[Rockhounds] RE: Harvard Museum

[Tom Corson]

I just recently returned from attending this year's Maine Pegmatite Workshop
(which I heartily recommend by the way!)... 

Getting to hang out for 10 days with the likes of Frank Perham was a real
blast in and of itself, not to mention 10 days of digging pegs, many of
which are not normally accessible to the public.

There were numerous miner/owners there from very famous localities like Mt.
Mica, Palermo, Harvard, Pulsifer, Emmons, and the like. The subject of the
Harvard Museum removing the New England collection most definitely came up
and, suffice it to say, Harvard is unlikely to receive any more
donations/support from these folks...

The removal of the collection is not only appalling, it defies logic - it
was one of the most acclaimed displays of NE minerals ever. The spirits of
Palache, Frondel, and Hurlbut would be appalled.

Unfortunately, museums are becoming more about entertainment and less about
doing science each year.

If people want that kind of entertainment, they should go to Disney World.

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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:12:09 EDT
> From: Ozro1 at aol.com
> Subject: [Rockhounds] Re: Rockhounds Digest, Vol 50, Issue 15
> To: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com
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> Alan- Do you recall what they did with it/what their plans 
> were? The best  
> specimens from many finds in New England have been donated to 
> Harvard to be  
> enjoyed by future generations.
> Tara
>  
> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:22:09 -0400
> From: "Alan Goldstein"  <deepskyspy at insightbb.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Harvard Museum  Visit
> To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: 
> 
> I believe the revision of the Harvard Museum was discussed in 
> John S.  White 
> in either Min Rec or Rocks & Minerals several years  ago.
> 
>