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dc.creatorJackson, J. Ralph
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-03T17:49:47Z
dc.date.available2024-06-03T17:49:47Z
dc.date.issued1960-07-19
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/64693
dc.descriptionLetter from J. Ralph Jackson to Oscar Monnig about the meteorite delivered.
dc.relationOscar Monnig Papers (MS 124)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph.
dc.sourceSeries III, Box 06, Holliday, Archer County, Texas, 1960-1962 folder
dc.subjectMeteorite
dc.subjectHolliday meteorite
dc.subjectArcher County (Tex.)
dc.subjectJackson, J. Ralph
dc.titleLetter from J. Ralph Jackson to Oscar Monnig
dc.typeDocument
dc.description.transcriptionBox 36 Holliday, Tex. July 19, 1960 Dear Monnig: I am in receipt of your letter & card concerning the meteorite speciment del. to you by Mrs. Pridemone. I found it in Rattle Snake Canyon, 10 miles SW of Holliday in Archer Co. about 10 years ago. I had intended mailing it to you & when I found out my Sister knew your wife I asked her to deliver it to you. Dr. A. S. Romer and Stan Olsen, paleontologists from Harvard Univ. and I were hunting fossilized remains of Dimetredon. I noticed this object & picked it up. Dr. Romer said he believed it to be a meteorite. I tested it with compas & it had a strong magnetic pull. This canyon has some very fine fossil beds & has been worked for years. Dr. Romer has taken 11 or 12 skeletons from one pit. He has worked this country for 30 years or more. I have spent lots of time with him. I am interested in all the general or natural sciences. Will be glad to help you in any way. Sincerely J R Jackson


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  • 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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