Leo J. Ryan Federal Building
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| Leo J. Ryan Federal Building | |
 Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Building |
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| Building Information | |
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| Name | Leo J. Ryan Federal Building |
| Location | San Bruno, California |
| Country | United States |
| Architect | |
| Client | United States government |
| Completion Date | 1973 |
The Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Building, also known as the Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Archives and Records Center, is a United States government office facility which opened in 1973, and is located in San Bruno, California. It houses the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for the Pacific Sierra Region of the United States. The building was re-named in honor and memory of U.S. Representative Leo J. Ryan, through Congressional legislation which passed in 1984.
The NARA describes the building as "an integral part of the Bay Area's network of world class public historical research centers and cultural institutions."[1] The holdings in the facility are a major primary resource for study in the fields of Asian-Pacific immigration, environmental, Naval, Native American,[2] and other aspects of American history.[3]
In 1993, the building underwent accessibility improvements to its architectural design, which were performed by Interactive Resources.[4] The building is owned and managed by the General Services Administration.[5] A San Mateo County publication identified the building as a "local treasure."[6]
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[edit] Tribute to Congressman Leo J. Ryan
The building was named in honor and memory of Representative Leo J. Ryan, the first[7] and only Member of Congress to die in the line of duty. Congressman Ryan was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1983.[8][9][10]
Congressman Tom Lantos introduced a bill in 1983 in the United States Congress: ..to designate the Federal Archives and Records Center in San Bruno, California as the "Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Archives and Records Center".[11] The bill passed by unanimous consent in the House of Representatives and Senate, and was signed by President Ronald Reagan and became public law 98-580 on October 30, 1984.[11]
[edit] Specifications
The building houses over 200 million records from 110 different United States federal agencies, as well as 10,000 records from federal courts of the Pacific Sierra region.[12] Records staffers make over 100,000 photocopies per year.[12] It would take 40 people approximately 100 years to microfilm all of the records currently available at the National Archives and Records Administration division of the Leo J. Ryan Federal Building.[12]
As of 1998, the budget for the Pacific Sierra Region of the National Archives and Records Administration was USD$1,000,000 per year, and annual visits to the archives numbered over 15,800.[12]
The building is specifically designed for the archiving of government documents - it is isolated, fireproof, and climate-controlled.[12] The temperature within the records rooms is kept at 70°F (21°C), and 50% humidity.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ Pacific Region, National Archives and Records Administration, San Bruno, California, retrieved 2/26/07.
- ^ Native American Resources, Preliminary inventory of the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Northern California and Nevada Agencies, libraries, UC Berkeley, retrieved 2/26/07.
Inventories the records of the northern California and Nevada jurisdictions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1864 to approximately 1920. Chronological arrangements are rough due to poor record-keeping. The records described are housed in the Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Archives and Records Center, San Bruno, CA. - ^ Pacific Region (San Francisco), National Archives and Records Administration, San Bruno, California, retrieved 2/26/07.
- ^ Leo J. Ryan Federal Records Center, Accessibility Upgrade, Interactive Resources, retrieved 2/26/07.
Interactive Resources provided architectural design and construction administration services for the accessibility improvements for this large Federal Records Center. The scope of the work was established by a previous Building Engineering Report (BER), which was also prepared by Interactive Resources in 1993. - ^ California Buildings and Properties, Key GSA-Owned Facilities in California, General Services Administration, retrieved 2/26/07.
Leo J. Ryan Federal Records Center, 1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, California, 94066-2350 - Sansome Office. - ^ Healthtracks, Spring 2002, Vol. 13, Issue 2., P. 7.
Local Treasures, National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Region, Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Building, www.nara.gov/regional/sanfranc.html - ^ Tom Lantos (2003-11-17). Congressman Tom Lantos' Remarks on the 25th Anniversary of the Tragedy at Jonestown and the Death of Congressman Leo Ryan. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-09-08.
- ^ Statement on Signing the Bill Authorizing a Congressional Gold Medal Honoring the Late Representative Leo J. Ryan, President Ronald Reagan, November 18, 1983
- ^ The Washington Post, Nov 30, 1984 v107 pC4 col 5 (10 col in), "Leo Ryan honored. (with Medal of Honor)" Jacqueline Trescott.
- ^ The New York Times, Nov 27, 1984 v134 pA25(L) col 2 (4 col in) "Reagan to give medal for slain congressman."(Leo J. Ryan)
- ^ a b H.R.4473 : Title: A bill to designate the Federal Archives and Records Center in San Bruno, California as the "Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Archives and Records Center"., Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-11] (introduced 11/18/1983), Became Public Law No: 98-580., on 10/30/1984.
- ^ a b c d e f Tales of the Country: How Tokyo Rose, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Amelia Earhart are endangered by money-saving moves at the National Archives in San Bruno, SF Weekly, Lisa Davis, November 4, 1998.
[edit] External links
- Pacific Region, National Archives and Records Administration
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