June 12, 1939 
Mr, Serard Pi el 
Life Magazine 
lima & Life Building 
Hockef alien Center 
lew York City 
Dear Mr. Pi el: 
Hbtak you for your letter. The pictures and publications 
arrived safely this morning. The real scientific worth of the material 
collected by many an expedition is not known until some years later. 
It takes time to study the material and get the reports about it pub- 
lished.. Scenes taken during the course of m expedition are another 
matter, and I shall certainly bear in mind your suggestion and let you 
yourself know when next I return from a field trip. 
With kind regards. 
Sincerely, 
WLSjLMc 
Waldo L. Schmitt, Curator, 
Division of Marine Invertebrates. 
