I am forwarding to the list the definitive answer from Bob Hirst on this question. His two attempts to post the answer to the list have somehow gone astray: >The Berg did in fact buy it in 1970 (after years of rumors of its >existence), only to be challenged by the original owners, who prevailed >in court and had the document returned to them as having been stolen from >them and therefore not legally sold to the Berg. Berg got its money back, >but got rather burned in the exchange, especially since the owners turned >right around and gave it to Berkeley. The original owners were two >granddaughters of Charlie Langdon: Mrs. Eugene Lada-Mocarski (now dead) >and Mrs. Bayard Schieffelin, both of New Jersey. Basically it's a classic >case of not being able to show clear title, but you can imagine that the >Berg was not too happy at the way things played out. Thanks, Bob. --Barb