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Many people think the "Smith " is a close knit group of scientist who won't
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Date: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 1:17 PM
Subject: Trivia Question (Cone Shell)
 
 
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>Q.  What august scientific body had as contributing members (in 1994) both
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>Answer:  The Smithsonian Institution
>- had as Contributing members in 1994 a Mrs. Herman Cone  and a Mrs.
>Stephanie Shell
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>(now I wonder if either or both had any interest in malacology ?)
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>3 Smithsonian contributing members 1994
>Annals of the Smithsonian 1995 The Contributing Membership of the
>Smithsonian Institution in Fiscal Year 1995 Patron Members Mr. Laurence J.
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>" ... Mr. James J. Scott Mrs. Martha E. Seely Mrs. Stephanie Shell Mr. and
>Mrs. Gerard E. Shelton Dr. and Mrs. ... and Mrs. Barber Conable Mr. Paul F.
>Condon Mrs. Herman Cone, Jr. Mrs. Ethel Conlisk Mr. Steven S. Conner Dr. "
>//www.si.edu/whatsnew/press/annals/95annal/members.htm - 4023 words - 21K -
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