[meteorite-list] Perry to Nininger Letter, Oct. 30, 1950
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:12 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV141UoDUChKL0000977f_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0040_01C41D0B.6326F600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable (Stuart Perry to Harvey Nininger letter, Perry's File copy) October 30, 1950 Dear Nininger: First I want to tell you how much I enjoyed reading your Catalogue, and w= hat an exceptionally fine piece of work I think it is. Unlike most of suc= h lists, there is much more to it than the mere record of specimens. The = introduction is of unusual interest, and very well written; the notes of = various specimens are a valuable addition; and the plates are quite super= b. Altogether you have made an important contribution to the literature o= f meteorites. and while I congratulate you on that, I congratulate you st= ill more warmly on what you have done for science in your long career of = collecting -- your genuinely scientific spirit, your unflagging energy, a= nd your outstanding success in spite of many obstacles and difficulties. By the way, I noticed in your introduction a mention of your still having= material for sale. I imagine you have some that I should like to buy, bu= t perhaps you have no list or what is now available for sale, I mean no l= ist that you send out. Possibly if you would check what you have for sale= with my own printed catalogue, you might find some things that would be = likely to interest me. I had a letter from Ward's the other day inclosing a copy of a memorandum= from you regarding Dimmitt, which seems to establish definitely that it = is not identical with Tulia. I can add to the evidence by the fact that t= he stones that I obtained were so far from Tulia that it would be highly = improbable that they were of the same fall. I got about 20 stones, altoge= ther about 13 kg, the nearest of them were found about 30 miles west of T= ulia, some others 45 miles, and I heard of one that was found further. The subject of sales reminds me of possible exchanges. If I have somethin= g that you can't obtain, and you have something I want, we might exchange= even if my specimen were the only one; for I think that it may be more d= esirable to you to augment your already very large collection with a new = meteorite (one you not have) than it is to me to have some particular met= eorite in my collection in stead of some other. The only trouble is that = I have given so many of mine away that I haven't very much left that migh= t interest you. Suppose you run over my printed list and see if there is = anything that you covet with is not marked as given away. With warm regards to you and Mrs. Nininger, Sincerely, (Stuart Perry - name is missing as this is the file copy. The original se= nt to Nininger would have been signed by Perry) ------=_NextPart_001_0040_01C41D0B.6326F600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><FONT size=3D2= > <P>(Stuart Perry to Harvey Nininger letter, Perry's File copy)</P> <P>O= ctober 30, 1950</P> <P>Dear Nininger:</P> <P>First I want to tell you how= much I enjoyed reading your Catalogue, and what an exceptionally fine pi= ece of work I think it is. Unlike most of such lists, there is much more = to it than the mere record of specimens. The introduction is of unusual i= nterest, and very well written; the notes of various specimens are a valu= able addition; and the plates are quite superb. Altogether you have made = an important contribution to the literature of meteorites. and while I co= ngratulate you on that, I congratulate you still more warmly on what you = have done for science in your long career of collecting -- your genuinely= scientific spirit, your unflagging energy, and your outstanding success = in spite of many obstacles and difficulties.</P> <P>By the way, I noticed= in your introduction a mention of your still having material for sale. I= imagine you have some that I should like to buy, but perhaps you have no= list or what is now available for sale, I mean no list that you send out= Possibly if you would check what you have for sale with my own printed = catalogue, you might find some things that would be likely to interest me= </P> <P>I had a letter from Ward's the other day inclosing a copy of a m= emorandum from you regarding Dimmitt, which seems to establish definitely= that it is not identical with Tulia. I can add to the evidence by the fa= ct that the stones that I obtained were so far from Tulia that it would b= e highly improbable that they were of the same fall. I got about 20 stone= s, altogether about 13 kg, the nearest of them were found about 30 miles = west of Tulia, some others 45 miles, and I heard of one that was found fu= rther.</P> <P>The subject of sales reminds me of possible exchanges. If I= have something that you can't obtain, and you have something I want, we = might exchange even if my specimen were the only one; for I think that it= may be more desirable to you to augment your already very large collecti= on with a new meteorite (one you not have) than it is to me to have some = particular meteorite in my collection in stead of some other. The only tr= ouble is that I have given so many of mine away that I haven't very much = left that might interest you. Suppose you run over my printed list and se= e if there is anything that you covet with is not marked as given away.</= P> <P> </P> <P>With warm regards to you and Mrs. Nininger,</P> <P>Si= ncerely,</P> <P>(Stuart Perry - name is missing as this is the file copy.= The original sent to Nininger would have been signed by Perry)</P></FONT= ></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0040_01C41D0B.6326F600-- Received on Thu 08 Apr 2004 02:47:01 AM PDT |
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