The American Malacological Society (est. 1931)

The American Malacological Union, now the American Malacological Society, was founded in 1931 chiefly through the organizing efforts of Norman W. Lermond, a New England farmer, utopian community founder, Socialist Party politician, and amateur naturalist. Although a national organization of malacologists had long been discussed, Lermond undertook correspondence with amateur and professional malacologists throughout the country, and eventually gathered the names of 192 persons interested in forming an organization. Its first meeting was held on April 30-May 2, 1931, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 29 attendees from 12 states. Its first president was Henry A. Pilsbry of Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences.
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Further information

• Seventy-five years of molluscs: A history of the American Malacological Society on the occasion of its 75th annual meeting (PDF)
• History of AMS on its 50th Anniversary (from AMU Bulletin for 1981) (PDF)
  
• History (Evolution) of the American Malacological Union (Society) (PDF)
• Annotated Catalog of Malacological Meetings (PDF), including Symposia and Workshops in Malacology, by Eugene V. Coan and Alan R. Kabat.
  
• AMS meeting localities and officers from 1931-2005 (PDF)
  
• Council and Committee members
  
• Constitution and Bylaws (PDF)