. Annual report - Western Society of Malacologists. Mollusks; Mollusks. Memorial to JOHN Q(UINCY) BURCH (1894 - 1974) John Q. Burch died on August 7, 1974, about a month after his 80th birthday. Some of the newer WSM members may never have met him, for after the sale of his book and shell business he retired from malacological activities. Thus these members may not realize how much we owe to the energy and persistence of John Burch in a time of need. During World War II, gasoline rationing made travel to meetings next to impossible, John Q., who had become interested in collecting through the
. Annual report - Western Society of Malacologists. Mollusks; Mollusks. Memorial to JOHN Q(UINCY) BURCH (1894 - 1974) John Q. Burch died on August 7, 1974, about a month after his 80th birthday. Some of the newer WSM members may never have met him, for after the sale of his book and shell business he retired from malacological activities. Thus these members may not realize how much we owe to the energy and persistence of John Burch in a time of need. During World War II, gasoline rationing made travel to meetings next to impossible, John Q., who had become interested in collecting through the activities of his son, Tom, took over editorship of the Minutes of the Concho- logical Club of Southern California and kept the club alive and thriving through issuance of the Minutes as a newsletter. Although he was then working daytimes in a shipyard, he spent his evenings and weekends typing out each month's notes. As a first step, he would make up a rough draft from his own files, making as many carbon copies as his typewriter would produce. These went to several cooperating collectors and curators, who provided additional notes and criticisms, all of which he collated in his final version, a mimeographed publication. Extracts from these Minutes later were issued as soft-bound volumes entitled. Dis- tributional List of West American Marine Mollusca ... (1944^^ 1946), still the most comprehensive review of Vifest Coast species that is available. After the war was over, the Burches ran a book and shell shop in Los Angeles that was a popular rendezvous. John Burch helped. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Western Society of Malacologists. Pomona, Calif. , Western Society of Malacologists
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