UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 
NEWARK. DELAWARE 
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 
10 December 1957 
Dr, Waldo L, Schmitt 
Department of Zoology 
United States National Museum 
Washington 25, D, C, 
Dear Dr, Schmitt: 
It was certainly a pleasure to see you again and to 
learn more about the next Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition. Every- 
one here at the University, who knows about it, is "green" with 
envy. I am certainly overjoyed to have been asked to join the 
expedition, 
I have requested leave from the University during the 
period of 19 March through 5 May, 1958. When this is official 
the University will probably want to get out some publicity, 
I believe that your description of the 1956 expedition could 
serve as information on the forthcoming expedition, 
I realize that the expedition is primarily for the pur- 
pose of making observations and collections for the National 
The University administration, and I am for that matter 
that I will be able to make a photographic record and 
bring back some specimens for the University. I have the neces- 
sary phot ographic equipment, but in the case of containers for 
specimens for the University what should we supply? 
c 1 there provisions for obtaining blood samples for the 
Serological Museum at Rutgers? 
Now, in regards to the mysid shrimp specimens that I 
+ hands as you were leaving for the railroad sta- 
TK I During the course of research by one of my students, 
homasL. Hopkins, on the seasonal distribution of mysids at a 
tidal inlet, he has collected five species. These are listed 
below in order of abundance - both in time’and numbers: 
Metamysidopsi s munda 
Gastrosaccus sp, 
Heteromvsis f ormosa 
Neomvsis americana 
Mysidops is biqelowi 
