Update: I have been contacted by the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. They let me know that the prints were never lost, just newly exhibited (thanks to @bancroftlibrary)

Over 600 photo prints signed by American photographer Ansel Adams have been discovered have been organized in a new exhibition at the University of California’s Berkeley campus.

The prints — totalling 605 in number — were part of a project Adams had been hired for in the 1960s, which involved photographing the UC system. The images were slated to be part of a coffee table-sized book celebrating the university system’s centennial in 1968.

But the man who hired Adams at the time, University of California President Clark Kerr, was fired by then Governor Ronald Reagan and the centennial project was mothballed. Quite literally.

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Canon Japan published an announcement concerning the release dates of the EOS M and the related accessories (and kits). Most stuff should be generally available on September 29th, the EOS M double lens kit for instance.

Product Name	(This guide) will be released
EOS M · Double Lens Kit (Black, Silver, White, Red)	September 29, 2012
EF-M18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS STM	September 29, 2012
EF-M22mm F2 STM	September 29, 2012
Battery Pack LP-E12	September 29, 2012
Battery Charger LC-E12	September 29, 2012
DC Coupler DR-E12	September 29, 2012
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E12	September 29, 2012
Camera Cover RF-4	September 29, 2012
90EX Speedlight	September 29, 2012
EF-EOS M mount adapter	September 29, 2012
Lens Hood EW-54	September 29, 2012
Lens Hood EW-43	September 29, 2012
Lens dust cap EB	September 29, 2012
Lens cap E52II	September 29, 2012
Lens Cap E-43	September 29, 2012
43mm Protection Filter	September 29, 2012

EOS M pre-order links:

USA & world-wide:
EOS M page on Amazon (click here), Adorama (click here), B&H (click here)
EOS M Black at Amazon (click here), Amazon UK (click here), Adorama (click here) and BHphoto (click here).
EOS M White at BHphoto (click here).
EOS M 22mm pancake at Amazon (click here), Adorama (click here) and BHphoto (click here).
EOS M 18-55mm kit lens at Amazon (click here), Adorama (click here) and BHphoto (click here).
EOS M adapter at Amazon (click here) and BHphoto (click here).
EOS M Flash at Amazon (click here), Adorama (click here) and BHphoto (click here).

Germany (Amazon DE):
EOS M black with EF-M 18-55mm 1:3,5-5,6 IS STM lens and Speedlite 90EX for €849 (click here)
EOS M white with EF-M 18-55mm 1:3,5-5,6 IS STM lens and Speedlite 90EX for €849 (click here)
EOS M red with EF-M 18-55mm 1:3,5-5,6 IS STM lens and Speedlite 90EX for €849 (click here)
EF-M 22mm 1:2 STM Pancake lens for €249 (click here)
EF-EOS M Adapter for €129 (click here)
wexcameras.de (click here)

Italy: Amazon IT (click here)

UK: Amazon UK (click here)

More pre-order options here.

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