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Re: Monopoly and Institutional Arrogance (Humor/Sincere Mix)
I must chime in.
I appreciate your light humor Elton, but this is an interesting point.
Universities have an awful track record of keeping track of their
meteorites.
The Lafayette (in a parallel thread) is a perfect example. John
Blennert's recent post on his donations is another example of
Institutional arrogance and irresponsible behavior when it comes to
meteorites.
When I first looked at the University of Wyoming's meteorite display
last year, I noticed the descriptions were lacking. The labels were
"stony meteorite", "iron meteorite" etc. The curator indicated that no
records existed for the specimens. Fortunately they were handled by a
curator of a much smaller institution...Glen Huss of the American
Meteorite Lab. With these Huss numbers and help from Blaine, I was able
to tell them where their rocks came from and produce proper labels for
them.
When it is time for me to give up my collection it will go to one
interested individual at a small institution, certainly not a large
institution. They are far to valuable to disappear into uncaring hands
that do not appreciate them.
Bill Peck
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