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j fix*"" I V l""^v :" jF March 28, 1955 Internal Memorandum _ _ y _ Conversation with Mr* Sam Carpenter in regard to the Hamlin Diaries in Washington This memorandum is in reply to a letter of March 16th to Mr* Carpenter concerning a question asked by Professor Lester Chandler about the Hamlin Diaries* Mr. Carpenter stated that the matter of time limit on the Hamlin Diaries was considered when they were put into the Library of Congress* So also were questions concerning the accuracy of the facts as reported by Mr* Hamlin. The conclusion was that considering the quality of the reporting, it would not matter whether someone saw the diaries ten years from the date of their deposit in the Library or twenty years. The peril of misinterpretation of facts was the same. Mr* Carpenter was interested that Professor Chandler raised the question, but he saw no possibility of taking any other action. The accuracy of the facts has not been checked fact by fact and probably could not be. It is more a matter of interpretation most of the time and of personal bias* I told this whole matter to Miss Brand at the Library of Congress, and she made a note to warn researchers that in this, as in other individual testimonies, facts should be checked. MA:IB This seems to be all that we can do on .this rather delicate matter* Muroh 28* 1955 §^mm%i®^ idth. JKr* .Bum S t ^ w t t r -,|a rt^aar*! ,.to tfaa :HN^^t...J!^|iL^ll>J, .M Wa^iiiigtoi. This ftaaoraadw. i s la raply-to a lattsr of larch 16th to Mr# Clarpaiitar ooaoantiiig a quastlcm askad 'by frofssnor Lsstar Chamdlar about tha Ha»ll& Diariaa* Jtr# Carpaatar ttatad that tha itatttr of tint limit on tha Italia Marias «aa aonaiiarti uttati th«y mm put lata tha Xdbraxy of Ctongrass* So alio wart quaatioaa scMwaraiag tha aaeuracgr of tha facts at raportad by Mr* Bnlin* tha oonolmaion was that oonsidaring tha quality of tha sporting* i t would not mattar nhsthar §mmm §m tha diariei tan ytars from tha data of their dapoait in tha Idbrargr or twsnty fmm* Shs parll of miiiatarfratatioa of facta naa tha nana* Mr* Ctarpstitar was i&tsrastsd that Proftssor Ghafidlar raistd tha quasUoa* but ha mm ao feasibility of taking any othar nation* tha mm%tu®y of tha faata has not baam ohaokad faat by fact and probably could not ba« I t ia mora a nattar of iatarprtta** tloa Boat of tha. tisa and of psrsooal bias* 1 told this #iol# aattsr to Miss Braid at tha Xdbraiy of Congress* m€ §h® aada a nota to warn raaaarchara that in this f as in othar individual tastlmoniss* facta tihotild ba chaolead* ©lit aaama to ba all that us can do on this rather dalicata mutter* M&iXB
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