(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 what an exceptionally fine piece 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 interest, and very well written; the notes of various specimens are a valuable addition; and the plates are quite superb. Altogether you have made an important contribution to the literature of meteorites. and while I congratulate 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. 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 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 the 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, 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 further. 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 collection 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 trouble 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 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 sent to Nininger would have been signed by Perry) |
