Letter from Oscar Monnig to Sol Pieters (September 30, 1963)

dc.creator	Monnig, Oscar
dc.date.accessioned	2024-03-28T14:46:21Z
dc.date.available	2024-03-28T14:46:21Z
dc.date.issued	1963-09-30
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/63774
dc.description	Letter from Oscar Monnig to Sol Pieters (owner of the House of Gems in modern day Namibia) stating that he should have enough money to purchase the other two meteorites that Pieters had mentioned to him. Asks for more information on how much they would weigh, cost, and cost to ship. Also asks if he has ever been able to acquire stony meteorites. Based on context and location the date on the letter may be off by a year (1964 instead of 1963)
dc.relation	Oscar Monnig Papers (MS 124)
dc.rights	Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph.
dc.source	Series III, Box 06, Gibeon, South Africa, 1963-1981 folder
dc.subject	Meteorite
dc.subject	Gibeon meteorite
dc.subject	Gibeon (Namibia)
dc.subject	IVA iron meteorites
dc.subject	Pieters, Sol
dc.subject	Nickel-iron
dc.title	Letter from Oscar Monnig to Sol Pieters (September 30, 1963)
dc.type	Document
dc.description.transcription

Records of the Monnig Meteorite Gallery [2825]
The files are arranged alphabetically, usually according to the location of discovery of the meteorite. The files contain correspondence and research material on the meteorites in the collection.

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