I believe Daniels makes a reference to this "event" during the timeline of Star Trek Discovery. This appears to be the remains of the "Imperial Universe". The books may be a reference to the outright paranoia and fear the Terran Empire had for their secrets being stolen. So instead of electronic recordings, they used books because short of an all out invasion, secrets were safe for them. Remember? Archer was not an important figure in Imperial History. However, he was a very decorated and outstanding hero in Federation History. The records aboard the USS Defiant that had interphased back though time and space to the 22nd Century showed how outstanding Archer truly was. The Imperial version of Archer was hateful and jealous of his Federation counterpart.
Well if the city is the place I think, it’s San Francisco, California. Since San Francisco is technically where Starfleet/Federation main academy is along with other departments such Federation Intelligence Division. There’s also the possibility it could also be Paris, France because in DS9 is where Federation president live and work, but I’m leaning towards San Francisco.
