"Privately held by" person is now deceased

By JeffH13 on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 22:39

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Dear EE,

A person who owned an original document provided a copy to me.  That person is now deceased.  I don't know who (if anyone) might have inherited her research and files.  In my citation, should I write "privately held by person's_name (now deceased)"?  Seems to me I saw this or something similar in EE.  Would I still include her city and state, and last known year of ownership? (I will also include in my citation that she provided the copy to me.)  Thanks, Jeff

Submitted byEEon Thu, 06/15/2023 - 09:48

Hello, Jeff. EE 3.26 and 3.32 address this. And yes, indeed, you should continue to identify the person by city and state after they have passed. That's the least amount of information needed for others to begin their process of evaluating the authenticity of what you are asserting. After a person has passed, including their actual street address would assist others with that verification process.