Old Foreign Affairs Safes
Additional Government Archives and Personal Papers
In discussions with officials, other Liberian governmental archives was confirmed to exist, such as at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Planning, but the sites were not visited. Dunn and Stone were also shown two intact and unopened safes in the old Ministry of Foreign Affairs building for which combinations were lost.  Officials report that they contain valuable historical documents, possibly even the original 1847 Constitution of Liberia. On behalf of some Liberian Government officials, the Liberian Collections Project is contacting the safe manufacturers for guidance on how to open these safes.
During the 2004 trip, many former and current government, church and education officials, as well as private persons, gave accounts that individuals held personal collections of private papers and government documents and media, often collected by persons with a keen sense of preserving the history and culture of Liberia. In several instances, small collections were offered to Dunn and Stone for deposit in the Liberian Collections at Indiana University.