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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315 CONTENTS Summary of Findings Discussion of Findings A. General, Suitland Film Vaults B. Deficiencies in Suitland Fire Investigation Reports C. Archives Film Laboratory 1. Figure One, Film Flow Process, Archives Film Laboratory Exhibits A. National Archives Film Laboratory, Discrepancies 1. Figure Two, Floor Plan, Film Laboratory B. Building C, Suitland, Discrepancies C. Report of Technical Fire Prevention and Fire Protection Inspection, Nitrate Film Vaults, Suitland, Maryland, August 23, 1957. D. Survey Report, Air-conditioning Safety. Film Vaults A, B and C. Suitland Reservation, Suitland, Maryland. GS-OOB-01321, May 7, 1973. E. Film Vaults A, B and C, Suitland, Maryland. Accident and Fire Prevention Survey Report, January 17, 1977. F. Automatic Sprinkler Protection, Cellulose Nitrate Motion Picture Film Storage Building A, Suitland, Maryland. October 17, 1977. G. Attendant's Daily Report on Temperature Readings, Building C. and Maintenance Logs.