[meteorite-list] Passing on collections...

From: capricorn89 <capricorn89_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:11 2004
Message-ID: <001201c09d37$7126bc60$df36b2d1_at_earthlink.net>

Now, this is a worthwhile link to promote in a positive fashion.

Some, at least, of my more unique meteorites, such as Lucerne Valley, and
those that are not commonly available on the market, will probably go to the
Griffith Observatory either on long-term loan or donation, as they build
their expanded facilities, now in the works, and seek to add more meteorites
for display.

I suggest long-term donation (maybe 100 years) as with outright donations
items sometimes do disappear from collections. That way one has legal
control to see that a meteorite remains where it should be.

Ron Hartman
www.meteoriet1.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <SSachs9056_at_aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 5:05 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] My thanks to a meteorite dealer....


> I still plan however to donate all specimens (stipulated in my will) to a
> local museum / planetarium that also is on a fixed income and budget. I
once
> recall in an article written that Haag stated .... scientists were jealous
> about collectors gobbling up all of the specimens and the scientists felt
> they were being left out in the cold, because they did not want to hunt
for
> specimens in the fields themselves. I see it as a new version of the trite
> saying: "It's the circle of life." Substitute the word life for
"Meteorite"
> and many private collections eventually end up in museums, universities,
> etc., where once again, scientists have a chance to study them. Is this
"pie
> in the sky" thinking??
>
> Other than passing collections onto family members, how does members of
the
> list plan to dispose of their collections once they are no longer around?
> Just curious.
>
> Again thanks Dean for a great specimen! And thanks to the list for the
> stimulating dialogue!
>
> Best to all,
>
> Steven Sachs
> (meteorite collector and self studied student of meteoritics from--1991
> to--who-knows-when?)
>
> www.geocities.com/gangwise/meteorite.html
>
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