I'j o xon t o \m Ro ad 
Mlddletoimi 
Delavmre 
June 2S, 1959 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
I have been away for a wliile and upon my return 
found, to my dismay, no films but a rather surprising 
letter from you . 
Perhaps you don’t recall, but I wrote twice 
telling you that the technicians with -whom I am in con- 
tact told me they felt that my range of exposures was 
adequate to allow normal processing. Therefore I felt 
quite safe in sending you the films for standard treat- 
ment; sending the exposure data would have been super- 
fluous. 'Ahen prenaring the films for shipment, I merely 
took the cannisters from their bags to allow packing as 
conveniently as possible. I am amazed at your reaction 
to a situation that should have been perfectly clear. 
Frankly, I resent that section of your letter 
which otates, "I cannot conceive of any good reason that 
you could have for pulling a stunt like that, especially 
after all the talk you gave me about caltrulatlons . . . ” 
The only "talk" I ever gave you was a sincere attempt, in 
the pre ence of others, to explain vmat I ?ras trying to 
do, and what I felt would be the best for the project in 
the light of own experience, I did not expect you to 
understand the technicalities, but I did hope you would 
trust me to do the best job possible; however my attempts 
at explanation were frustrating, as you responded with 
skepticism end ridicule, and gave every indication of not 
wanting to understand what I was trying to s^y, however 
ineptly I may have been saying it. May I remind you, had 
you accepted me in good faith and adhered to your original 
promise of allowing me to process 
situation would never have arisen 
have been done by now. 
the films, this whole 
and everything would 
I hope the films have at last been sent to the pro 
cessing laboratory and that I may receive them in a short 
time. As I recall, the developed films are to be sent to 
me unopened directly upon their completion; I will then 
get m.y part of the work done as quickly as possible so 
you and others may see them. Perhaps when they are done. 
and if they are any good, 
complications . 
w 
can forget about these other 
.no ere. 
dJ 
H. Amos 
