Washington, DC, City Records Archived Where Ever

Anonymous Patron writes “”Paul Kelsey Williams, a consultant hired last year to look through archival materials, including maps and photographs, stored in such locations as the John Philip Sousa Bridge, the 3rd Street Tunnel, and a couple of trailers languishing in D.C. Village, found that the conditions at those places ‘do not meet even the most basic requirements for proper storage and preservation of its valuable and rare contents,’ according to a confidential March 23, 2005, report obtained by the Washington City Paper.