To address the invasion of privacy/publication of private facts tort, you have with a publication of private facts claim two elements that must be proved that you are unable to meet. What has been published has to be of a private nature, and what has been published has to be information that is not of legitimate concern to the public.
Bankruptcy proceedings are not private proceedings (with a few exceptions) and it is well-established that court records are of legitimate public concern (with a few exceptions). There is no invasion of privacy/publication of private facts action available that will help you have your bankruptcy filings removed from their place online.
Back in 2000, though, President Clinton noted: "Bankruptcy records contain detailed sensitive information about debtors, including account numbers, social security numbers, account balances, income sources, payment histories ... aggregation and electronic distribution of this information could lower bankruptcy costs but it could also make information easily available to neighbors, employers, marketers, and predators ..." and Clinton's concern over privacy in bankruptcy filings led to a study and some changes in the way bankruptcy filings were filed.
First, the US Office of Management and Budget conducted a study ("A Study of Financial Privacy and Bankruptcy"). The study concluded that the rights of the parties in a bankruptcy case, and the fair and efficient administration of bankruptcy cases, require that certain personal information be available to the courts, the parties involved and governmental entities - and the information needs to be made available to the general public to ensure accountability and prevent abuses of the bankruptcy system.
The Study also concluded, however, that certain personal information collected from debtors in bankruptcy proceeding is highly sensitive and, in any other context, would be protected by financial privacy laws. The recommendations made were that the right to know needed to be better balanced against the right to privacy of the individuals filing for bankruptcy.
So changes were made.
Unfortunately, these changes - which allow for the redaction of social security numbers, the names of minor children, full dates of birth, financial account numbers, etc. - do not include (as a general rule) the ability to seal the bankruptcy documents from public access or the removal of the documents from public access sites (although Pacer no longer provides access to bankruptcy cases filed prior to 2003).
With all of THAT said, there is a motion you can make to the court for the removal of any sensitive data that was included in your 34-year-old bankruptcy documents.
Here are two links to Bankruptcy Court Rules which might provide you with information that will help you when you see an attorney in Colorado - and, yes, sorry. After speaking with a bankruptcy attorney today, both he and I agree that you will need to consult with an attorney in Colorado for a better assessment of the facts and for a review of your possible options.
Here is a link to Rule 9037, Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frbp/rule_9037
And here is a link to Colorado's Local Bankruptcy Rules:
http://www.cob.uscourts.gov/files/master_rules_nov09.pdf
I had hoped to discover some hidden rule or regulation that could allow for the complete removal of your bankruptcy documents. I could only locate ways to get sensitive information that has been published redacted from the public records.
Perhaps the attorney you speak to in Colorado will know of something that I was unable to uncover in my (admittedly too brief) research.
Good luck, susannaCO.