[meteorite-list] Perry to Harvill Letter, Jan. 18, 1952
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:13 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV59EsBk31TZ10000ca44_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0008_01C4206C.E67FABA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Letter is from Stuart Perry to Richard Harvill, president of the Universi= ty of Arizona reguarding a $2000.00 grant Perry made for Nininger through= the University. (Stuart Perry's file copy) The Arizona Inn Tucson, Arizona January 18, 1952 Dear Dr. Harvill; This is to confirm the offer I made in conversation with you and Dr. H. H= Nininger yesterday, and to replace the hastily typed memorandum that I = gave you at the time. I propose to give the University two thousand dollars, to promote meteori= tic research and collection by Dr. Nininger. The only condition attached = to the gift is that it is to be used exclusively for that purpose, to be = disbursed at such times and in such amounts as may be determined by agree= ment between the University and Dr. Nininger. I assume no obligation or liability except as stated, and I reserve no ri= ght to any reimbursement, profit or reward of any kind; the purpose of th= is gift being strictly and wholly to promote scientific research in that = line, by an investigator whom I have long known and whom I consider to be= of outstanding competence and reliability. By way of information I may add that I have made an intensive study of me= teorites for more than twenty years, especially of iron meteorite of whic= h I made more than 2,500 photogmicrographs. The results were embodied in = a book, The Metallography of Meteoric Iron, published by the Smithsonian = Institution. It was the first systematic treatment of that subject. In 19= 46 I research the Lawrence Smith gold medal by the National Academy of Sc= ience for research in meteorites. I have myself made a large collection o= f meteorites (300) most of which have been given to museums -- mostly the= National, Chicago, Harvard and the University of Michigan. =20 These matters are mention not from boastfulness, but that you may better = understand my motive in making this gift. If it results in an extension o= f knowledge of meteorites, I shall feel fully repaid. I remain, with warm regards, Sincerely, Stuart H. Perry ------=_NextPart_001_0008_01C4206C.E67FABA0 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>Letter is from Stuart Perry to Richard Harvill, president of the Uni= versity of Arizona reguarding a $2000.00 grant Perry made for Nininger th= rough the University.</P> <P>(Stuart Perry's file copy)</P> <P> </P>= <P>The Arizona Inn</P> <P>Tucson, Arizona</P> <P>January 18, 1952</P> <P= > </P> <P>Dear Dr. Harvill;</P> <P>This is to confirm the offer I ma= de in conversation with you and Dr. H. H. Nininger yesterday, and to repl= ace the hastily typed memorandum that I gave you at the time.</P> <P>I pr= opose to give the University two thousand dollars, to promote meteoritic = research and collection by Dr. Nininger. The only condition attached to t= he gift is that it is to be used exclusively for that purpose, to be disb= ursed at such times and in such amounts as may be determined by agreement= between the University and Dr. Nininger.</P> <P>I assume no obligation o= r liability except as stated, and I reserve no right to any reimbursement= , profit or reward of any kind; the purpose of this gift being strictly a= nd wholly to promote scientific research in that line, by an investigator= whom I have long known and whom I consider to be of outstanding competen= ce and reliability.</P> <P>By way of information I may add that I have ma= de an intensive study of meteorites for more than twenty years, especiall= y of iron meteorite of which I made more than 2,500 photogmicrographs. Th= e results were embodied in a book, The Metallography of Meteoric Iron, pu= blished by the Smithsonian Institution. It was the first systematic treat= ment of that subject. In 1946 I research the Lawrence Smith gold medal by= the National Academy of Science for research in meteorites. I have mysel= f made a large collection of meteorites (300) most of which have been giv= en to museums -- mostly the National, Chicago, Harvard and the University= of Michigan. </P> <P>These matters are mention not from boastfulness, bu= t that you may better understand my motive in making this gift. If it res= ults in an extension of knowledge of meteorites, I shall feel fully repai= d.</P> <P>I remain, with warm regards,</P> <P>Sincerely,</P> <P>Stuart H.= Perry</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0008_01C4206C.E67FABA0-- Received on Mon 12 Apr 2004 10:02:36 AM PDT |
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