Joe and Jay, yes it is a financial situation. According to a Detroit News, they laid off the primary caretaker of the collection because of money problems for the Library. The alleged theft was 4 years ago, a former staff member had sold some cards to an unamed collector. The cards were returned and the employee was not prosecuted. The library is not sure if all the cards were returned. According to the laid off employee, a significant number of boxes still linger in the basement loose and uncataloged, making it difficult to know if items are missing,
Library officials acknowledge the existence of uncataloged items, but say most valuable ones are archived and secure.
This is some of the information from the Detroit News today. It is a long article, these are just some key points.
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N172 Detroit. Getzein, McGlone, Rooks, Wheelock, Gillligan, Kid Baldwin Error, Lady Baldwin, Conway, Deacon White
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