[A CA Guy]

Let's say we are the communist SAG group for this example.
We find we have original George Washington letters that within years could fetch numerous millions.

Do we:
A# Be gracious and donate them all to the Presidential library at no financial gain for the benefit of the nation?

OR

B# Pull a Mrs. Martin Luther King and attempt to gain personal wealth for the family or organization, and to then suck funds from for personal gain, even though you come off looking like a low class creep?

SAG is IMO much closer to answer B.

[Wolfstar]

I agree, SAG is likely to do #B, or possibly #C, hoard it to themselves so no one can ever make positive use of it to enhance public knowledge of President Reagan's life. #C appears to be what they've done for the 15 years since President Reagan left office. Either that, or we'd have to believe they've just discovered what their own article refers to as a "treasure trove" of material in their archives.

Although I have no way of knowing, it itsn't entirely impossible that their bylaws require them to maintain ownership over their own archives. By that still wouldn't prevent them from working out a long-term loan of the material to the RWR library.

Let's face it, both you and I agree that SAG is most likely to do something malicious.