2006-06-26 04:37:00 · 2 answers · asked by Edward W 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The most recent batch has not been auctioned...yet...Sotherby's will be holding the auction on Friday, June 30th at 2:00pm in NYC...get out your checkbook and be prepared to shell out between $15 to 30 million! There are many other collections out there, but Stanford has one of the largest and is the 'official' repository...they have already photocopied the documents for prosperty...
2006-06-26 04:58:19 · answer #1 · answered by Rev Debi Brady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NPR just did a short piece on that. Apparently, they are still in the physical possession of Dr. King's family, and are being offered to the highest bidder with a large minimum price.
While several institutions have shown interest, the King family is unwilling to allow unrestricted use of the archives, which is causing problems for the competitors.
2006-06-26 04:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by sdvwallingford 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋