| Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Building | |
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| Etymology | Leo J. Ryan |
| General information | |
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| Address | 1000 Commodore Drive |
| Town or city | San Bruno, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°37′55″N 122°25′29″W / 37.631975°N 122.424693°W |
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| Completed | 1973 |
| Client | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Owner | United States federal government (General Services Administration) |
The Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Building, also known as the Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Archives and Records Center, is a United States federal government archive and office facility which opened in 1973, and is located in San Bruno, California. It houses the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for the Pacific Sierra Region of the United States. The building was posthumously renamed in honor and memory of congressman Leo Ryan, through Congressional legislation which passed in 1984.[1]
The NARA describes the building as "an integral part of the Bay Area's network of world class public historical research centers and cultural institutions."[2] The holdings in the facility are a major primary resource for study in the fields of Asian-Pacific immigration, environmental, Naval, Native American,[3] as well as other aspects of American history,[4] including genealogical records pertaining to the Chinese Exclusion Act.[5]
In 1993, the building underwent accessibility improvements to its architectural design, which were performed by Interactive Resources.[6] The building is owned and managed by the General Services Administration.[7] A San Mateo County publication identified the building as a "local treasure."[8]
- ^ "Public Law 98-580" (PDF). 98th Congress. October 30, 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Pacific Region". National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on September 30, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ Native American Resources, Preliminary inventory of the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Northern California and Nevada Agencies, libraries, UC Berkeley, retrieved 2007-02-26.
Inventories the records of the northern California and Nevada jurisdictions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1864 to approximately 1920. Chronological arrangements are rough due to poor record-keeping. The records described are housed in the Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Archives and Records Center, San Bruno, CA. - ^ Pacific Region (San Francisco), National Archives and Records Administration, San Bruno, California, retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ Davis, Lisa (November 4, 1998). "The Progeny of Citizen Wong". SF Weekly. Village Voice Media.
- ^ Leo J. Ryan Federal Records Center, Accessibility Upgrade Archived 2006-05-14 at archive.today, Interactive Resources, retrieved 2007-02-26.
Interactive Resources provided architectural design and construction administration services for the accessibility improvements for this large Federal Records Center. The scope of the work was established by a previous Building Engineering Report (BER), which was also prepared by Interactive Resources in 1993. - ^ California Buildings and Properties, Key GSA-Owned Facilities in California, General Services Administration, retrieved 2007-02-26.
Leo J. Ryan Federal Records Center, 1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, California, 94066-2350 - Sansome Office. - ^ Healthtracks, Spring 2002, Vol. 13, Issue 2., P. 7.
Local Treasures, National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Region, Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Building, www.nara.gov/regional/sanfranc.html