Dockstader Charged with having Sold Museum Artifacts

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Summary

The Attorney General of New York, Louis J. Lefkowitz, charges Frederick J. Dockstader, director of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, and the Board of Trustees with having sold and given away artifacts from the museum's collection. Lefkowitz asked for their removal by the New York State Supreme Court. This comes after an investigation into the museum's deaccessioning and management practices.

Subject

  • Dockstader, Frederick J
  • Lefkowitz, Louis J
  • National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) George Gustav Heye Center
  • National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Fraser, C. Gerald, "Court Acts on Indian Museum," The New York Times, 28 June 1975, p. 29

Contact information

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

Date

June 1975

Topic

  • Historians
  • Museums
  • Investigations
  • Indians of North America--Museums

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