Guide to the U. S. District Court, United States v. Stephen Carrie Blumberg trial transcript 1991
Cage.898

Summary Information

Repository
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Creator
United States. District Court (Iowa : Southern District)
Title
U. S. District Court, United States v. Stephen Carrie Blumberg (trial transcript)
ID
Cage.898
Date
1991
Extent
1.0 box.
Language
English
Abstract
This collection consists of a complete copy of the transcript from the 1991 trial of Stephen Carrie Blumberg in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Preferred Citation note

United States v. Steven Carrie Blumberg trial transcript, 1991; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Washington State University Libraries; Pullman, WA

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Biographical/Historical note

Stephen Blumberg carried out the largest series of book thefts in United States history. By the time of his arrest in 1990, he had stolen 23,600 books and manuscripts worth over $5 million. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections at the WSU Libraries was one of the repositories Blumberg targeted. His arrest was largely a result of the work of Steven Huntsberry, who served as a detective for the Washington State University police. Blumberg was convicted and sentenced to 71 months in prison with a $200,000 fine.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection consists of a complete copy of the transcript from the 1991 trial of Stephen Carrie Blumberg in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2018-05-28

https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open and available for research use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Acquisition details are incomplete, but this material was probably transferred from the administrative files of Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections and accessioned as an archival collection in 1993 (MS.1993.50).

Processing Information note

James Feller processed this collection in 2018.

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Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

  • Blumberg, Stephen Carrie

Subject(s)

  • Book thefts
  • Civil Procedure and Courts

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