A student worker at the Penrose Library, Whitman College, was arrested for stealing hundreds of copies of Harper’s Weekly (1857-1879) and Harper’s Bazaar (1857-1916), and offering them for sale on eBay. Police in Walla Walla, Washington, reportedly arrested Jake J. Oelerich in connection with the crime. Source: Library Journal Academic News Wire, May 25, 2004,…
Maps and Books Stolen from University of Calgary
Maps and books were stolen and/or damaged from the University of Calgary’s MacKimmie Library. The loss was estimated at $25,000 CAD ($18,350 USD). The maps, which were excised from volumes, were from survey and western geological map plates dating back to the 1890s. Source: Library Journal Academic News Wire, May 25, 2004, citing Associated Press…
Jefferson Davis Letter Returned
A letter written in 1861 by Jefferson Davis was returned to the North Carolina State Archives The owner had purchased the letter at a Sotheby’s auction in 1982 and had sought to sell it through Historical Collectible Auctions. The State was granted an injunction to stop the sale. Source: Associated Press story reprinted on the…