. >> we are in the storage tower of the pennsylvania state archives,>> located in harrisbu, pennsylvania. the state archives is the official repository for the public records of pennsylvania, particularly those from state government right we have some responsibility for county and local government records. we hold about 70,000 cubic feet and that is 250 million pages of material throughout the storage tower. we are looking at some material from the archive holdings regarding the nuclear accident at three mile island. the accident started on march 28, 1979. there was a partial marked out of the core of the reactor in the facility. it is located south of harrisburg, about six miles. the facility is on an island in the susquehanna river. that is where the name came from. i was a freshman at messiah college. my recollection is that information about the accident was coming out in bits and pieces. people became concerned about it, about their children. many families decided to get in the car and leave the area. the accident occurred on wednesday. on thursday, college professors and students s