Bredin Exp . - West Indies 
1 
Harch Ig 1956 
Mr# Bruce Bredin 
?. 0. Kk 87 
Wilsdngton, Del. 
Dear Bruces 
Juet too things rwinirlng last slaate attention turned, 
up to pre'sfent ms from editing this annotated list of film sequences. 
I slmll ctec4: these at the Jlrst (^ppoTtnTd.%jp but the film, at the 
t^me that this is belsag iirittsn. Is still in the Dapartmsnt of jsgri** 
cultijre’s ?»tim picture labors twy, IsYertbolsss, the notes h@r 0 ~ 
■Kith shmld enable you to follow t!^® story, if we may call it ti®t, 
of air African expedition, 
of tte tape recordings -me got toge'thor so that tl®y 
mj be played with tte corresponding parts of the motion picture 
will have to await msr return to Washing-fcoa. Everything comiected 
■with ■these reels has taken much sore time than I anticipated, even 
the office woik of which there Is scasit^ly no end, I shall fill 
out double s^eed draft of this film co»entaiy more in detail the 
first dmme I get, likewise the tape editii^ job. If ttose reels 
are too large, carry "too much fH® for your projector at hcH®, you 
can out tlj® aim into conreident lengths for home showli^, 
I aa sin-e you ■will enjoy what m <&d got, but, like "the fish 
ttet got away,« yte lost some very wonderful shots through fogging, 
and others tljrough the phctographer*® lack of interest. Still we 
did get a fair record of the places ■we^ ■visited sM saae of the 
thills w® did and saw. Hy greatest regret is that you and Mrs. 
Bredin irere unable ■fco take part in the travels and experlemes of 
the ©sqieditlon. Another time better luck. 
Sii»erely, 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Tmlogj 
PS Please r«®mb©r that the outline herewith is a rough Qm$ 
the me&sxsr&mnts , feet, aM the tlmii:^, seconds, are but 
tentati^ve, and serve m a guide or outline for what ml^t 
be said when th® film is run. 
Iferch 29 p 1956 
The list t)£ film sequemes is In preparatlm and will ^ 
sent in a or two# Baaa E. Kran, Secretary to Dr. Sctoitt* 
