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)

Record Details:

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 #:
000181
Language:
English
Subjects:
Washington National Records Center. Building A, Motion picture film collections
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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171 Mr. Preyer. So, you had the sprinkler system installed, and yon left inspection up to the Archives ? Mr. Vanden BossciiE. To the sprinkler contractor. The sprinkler contractor, in his contract to install, agreed to this. This was part of his contract. Mr. Preyer. Part of his contract was to inspect it also ? Mr. Vandex Bossche. Yes ; to maintain and inspect it. Mr. Preyer. Thank you. Mr. Kindness, do you have any questions ? Mr. Kindness. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Vanden Bossche, I would ask you whether the contract between Universal and the sprinkler contractor was assigned to the GSA? Would you have any record of what occurred there ? Mr. Vanden Bossche. I have no knowledge of that. Mr. Kindness. You have no knowledge about whether there was complete performance under the contract, by way of inspection and maintenance? Mr. Vanden Bossche. No, sir. Mr. Kindness. I have no further questions. We thank you for your patience. If there is any knowledge that you have or can gain about what happened with that contract and the performance under it, we would very much appreciate knowing about it, Mr. Vanden Bossche. We are searching our files. Most of the contact between Universal and the Government, in terms of the sprinkler contract, was handled by a man out of our New York office who has subsequently retired. We are searching our archives to try to find pertinent data right at the moment. Mr. Kindness. I know how that is. There is a guy coming to see me next week from the company I used to work for about an old matter like that. I have retired, too. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Preyt5R. Without objection, any additional information you can submit on that will be included in the record at this point. [Submissions to additional subcommittee questions follow:]