[meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.

[Matt Morgan]

I do not know if the pallasite has anything to do with it, but I am 
anxiously awaiting the full details of the curatorship.
Matt

Michael Farmer wrote:

> Matt, that was also a different time, Nininger was the pioneer in 
> meteoritics, before him, really nobody in the USA cared much for them, 
> so without him, meteorites would have always taken back burner. It is 
> clear from reading Nininger's books, which I do often, that he cared 
> for meteorites more than anyone.
> This is a different time, real money is involved, and commercial 
> dealers have NO PLACE in being curator of a university collection. 
> Honorary position is fine, but it seems Marvin has been given the gold 
> key. I wonder if Fukang has anything to do with it? Does Uof A know 
> that they are holding a stolen treasure from China?
> Mike Farmer
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Morgan" 
> <mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com>
> To: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter at comcast.net>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.
>
>
>> One of the "Gods" of meteoritics, H.H. Nininger was also a dealer 
>> named curator of the "Colorado Museum of Natural History".  I am not 
>> saying I agree with the UofA decision, and I understand Mike's 
>> viewpoint entirely, but the precedent has been set.  The difference 
>> here may be the fact that Nininger stopped dealing once appointed as 
>> curator. Is this the case for the SW-Meteorite Lab? If it is, then 
>> fine, give him a chance. If not, then something is terribly wrong.
>>
>> Matt Morgan
>>
>> Michael Farmer wrote:
>>
>>> The more I think of this, the more outraged I am.
>>> I have donated tens of thousands of $$$ of meteorites to the UofA, 
>>> and now they have been turned over to the control of a meteorite 
>>> dealer.
>>> I wonder if some of them will be submitted at the auction in Tucson? 
>>> This is in my opinion a huge conflict of interest. How can they do 
>>> that? Why not put Christies in charge of the Smithsonian art 
>>> collection, and Butterfields in charge of the American Museum of 
>>> Natural History? When did Universities start doling out the job to 
>>> commercial dealers?
>>> Is anyone outraged at this?
>>> No more donations to the UofA for me, I might find my Moon and Mars 
>>> rocks on http://www.meteorite-lab.com/.
>>>
>>> This is total bunk, I guess museums are for sale.
>>>
>>> Mike Farmer
>>>
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