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Additional
Government Archives and Personal Papers
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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report that they contain valuable historical documents, possibly even the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.
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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.
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