IMPORTANT MEMO
New Security Vault to House Srila Prabhupada’s Legacy
To all disciples and followers of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness,
- Purpose -
- Srila Prabhupada’s legacy needs to be transferred to and housed in a larger and more secure environment, an upgraded storage vault that can withstand tornadoes, blazing fires (6 hours), flooding and theft.
- We need to begin building a 500-square foot secure enclosure that will be constructed from high grade 5000 psi (maximum density/water proof) concrete with 8” thick walls.
- This room, like the current temporary one, will also include climate control and security.
- See estimate particulars. [link]
- Reason -
- The current room/vault while serving its minimal purpose is now too small to house all the conserved holdings and is not built of concrete and rebar.
- Many years ago there was a fire at the Gita Nagari farm that destroyed important documents. We therefore want to prevent a recurrence by constructing this professional vault.
- We all understand that preserving this transcendental treasure in a professional manner that will last for many centuries is of utmost importance.
- See Prabhupada.com for more details. [link]
- Overview of Contents to be Placed in the Vault -
- 4,500 original hand-written and typed documents
- 9,000+ original letters to and from Srila Prabhupada
- 81,000 original book manuscripts
- 200,000+ original photo slides, negatives and contact sheets
- BBT and BTG original art
- 4” x 5” transparencies of book production from the BBT art department
- original audio lectures, conversations, cassettes and reels, publications, books and magazines
- microfiche (project vani)
- original audio transcripts
- dozens of Lilamrta interviews
- early ISKCON advertisements and articles
- original diaries [Jaladuta and 26 2nd Ave]
- original BTG and small book publication art
- original videos and film held by the BA
- original books
- Financial Update -
The contractor estimate is $69,700.
In reality, $75,000 should cover all the expenses, which includes incidentals, e.g. shelving, alarms, electrical upgrades, moving and storage during construction, etc.
Thus far, $31,000 has been donated with $20,000 committed in pledges.
The total amount still to be collected is $24,000.
We ask that you please try to help however you can - we will reciprocate!
Any size donations are welcomed.
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Estimated Cost |
Donation Received |
Amount Pledged |
Totals |
$75,000.00 |
|
|
$75,000.00 |
|
$31,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
$20,000.00 |
$51,000.00 |
Remaining |
|
|
$24,000.00 |
Our deepest gratitude on behalf of the preaching mission of His Divine Grace,
The Bhaktivedanta Archives Staff
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