Library finds missing newspapers on White Sox scandal

Remember the missing editions of a rare sports newspaper credited with first reporting the 1919 White Sox gambling scandal? Good News! Erik Kraft, Librarian at University of Illinois, became a library hero and the Case of the Missing Collyer’s Eye was solved – sort of. It remains unclear how the large volumes returned to the library Tuesday night, the day the Chicago Tribune published a story about the missing books.

“I got the sense that someone heard the news stories and had an attack of conscience and decided to drop them off,” said Kraft, 28, a visiting assistant librarian for digital resources, who said he saw the books while strolling through the reference room to straighten up and check if anyone needed help.

December 10, 2005 by Uncategorized 0

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