John Finlay's collection was acquired by Florida International
University in Miami sometime in the late 1990's-early 2000s.

Best,

José

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Paul Callomon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> On behalf of Ranellidmeister Alan Beu, I'd like to ask if anyone knows
> anything about:
>
> 1) the whereabouts of John Finlay's collection. He used to live (circa 1980)
> near Greenville in Delaware, but neither we nor the DMNH have his
> collection.
>
> 2) the whereabouts of A. H. Verrill's collection. He was the son of the more
> famous Verrill (of Verrill and Bush fame), and in the last years of his life
> set himself up as a shell dealer in Fort Worth, Florida. Any ideas?
>
> PC.
>
>
> Paul Callomon
> Collections Manager
> Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology and General Invertebrates
> Department of Malacology
> Academy of Natural Sciences
> 1900 Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA
> Tel 215-405-5096
> Fax 215-299-1170



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