LinkLinksOpinion Kimberly Bender and Neil Flanagan in The Post: D.C. Archives is a vital resource for the District. The city must save it. By Editor On Oct 4, 2019 Last updated Oct 4, 2019 32 Share Millions of documents that tell more than 200 years of D.C.’s history fester in a converted stable without appropriate climate control or space for researchers. Even as Maryland has carefully catalogued the heritage records stored in its state archives, the D.C. Archives has never been given enough money even to determine what sits on its shelves. And while Virginia entrusts its history to a well-funded agency run by an independent board, the D.C. Archives is lost in the government’s organization chart. By finally funding and restructuring the D.C. Archives, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and the D.C. Council could show that the District’s history is as worthy as that of its neighbors. 32 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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