[meteorite-list] Nininger and Perry Letters - Intermission 2
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:14 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV1070wrhVDKx0001017f_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_006C_01C422FF.BB2CD960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello list, Hope everybody is enjoying the letters. First let me start by marking a f= ew corrections in case anyone is saving these. =20 Perry to Nininger Letter, Feb. 23, 1952 =20 "I think the inclosed letter to Dr. Harvill probably will end our propose= d arrangement with the University of Arizona. As soon as I hear from him = I expect to take he matter up with the University of Michigan. That insti= tution spends five or six million a year in all manner of research work, = largely financed by donations, so I think that there would be bickering o= ver what you do or how you do it." Should have read... "I think the inclosed letter to Dr. Harvill probably will end our propose= d arrangement with the University of Arizona. As soon as I hear from him = I expect to take the matter up with the University of Michigan. That inst= itution spends five or six million a year in all manner of research work,= largely financed by donations, so I think that there would be no bickeri= ng over what you do or how you do it." Also, from an earlier letter, Nininger to Perry, Feb. 19, 1952 (from Mexico) =20 I had the two parts I could not read well. A couple helpful list members = have helped me decode Nininger's writing here. =20 Vera Craig, should read Vera Cruz, and "prince of a inon(?)", should read= "prince of a man". A common phrase of the time. Thanks for the help. =20 You will also note that I had on the letterhead of Dr. Harvill letters, U= niversity of Arkansas. This should have been Arizona. This I had done on = purpose to see if anyone would notice. University of Arkansas in Tucson. = While I can assume a couple of you did notice, no one said anything to me= And for your intermission break, some Meteor Crater photographs taken at = the crater, which appear to show a young couple in love......the back of = photographs give the date, November 26, 1945, and identifies them as the = Ahrendts. For more on information and photographs on Meteor Crater, see t= his month's Meteorite Times. (www.meteoritetimes.com). Meteor Crater Ahrendts Photographs http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colmeteorcraterahredts.html It is interesting to note that around now, the relationship of Nininger a= nd Perry starts to now change. They are becoming good friends rather then= just business or profession associates. They start referring to each oth= er in first name, and towards the end of the letters, they start mentioni= ng their wives and/or express good wishes to each others wife in closing.= =20 I hope referring to Stuart Perry as "Perry" I am not confused anyone with= Robert Perry, the northern explore who is commonly believed to be the fi= rst person to make it to the north pole and who recovered the Cape York i= ron meteorites. Personally, I would have preferred calling him Stuart to= avoid any possible confusion, but then I would almost have to say Harvey= and Stuart....and well, now I am starting to ramble. Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com ------=_NextPart_001_006C_01C422FF.BB2CD960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV> <P>Hello list= ,</P> <P>Hope everybody is enjoying the letters. First let me start by ma= rking a few corrections in case anyone is saving these. </P> <P> </P= ><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"> <P>Perry to Nininger Letter, Feb. 23, 19= 52 </P></FONT> <P> </P> <P>"<FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">I think t= he inclosed letter to Dr. Harvill probably will end our proposed arrangem= ent with the University of Arizona. As soon as I hear from him I expect t= o take he matter up with the University of Michigan. That institution spe= nds five or six million a year in all manner of research work, largely fi= nanced by donations, so I think that there would be bickering over what y= ou do or how you do it."</P> <P>Should have read...</P> <P>"I think the i= nclosed letter to Dr. Harvill probably will end our proposed arrangement = with the University of Arizona. As soon as I hear from him I expect to ta= ke the matter up with the University of Michigan. That institution spends= five or six million a year in all manner of research work, largely finan= ced by donations, so I think that there would be no bickering over what y= ou do or how you do it."</P> <P> </P> <P>Also, from an earlier = letter,</P> <P>Nininger to Perry, Feb. 19, 1952 (from Mexico) </P> <P>I h= ad the two parts I could not read well. A couple helpful list members hav= e helped me decode Nininger's writing here. </P> <P>Vera Craig, should re= ad Vera Cruz, and "prince of a inon(?)", should read "prince of a man". A= common phrase of the time. Thanks for the help. </P> <P> </P> <P>Yo= u will also note that I had on the letterhead of Dr. Harvill letters, Uni= versity of Arkansas. This should have been Arizona. This I had done on pu= rpose to see if anyone would notice. University of Arkansas in Tucson. Wh= ile I can assume a couple of you did notice, no one said anything to me.<= /P> <P> </P> <P>And for your intermission break, some Meteor Crater = photographs taken at the crater, which appear to show a young couple in l= ove......the back of photographs give the date, November 26, 1945, and id= entifies them as the Ahrendts. For more on information and photographs on= Meteor Crater, see this month's Meteorite Times. (<A href=3D"http://www.= meteoritetimes.com">www.meteoritetimes.com</A>).</P> <P>Meteor Crater Ahr= endts Photographs</P> <P><A href=3D"http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colm= eteorcraterahredts.html">http://www.meteoritearticles.com/colmeteorcrater= ahredts.html</A></P> <P> </P> <P>It is interesting to note that arou= nd now, the relationship of Nininger and Perry starts to now change. They= are becoming good friends rather then just business or profession associ= ates. They start referring to each other in first name, and towards the e= nd of the letters, they start mentioning their wives and/or express good = wishes to each others wife in closing. </P> <P>I hope referring= to Stuart Perry as "Perry" I am not confused anyone with Robert Perry, t= he northern explore who is commonly believed to be the first person to ma= ke it to the north pole and who recovered the Cape York iron meteorites. = Personally, I would have preferred calling him Stuart to avoid any = possible confusion, but then I would almost have to say Harvey and Stuart= ...and well, now I am starting to ramble.</P> <P> </P> <P>Mark Bost= ick</P> <P><A href=3D"http://www.meteoritearticles.com">www.meteoritearti= cles.com</A></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_006C_01C422FF.BB2CD960-- Received on Thu 15 Apr 2004 04:38:42 PM PDT |
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