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| New Public
Archives An original charter from William Penn, and the five other historic documents identifying the lands that now make up the State of Delaware, are the treasured focus of a new state-of-the-art Public Archives. Located on the Legislative Mall in Dover, Delaware, the plans for the new archive call for the renovation of the 1938 Hall of Records, a two-story expansion over the existing below-grade State Records Center, and a new connecting entrance and public exhibition space. |
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| The project has been
designed by Moeckel Carbonell Associates Inc. and a team of nationally recognized
specialists in the programming, engineering, and operation of archival and records storage
facilities. Structural Engineer: |
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| The citizens of Delaware have always had a close and accessible relationship with their state government, and this new facility will create user-friendly access to records and documents for the 21st Century. Flexibility and adaptability of the facility and its systems to accept changes in information storage technologies is a critical challenge to the designers and engineers. |  |
| The 80,000 s.f. Delaware Public Archives is budgeted at $17 million and is scheduled to be completed in 2000. | |
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