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From: <J4777EA(a)aol.com>
To: <INGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 2:43 PM
Subject: [INGEN] Indiana State Archives
All Indiana researchers who use the facilities at the Indiana State
Library
should be aware of the following:
The Indiana State Archives will shut down it's research facility in the
Indiana State Library in downtown Indianapolis, February 28th. It will
reopen on the northestside of Indianapolis, at 6440 East 30th Street on
March
15th.
There will be more space in the new facility, but those who have checked
out
the new building say old problems threatening the safety of documents
remain
and a new one crops up. The Archives will be in a state-owned former
RCA
Corp. warehouse, built in the 1950's, that has a flat, leaky roof and
leaking
pipes. The roof once collapsed under the weight of snow.
In addition the humidity is said to be much too low for storing archival
records. It has been tested at just 10% rather than the desired 40 to
60%.
Let your governor and legislators know that this is a foolhardy action
that
could lead to disaster for archival records like military records,
naturalization records, state facilities records, etc.
The email address for Governor Frank O'Bannon is: fobannon(a)state.in.us
If you send a message to Governor Frank
O'Bannon, be sure to include you mailing addresses, as responses are sent by
U.S. Mail.
Jack L. Eaton
Indianapolis
J4777EA(a)aol.com
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