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By: Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press
BALTIMORE, MD (AP).- Archivists are combing their collections to make sure they're not missing artifacts after a presidential historian was charged this month with stealing millions of dollars in documents from a historical society in Baltimore. Already, the accused author's name has 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. He has visited archives in several cities to do research on the presidents. The theft charges against him and a companion have served as a wakeup call for the institutions to review their vulnerabilities. They often have limited money read full article
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