"Baltimore thefts put archivists on alert" July 22, 2011|By Associated Press
BALTIMORE - Archivists are combing their collections to make sure they are not missing artifacts after a presidential historian was charged this month with stealing millions of dollars in documents from a historical society in Baltimore. The accused author’s name has already turned up again in the investigation of a George Washington letter that went missing in Philadelphia.
Before the accusations, Barry Landau had helped plan special events for several presidents and drew upon his collection of souvenirs to write a coffee-table book about meals in the White House.
The theft charges against him and assistant Jason Savedoff have served as a wakeup call for the institutions. They often have limited money and must balance security measures against giving access to the public....
That is in right order, isn't it? Money, security, us.
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Related: Presidential historian ordered held
Also see: Bye-Bye, Baltimore
AmeriKa looking more and more like that every day.
