February 25, 2005

Senate Confirms National Archivist

By MICHELLE DIAMENT

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Allen Weinstein, who came under fire last year, to be the national archivist.

Concerns about Mr. Weinstein, a former professor of history and international studies at Boston University, Georgetown University, and Smith College, stemmed from his refusal to release notes from his 1978 book on the Alger Hiss case. Critics questioned what that decision portends for his work as archivist, a position with sway over scholars' access to such public records as

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