Hi,

At the B-M Shell Museum on Sanibel we host the COA Convention picture
books. It would be great to have a volunteer scan and eventually post
onto the COA site.

Thanks,

José

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Paul Callomon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Here at the Academy we maintain the American Malacological Society archives. This includes alphabetized files on thousands of collectors and scientists, many with pictures. We are always happy to receive prints or slides of shell people to add to the files. If someone were interested in digitizing and posting this material on the web, I'd be happy to talk to them.
>
> 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
>
> >>> Martin <[log in to unmask]> 11/10/2010 12:41 PM >>>
> On 11/10/2010 7:35 AM, Bev Dolezal wrote:
>
> Here's an idea......wouldn't it be nice to have a photo database collection of all of our wonderful
> seashell family.... those, both living and deceased, who have been a part of this terrific group
> of people?  It's a huge undertaking, but when I read about special shell people like
> Betty Jean Piech, I'd love to see a photo of this "small woman with a huge smile".
> Many of us have "shell people" photos from our shell clubs, COA, and shelling trips, so I'm
> sure we could all contribute pictures - would this be something that Conch-L or Bailey
> Matthews Museum would be interested in pursuing?  As the saying goes, "A picture's
> worth a thousand words".
> Bev Dolezal
> (Clearwater, Florida)
>
> Perfect along my thoughts, with shells not friends.  If not shelling, at a convention and so forth.
> If ".html" pages could be generated, then a branch off http://www.conchologistsofamerica.org/home/
> Perhaps the picture data base could contain said pictures with file names, preserving data on the picture.
>
> In a like manner we should consider for ourselves and later others like I plan:
>
> I plan on a shell guide of shorts.There are hundreds - note the s - of species in my collection
> and as I get older - history is lost and the mind gets dimmer!  I have a "Master collection", "Show collection"
> and "Bulk collection".  Pictures from the top two and additional species from the third.
>
> What I planned on was to make a book - informal - but information, picture(s) and general documentation
> on the collection - locations, pictures of locations and such.  When I donate it I'm sure it would be valuable.
> Even if 10% of the species names have changed, - it would be trivial at that point to make note and update
> the 'book' and a database.
>
> Martin
>



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