Letters in Appreciation


Eric P. Newman is an attorney from St. Louis, Missouri and is President of the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society, formed to support the numismatic research community similar to that of the HBF. Mr. Newman serves on the Council of the American Numismatic Society.

Mrs. Harry W. Bass, Jr.
8333 Douglas Ave
Sulte 1400
Dallas, TX 75225

April 23, 19,98

Dear Doris:

Just before receiving your note Ed Deane sent me a digest of Harry's life.

I feel I would like to write you a little more about Harry. Harry deeply affected my life and that of many others who were not intimate personal friends but team friends. ANS brought us together long ago and we watched each other work for a common goal using ANS as a catalyst. Both of us were true coin and currency collectors and sincere students of American numismatic literature. Harry saw as his goal the encouragement of education of others by making numismatic data enticing and easily available. He received great satisfaction in making the computer world serve these educational needs. He recognized that possibility long before others. He saw great progress in the plans he created. He fortunately led ANS at a time it needed modern leadership. His generosity backed his intellectual support. All of us were fortunate that he was able to continue it during his illness. I had the privilege of insisting that he stay on at the ANS Council after he said he could no longer attend meetings.

Harry was always analyzing the best way to handle matters for future efficiency and all of us appreciated the impact of his decisions. I will always hold him with the highest respect and hope his principles and his dreams can be carried on.

Harry would not want a letter like this shown to anyone, but all of us can overrule him on this point.

Carry on,


Eric P. Newman