Conch-L,
We also went by Rollins College many times to look at the collection. One year
we went by and it had been moved.
So on our  way to Sanibel, we stopped at Florida Museum of Natural history to
view it again. They told us it was packed away
as they did not have room to display it. Also they were planning to build a
Shell Room  but have not heard anymore.
Marion Deuel
 
Kurt Auffenberg wrote:
 
> Dear all:
>
> The Beal-Maltbie Collection is at the Florida Museum of Natural History,
> University of Florida, Gainesville.  I personally packed it up and brought
> it to Gator Country.  Rollins College divested itself of the collection
> because it needed the space for other programs.  None of it is on exhibit
> for various reasons.  It is fully computer-cataloged.  Rest assured, it is
> being well-cared for in the research collection.  Contact the curator, Dr.
> Fred G. Thompson at [log in to unmask], if you have any further questions.
>
> Kurt
>
> At 05:45 PM 4/14/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi- that's an answer I'd like too. I went to Rollins in the
> >last 5 years a-looking for it since I had actually been
> >taken to visit it as a teenager ( many years ago).  Nobody
> >really knew, except someone said, U. of Central Fl; andother
> >said, U. of Fl. Last summer I was in Gainesville & went to the
> >museum of Fl natural history and there were a few shells but certainly
> >no Beal-Maltbie.
> >
> >Karen VV
> >
> >On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Scott E Jordan wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone know what happened to the collection of the Beal-Maltbie
> Shell Museum of St. Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida.
> >>
> >> Scott Jordan
> >>
> >