Volunteer Accused of Theft

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Summary

Calvin F. Allison, Jr., 25, a Smithsonian volunteer between 1973 and 1977, is indicted on charges of stealing a shark's tooth and a fish fossil from the "natural history division." The thefts were allegedly committed in the spring of 1977. The stolen items have a total estimated value of $10,300.

Subject

  • Allison, Calvin F., Jr
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

John Feinstein, "Washington Post," 26 April 1979.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

April, 1979

Topic

  • Vertebrate Paleontology
  • Ichthyology
  • National Collections
  • Volunteers
  • Theft

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