Ernie Harwell Collection - At Risk
A couple friends of mine pointed out a sad story in the Detroit News today (hello Keith, hello Dynarl). There is concern over the safety of Ernie's vast donation of baseball memorabilia, books, cards, etc. to the Detroit Public Library. They even give some details of a recent theft. I'm very familiar with certain parts of his collection, using the complete collection of Tomlinson Studio cabinets in my article of the same (OC #13) and helped catalogue Ernie's Old Judge collection including an extremely rare Jocko Flynn (tied with Gibson as rarest non-California League card with only 3 copies known). All the items I've viewed have a very clear "Detroit Public Library" stamp on back. I hope the Library finds a way to keep his collection safe and displayed in a fashion that would make Ernie happy.
Link to Detroit News Story => http://detnews.com/article/20110609/METRO01/106090401
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Best Regards,
Joe Gonsowski
COLLECTOR OF:
- 19th century Detroit memorabilia and cards with emphasis on Goodwin & Co. issues ( N172 / N173 / N175 ) and Tomlinson cabinets
- N333 SF Hess Newsboys League cards (all teams)
- Pre ATC Merger (1890 and prior) cigarette packs and redemption coupons from all manufacturers
Last edited by Joe_G.; 06-09-2011 at 09:02 PM.
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