On NPR's Morning Edition program a NARA spokesperson said the building had been carefully inspected and no archival material was damaged or threatened with damage. |((| Ellen Chapman, MLS, MA, CA |))| Archives & Manuscripts Department |((| University of Hawaii at Manoa Library |))| (808) 944-7656 On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 [log in to unmask] wrote: > From WTOP news: > > The record heavy rainfall in the Washington area yesterday and overnight has > knocked out powr and caused flooding in a number of areas. One building > without power is the National Archives Building (Archives One) downtown: > > "The National Archives downtown location between 7th and 9th Streets on > Constitution Avenue is closed to employers, researchers and tourists until further > notice. > According to an Archives spokeswoman, flooding has knocked out power to the > building. No word yet on whether any documents have been damaged or destroyed. > The main Internal Revenue Service headquarters building downtown will be > closed. That building is located at 1111 Constitution Avenue. An IRS spokesman > says the building doesn't have electricity and the basement is flooded with up to > 4 feet of water. Employees can call the IRS information line at 866-743-5748, > Option 3." > > http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&pid=0&sid=831792&page=2 > > A number of roadways and train tracks are affected and parts of the Metro > (subway) are as well. See > http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=831792 > > Maarja > > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. > For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname > *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES > To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > > Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html > > Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>