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Leo J. Ryan Federal Building
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General information
Town or citySan Bruno, California
CountryUnited States
Completed1973
ClientUnited States government

The Leo J. Ryan Federal Building, also known as the Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Archives and Records Center, opened in 1973, and is located in San Bruno, California. It houses the National Archives and Records Administration for the Pacific Sierra Region of the United States. The building was re-named in honor and memory of Congressman Leo J. Ryan, through Congressional legislation which passed in 1984.

The National Archives and Records Administration 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 United States General Services Administration[5].

Tribute to Congressman Leo J. Ryan

The building was named in honor and memory of Congressman Leo J. Ryan, the first[6] and only United States Congressman to die in the line of duty. Congressman Ryan was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1983[7][8][9].

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".[10] The bill passed by unanimous consent in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, and was signed by President Reagan and became public law 98-580, on October 30, 1984[10].

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 Pacific Sierra region[11]. 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[11].

The building is specifically designed for the archiving of government documents - it is isolated, fireproof, and climate-controlled[11]. The temperature within the records rooms is kept at seventy-degress farenheit, and fifty-percent humidity[11].

References

  1. ^ Pacific Region, National Archives and Records Administration, San Bruno, California, retrieved 2/26/07.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Pacific Region (San Francisco), National Archives and Records Administration, San Bruno, California, retrieved 2/26/07.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ California Buildings and Properties, Key GSA-Owned Facilities in California, United States General Services Administration, retrieved 2/26/07.
    Leo J. Ryan Federal Records Center, 1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, California, 94066-2350 - Sansome Office.
  6. ^ "Congressman Tom Lantos' Remarks on the 25th Anniversary of the Tragedy at Jonestown and the Death of Congressman Leo Ryan" (Press release). Tom Lantos. 2003-11-17. Retrieved 2006-09-08. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Statement on Signing the Bill Authorizing a Congressional Gold Medal Honoring the Late Representative Leo J. Ryan, President Ronald Reagan, November 18, 1983
  8. ^ The Washington Post, Nov 30, 1984 v107 pC4 col 5 (10 col in), "Leo Ryan honored. (with Medal of Honor)" Jacqueline Trescott.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b c d 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.
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