. Annual report - Western Society of Malacologists. Mollusks; Mollusks. Allyn Goodwin Smith (1893-1976) The passing of Allyn G. Smith on 18 August, 1976, marked the loss of a much admired malacologist, an impressive source of knowledge in our field. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Allyn moved with his family in 1908 to Redlands, California, where he acquired an interest in natural history. While on vacation with his parents, Allyn attended a lecture on mollusks given in 1910 by Professor Josiah Keep. Keep evidently recognized Allyn's keen ability, and the two of them made several collecting tri
. Annual report - Western Society of Malacologists. Mollusks; Mollusks. Allyn Goodwin Smith (1893-1976) The passing of Allyn G. Smith on 18 August, 1976, marked the loss of a much admired malacologist, an impressive source of knowledge in our field. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Allyn moved with his family in 1908 to Redlands, California, where he acquired an interest in natural history. While on vacation with his parents, Allyn attended a lecture on mollusks given in 1910 by Professor Josiah Keep. Keep evidently recognized Allyn's keen ability, and the two of them made several collecting trips together. This was all that was needed to steer Allyn in the direction of conchology. Returning to Redlands, he made the acquaintance of S. Stillman Berry, who became his mentor and was undoubtedly responsible for his early and continuing interests in the chitons and land snails. Allyn graduated from high school in Redlands, and obtained a degree in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1916. He worked 32 years for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, where he became Administrative Superintendent of Personnel. However, Allyn's true love was malacology, and his retirement from P. T. & T. in 1955 allowed him to work full time at the California Academy of Sciences, where he had served as a Research Associate in Conchology since 1939. He held the positions of Research Malacologist and Executive Assistant to the Director from 1955-1960. In 1960, he accepted an appointment as Associate Curator of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, and in 1963, one as Chairman of the Department. During this time at the Academy, Allyn was primarily responsible for developing one of the largest wet preserved invertebrate research collections in the western United States. He retired from these duties in 1972 and served actively as Research Associate in Malacology associated with the Department of Geology until his Please note that these i
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