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From: "Joan M Lowry" <>
Subject: FW: [gsnj] Archives High and Dry and A-OK
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:55:03 -0400

I thought you might all be glad to hear this news about the State Archives
in Trenton. I know I am!

Regards,
Joan

Joan M. Lowry
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph R Klett [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 4:29 PM
> To: New Jersey History ListServe; GSNJ Listserve
> Subject: [gsnj] Archives High and Dry and A-OK
>
>
> Dear Friends of the State Archives:
>
> With the flooding of the Delaware over the weekend, I received a number
> of e-mails and calls of concern about the safety of the State Archives.
> While sections of Route 29 and its Memorial Drive and Market Street
> exits were in fact under water, the State Archives and surrounding
> buildings in the Cultural Complex, including the State House and War
> Memorial, were safe.
>
> State Archives Collection manager Ellen Callahan, DARM Director Karl
> Niederer and I were on site during the better part of Sunday to monitor
> the situation. State Museum staff were also on site at their location
> (the Archives, Museum and Library have a joint disaster plan). While
> evacuation procedures and shelf lists were in the ready, and all
> Archives staff were on call, we fortunately did not need to take these
> precautions.
>
> As some of you know, state office buildings in downtown Trenton were
> closed yesterday due to the shut-down of the Trenton water plant. Most
> if not all offices were open for business today. While it was reported
> that the State House was flooded, this is not the case. The lowest
> level of the underground parking garage adjacent to the State House was
> flooded and sustained considerable damage. It is closed for parking
> today to state employees and the public, and it is our understanding
> that it will continue to be closed during upcoming weeks as repairs are
> made. DARM's records management staff (who, with Archives, handle
> public records disaster recovery) were in contact with all state office
> buildings in Trenton and municipalities along the river, Sunday through
> today. No records damage has been reported, although there has
> obviously been property and equipment damage.
>
> The State Archives and State Library resumed business as usual this
> morning (the Museum is closed for renovations). However, the public is
> cautioned that morning parking in and around the Cultural Complex may be
> difficult during the upcoming weeks. Late afternoon and evening parking
> on State Street or behind our building (i.e., for the fall lecture
> series) should not be a problem.
>
> Thank you for your messages and expressions of concern.
>
> With best regards,
>
> Joseph R. Klett
> Chief of Archives
>
>

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