This whole thing is preposterous. It just so happens that I visited the Tennessee Archives and Library today to look at old court records. They had a security guard, four curators, and an elaborate system to prevent this very sort of thing. I was given white gloves to handle the old records, was not left alone, and was not allowed to take anything in or out. I even had to lock up my belongings in a locker beforehand. Someone at the Natl. Archives is not doing their job.
As you said, hence my suspicion. “Job” implies “boss”. Question is, is the term “boss” flexible? I admit it’s a stretch, but why would we have heard of this?