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Originally Posted by Peter Harris
Why... would anyone buy or obtain facts or literature about anything especially a collectors item or enthusiasts information and yet not share it? Seems very narrow minded to me. Surely knowledge is the food of invention and improvement?
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That's a very good question to ask Bill Murphy.
As relating to the Johnson research materials and manuscript documents, as I said, I've seen them and they are not very illuminating. Moreover, the materials in several notebooks were sent to Austin Hogan and were in his possession for over a year for his examination. They were sent to Austin for his freedom to publish, use, write an article, whatever would be helpful, about the Johnson research.
So, when Bill Murphy talks about these Johnson materials as "secret PGCA research materials" nothing could be further from the truth. They are neither secret nor PGCA materials....he just hasn't seen them and isn't likely to get to see them. Moreover, they have been "outed", to use his phrase, to a responsible Parker researcher and writer.
Finally, Bill creates an improbable fictional character when he asks "Please let me know what is the deal with PGCA members who conduct great research at great personal expense and then bury it in their bosums and don't share it with others." I have no idea who he is talking about and others that I have talked to about his post have no idea either. I hope he is not talking about the renowned collector who stepped up to the plate and paid for the Johnson materials while others sat on their hands and fidgeted, because if he is, he is grossly in error.