Introduction: Professional ethics for archivists

Codes of ethics

The ethics of acquisition

The ethics of disposal

Equitable access

Case study: The cigarette papers

Archives and privacy

Authenticity and forgery

Displaced archives

Conclusion: Trusted archives

Appendix A: Ten codes of ethics relating to archives and cultural property

Appendix B: Sample text of acquisitions guidelines and collections management policy

Appendix C: Selective list of federal legislation affecting access to private information.