National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979 (1979)

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Title:
National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979
Date:
1979
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Volume:
National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979
Leaf #:
00012
Language:
English
Subjects:
Washington National Records Center. Building A, Motion picture film collections
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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they will help this committee to focus In on the essential problems. 1. In my opinion, due to the way films are being stored, and because there are still many millions of feet of nitrate film in storage around the country, another nitrate film explosion is virtually assured . 2. All film collections, be it nitrate or safety, should be under a film inspection and annual film maintenance program, both In-house and provided by outside services, which can offer additional preservation. To my knowledge to this date while this concept exists extensively In industry and the private sector, it is no where to be found amongst federal film collections. 3. It is my belief that all government film collections are still lacking reel to reel inspection by its personnel. Instead, these people are maintaining paper records and files and forgetting about the physical film Itself. A. As you get more and more into these film problems, you should separate the film collections Into the following