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Re:Charles Darwin notebooks lost and assumed stolen by tokai on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @08:12AM (#25208842)
That's all in your head. It's pretty clear that the library was aware that the books were missing, and that they looked for them.

What do you want to happen when unique documents disappear? Call the cops? International press conference? I assure you that professional pride is much more important for these people than being 'hounded' by the public.

While there is a good chance that it was been stolen, it could still turn up . Things can go missing for, literally, centuries in collections that are big enough.

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Re:Charles Darwin notebooks lost and assumed stolen by breakfastduck on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @01:58PM (#25212886)
They clearly lied to protect their professional pride.

And I think calling these ‘unique documents’ is fairly undervaluing.

It’s pretty clear the people in charge now recognise they should have been reported stolen straight away.

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