A special City Council-appointed commission has issued a report critical of how the city’s historical records are stored. It recommended either moving the archives, currently housed in a space under the City Hall dome, or overhauling the moldy, dusty and poorly secured space.
The report, compiled by a five-member commission headed by City Clerk Anna M. Stetson, said the current archive is “grossly inadequate” and presents “significant security, environmental and storage issues.”
The report, compiled by a five-member commission headed by City Clerk Anna M. Stetson, said the current archive is “grossly inadequate” and presents “significant security, environmental and storage issues.”
You can read ore in the Providence Journal's web site at http://www.projo.com/news/content/PROVIDENCE_ARCHIVES_REPORT_05-31-10_OJIKV6Q_v11.19f5c85.html
