

PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Vital Records Disaster Planning Manual
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=716&PageID=224629&mode=
2&contentid=http://pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/cop_general_government_
operations/oa/oa_portal/omd/p_and_p/manuals/items/m210_8.html

Disaster planning and vital records

State agencies
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/agency_records_
coordinator_corner/3825/disaster_planning_vital_records/494023

Local governments
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/local_government___judicial_
system_services/2631/disaster_planning___vital_records_management/312506

VIRGINIA

Library of Virginia

Business Continuity/ Disaster Planning: A Proactive Approach to Protecting Your Records - An Advanced Training Course for State Agency and Locality Records Officers
http://www.lva.virginia.gov/agencies/records/workshops/
continuity-planning.asp

Virginia Public Records Management Manual
Vital records are addressed in Chapter 13 on Disaster Preparedness
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/records/manuals/00m-toc.htm

WASHINGTON

Washington State Archives

Essential Records and Disaster Preparedness Manual
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives/RecordsManagement/
EssentialRecordsDisasterPreparednessManual.aspx