THE 2001 R. T. ABBOTT VISITING CURATORSHIP

The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is pleased to invite applications for the
2001 R. T. Abbott Visiting Curatorship.

The Curatorship, established originally in accordance with the wishes of
the late Dr. R. T. Abbott, Founding Director of the Shell Museum, is
awarded annually to enable malacologists to visit the Museum for a period
of a week. Abbott Fellows will be expected, by performing collection-based
research, to assist with the curation of portions of the Museum's
collection and to provide one evening talk for the general public. The
Museum collection consists of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial
specimens. A large percentage of our holdings have been catalogued through
a computerized database management system. A substantial portion of the
time will be available for research in the collection, but fieldwork in
southwest Florida can be arranged. The R. T. Abbott Visiting Curatorship is
accompanied by a stipend of $1,500.

Interested malacologists are invited to send a copy of their curriculum
vitae together with a letter detailing their areas of taxonomic expertise
and research objectives, and provide a tentative subject for their talk.
Send materials to:

Dr. José H. Leal
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
P. O. Box 1580
Sanibel, FL 33957
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Applications for the 2001 Visiting Curatorship should be sent no later than
May 15, 2001. The award will be announced by late June. Questions about the
Visiting Curatorship should be sent to the e-mail address above, or by
phone at:

(941) 395-2233; fax (941) 395-6706

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José H. Leal, Ph.D., Director
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
Editor, The Nautilus
www.shellmuseum.org

3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road
Sanibel, FL 33957 USA
(941)395-2233
fax (941)395-6706