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Signed Booth items on the block - J. Beckert - 06-13-2014 01:56 PM
From Profiles in History in California. A signed playbook and a letter to John Ellsworth, Booth's friend and owner of the Academy of Music in Cleveland.
Strangely, the Rhodehamel/Taper book lists ownership of the letter as the Harvard Theater Collection.
http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/booth,-john-wilkes.-rare-autograph-letter-signed-29-c-8ddb3b5068
http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/booth,-john-wilkes.-printed-pamphlet-signed-joh-28-c-08b4c0c070
RE: Signed Booth items on the block - L Verge - 06-13-2014 02:59 PM
That tends to make one think that perhaps Harvard is selling off some of the collections to raise funds???
RE: Signed Booth items on the block - J. Beckert - 06-13-2014 03:23 PM
Or it got lifted. That's happened before in this field, if I'm not mistaken.
RE: Signed Booth items on the block - LincolnMan - 06-14-2014 12:27 PM
How would a buyer know if it was stolen or not?
RE: Signed Booth items on the block - Gene C - 06-14-2014 12:34 PM
After you purchase it the cops show up and take it away from you and then charge you with being in possession of stolen goods.
RE: Signed Booth items on the block - LincolnMan - 06-14-2014 01:03 PM
Gene, I would hope the buyer would know beforehand- but I suppose that is not always the case.
RE: Signed Booth items on the block - L Verge - 06-14-2014 02:40 PM
Many repositories of history have been and continue to be good hunting grounds for thieves. Unless archivists, librarians, custodians, or whoever have good security plans in effect and pay close attention to the papers or objects under their control on a frequent basis, they are likely to find their holdings on the market. There is a member of the Surratt Society whose specific job with the National Archives is to monitor the situations and keep a close eye on private sales and auctions.