COA: Then and Now

摘要

Conchologists of America began in October of 1972 with eight enthusiastic shell collectors gathered at the Newport Inn, Rhode Island, at the behest and invitation of John Paduano. This small group felt that the American Malacological Union (AMU, now American Malacological Society, AMS) had become too 'scientific' and seemed to no longer really include amateur collectors. The original eight were: Kirk Anders -- Florida (photo second from left) Mrs. Robert Armstrong -- Massachusetts Carl Erickson -- Massachusetts Dorothy (photo far left) and Robert Janowsky (photo middle) -- New York Mrs. Bette Rachlin (photo second from right) -- Massachusetts Miss Mavis Walkup -- New Mexico John Paduano (photo far right) -- Rhode Island