Dear Conch-Lers, I just returned from 2 weeks in Hawaii to find much publicity on Conch-L about the founder of our Museum. As Curator of Mollusks at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, I want to respond to the initial inquiry about John DuPont's shell collection. John DuPont donated his shell collection to the Delaware Museum of Natural History (DMNH) in 1984. His specimens make up approximately one third of our mollusk collection. Regardless of his present situation, I remain grateful to him for his foresight and ambition in founding DMNH. -Tim- Timothy A. Pearce, Ph.D., Curator of Mollusks Delaware Museum of Natural History Box 3937, 4840 Kennett Pike 302-658-9111 x319 Wilmington, DE 19807-0937, USA [log in to unmask]