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<DIV><SPAN class=760264914-29092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>And a
wonderful job he did, too. I don't know about the "stacks" but the public areas
of the building are really beautiful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=760264914-29092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Pat
(in Tucson)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Diane<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 28, 2005 19:09<BR><B>To:</B>
or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] Archives and
records<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Before the new Archives building was built...our
valuable records were in a sort of huge warehouse down by the river in
Salem. It is a wonder that anything survived that environment. I
was there, and was simply appalled that the State 'fathers' did not allocate
money for a descent location and building for the history of
Oregon. Then when this needed building was built there was a lot of
silly comments, and refusals to attend the dedication by some
politicians. It is my understanding that the contractor upgraded the
materials at his <U>own cost</U>, and the building was finished before
the expected date. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Diane</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>