Library of Congress (LC) theft probe deepens, as Librarian strips LC’s police force of investigative authority in effort to deal with problem of stolen and mutilated books. Washington Post, Aug. 17, 1995 LC’s problems with security as related to loss and mutilation of books was possibly to be on the agenda of the Joint Committee…
Bowdoin Library Books Mutilated
Several Bowdoin College Library books containing plates were mutilated over the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Discovered by 2 student staff, reported immediately to local officials. Titles included ten 19th century volumes on medieval and renaissance architecture. About 850 unmarked plates were removed. ListServ; posted to several library related lists More mutilated books discovered in…
Book Missing from Ransom Center
Volumes reported missing from the Uzielli Aldine Imprints Collection, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library, in 1992. Not found in repeated searches: Il Petrarcha, Venice: 1514; Florilegium diversorvm…, Venice, 1503. Contact Richard Oram, 512/471-9119 EXLIBRIS, Oct. 7, 1995, by Susan Allen.
Bible Borrowed Under False Pretences
Private party had a valuable Bible that belonged to a famous New England preacher and had his annotations; was approached by a “parishoner” at another church to lend it for exhibition; did so; was not returned; other church knew nothing of parishoner or exhibit. EXLIBRIS, Oct. 3, 1995, by Everett Wilkie.