June 27, 1939 
Mr. J. T, Barron, Seale 
U.S.S. HOUSTON 
Bremerton, Washington 
Dear Jacks 
With this note is a copy of the Smithsonian Explorations 
Pamphlet carrying a few words about each of the several expeditions 
in which members of the staff participated. Our trip is the first 
one. Although it is mentioned in the first of the series of papers 
which are being sent you from the nublications office, you may be 
interested in the additional remarks and pictures in this article. 
The acknowledgments and thanks are all with the paper on the shrimps 
and crabs we collected. 
Among the birds that I brought back was pelican 
which 1 failed to labSsl. Have you any idea where it might have been 
taken — in the G-al&oagos or Cocos* or even Old Providence? 1 don’t 
recall that we got any birds at the latter place. You might ask 
(HNeill, Ballckl# Blaln, or any of the others that helped us collect. 
Don’t go to a lot of trouble. If we don't get a locality for this 
specimen, we shall put it in among the duplicates. 
Please remember me kindly to our mutual friends aboard. 
That HOUSTON expedition was one of the most enjoyable I have ever 
been on, and quite naturally I hope there may be another one one 
of these days. 
My very best to you. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Schmitt, Curator, 
WLSsLMo Division of Marine Invertebrates. 
P.S. For your convenience, I have put in a franked envelope 
which will need no postage. 
