National Archives recordings stolen, sold on ebay

[in/y]

Original radio recording were stolen by a National Archives employee who sold many of them on ebay including the original Herb Morrison recording of the Hindenburg crash.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/avantgo/2018131402.html
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/05/03/former-national-archives-employee-sentenced-18-months-for-archive-theft/

Apparently, some folk at the National Archives are now trying to locate the stolen recording to have them returned to the archive. I hope that they're successful.


Very disappointing to hear to say the least (& let's not have any oh the humanity jokes).

 

[Heather]

How awful, sad & utterly dispicable!!

 

[LizzieMaine]

I knew (slightly) and had had dealings with the National Archives official responsible for this, and Dave Goldin, the collector who helped track him down, is a good friend of mine. It's a tragic story for all involved -- Waffen was a valuable resource to researchers over the years, and it's very unfortunate that temptation got the better of him. I had actually bid on a few of those recordings when they were on eBay, and am glad now I didn't get them...

 

[TomS]

From an old cops perspective, this probably isnt the first time the guy did it. Its just the first time he got caught.