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i'r. Wllllar* Jimdolph f^lsr 
■Department of 3ota*^ 
University of MicMgas 
Ann Ar^r, 
Peer I>r. fay lor; 
It is good to know fro® your letter of GctolJer 17 
to Pr. Chace that t!i© al^»e froa th.® SisithBonlan-Bredin 
Cariht'ean Kxpeditione of 1958 and 1959* aBout wMeh you 
have corresponded %dtb, Ihr, ti>chaitt, haw arrlTed in 
reeeoiUFihly good condition, M© woaM he grateful, as usual, 
if you wuM sonwrt the material to herhariaa speclaens 
and return the first set to Br.'Chace, who will forward 
them to the lerterlum; you are Quite welco®© to keep a 
second set for your collections . 
fhere are no plans to publish a series of forwal 
reports.. on the Sasithsonian-Bredin soileetioas, 1»at each 
specialist who recelree material frois those eoEpeditions 
i® free to write such a report if he feels that one is 
desirahle, fhose reports will pro'bahly he puhllshed, as 
they are received, la our Moseuia ©erles, hut puhllcation 
in less than a year Is Terj,»' unllkels?', «iMd a considerahly 
longer delay is possnal®. hr, &el«itt is sway for s couple 
of weeks , hut this mtter will he disc-aesed with Mm when 
he ret\;rn8 , and he will let you .know If he has any sug- 
gestion® for prom,pt puhllcatioa. 
Sincerely , 
Jaaon B. Swallen 
Head. Curator 
Bepartsent of .'fkjtany 
Ce; Dr* Schmitt 
PA'^oe, Jr,: is October 23, 1959 
