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August 17, 2006: William Reese Assists Yale University's Map Collection
"NEW HAVEN -- A rare books dealer who has been using Yale University's map collection since his undergraduate days has pledged to give his alma mater $100,000 to help bring the massive collection into the modern era. "
"Still smarting from the theft of dozens of priceless maps - some taken by disgraced map dealer E. Forbes Smiley III - Yale hopes to make the collection more secure but also to improve its accessibility to scholars."
