[photo-3d] Re: Please don't sell Seton Rochwite's life on ebay!!

[Mary Ann & Wolfgang Sell <vmmasell@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Subject: Re: Re: Please don't sell Seton Rochwite's life on ebay!!
>
> >Most of this stuff has historical significance, in collector's
> >hands most of it probably will be lost to public access.
> >The California Museum of Photography already has important
> >Rochwite items, adding all the other stuff would make the
> >total even more valuable than the sum of its components.
> >The stereo community should support this, in my opinion.
>
> Still this leaves open the question:  Why didn't that
> stuff got donated to the California Museum of Photography
> by Seton or his relatives in the first place???
>
> George
>
Hello All,

I have asked for copies of the items for the NSA's Holmes Stereoscopic
Library and this has been promised, so the information itself will not
be lost in someone's personal file, and will be available for research.
The members of this list could always buy the items and than donate the
originals to the Holmes Library if they feel so inclined.

By NSA rules the Library is not permitted to buy items, so we do not
compete with the collectors.
I personally feel that in most cases just having copies of the
information where anyone can use it is a major step, but the original
Rochwite collection would be a major item for the Library if some of the
group would be willing to purchase/donate the items.

Wolfgang Sell, Curator