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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58 October 17, 1977 Safety Procedures for Suitland Kiti-ate Vaults and for Eandlir^; ITitrato rila As a rosxilt of a aeetins en September 23 » 1977> involving FD, ITU, 17NV, '.'AS, etc., it vas at;:rGcd that VITV should acsicre full respansibilitj for the cocurity of Buildings A and C, S'.J.tland Nitrate Vaiilts. Building 3 rexiLsinG xzndcr the supervision of the Library of Confess, These build:.n>^ houLO n^rchival originals cade of nitrocell'oloae filn wiiich is chemically -ur^table end higblj flannable. To ensure the safety of all pcrconncl vho are assigned to these buildings and to Eafe£raard archival originals fron the risk of fire the encloeed retri^a-tiCTnc KTJint be otrictly observed. These regulations also pertain to the ■•■■r.dling of niirate filia in the Kational /jrchives building. '-TLLI/.K T. l7JPJ'~i, Chief Kotion Picture r.-d Sound Hecording Audiovisual Arcrdves Division Att'aoteient