Deccsaber 1953 
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Wm, Eandolpli Tttylor 
Onlvsrsity of aichigsiU 
iiiiii Arboi', aiehigan 
Dear Dr. Taylors 
I must hasten to write you agaixi. 
Sy strictures aa to publicity 'were aaialy to avoid laii^thy news- 
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paoer articles inasing a lot of unwarranted st; 
articuiuriv in the feature 3 ecti,-r *3 in sao,..! uewspupers uiuo t/o leasure 
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ex:3exiitioriS» Flaaaa delete tha Dia^o IcaaaAiy of Scleiioea^^ from yo'ox 
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partic-alu.r expedlticri^ though trey dia figure ratiier promiiientiy in accounts 
of the previous one* I tiiiiix it is' perfectly all rigiit to say that you. a^re 
joining a ocimrtifie expedition to South ana Cmferal literlca sponsored by 
Captain U* Allan SancocA of Los Aageies^ captain and ownax* ol tne yacat ,„tglo £0 
vou fur in or. i'’ef\ir taem to CaptHia Hancucx* Ay 
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tjxperia'ice in all cases of this sort hue bosa tiiat the leas sula the better. 
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Other than what I raentioned In my last letter to you, I liave no 
infoxiaation regui'ding the VvJii Eagen expedition, but I taa tiyxiig to scai’e up 
some. Whatever I hear, I sill put in with this letter and also write J)r. 
Bartlett. lie probably does not remember sa, but I »as woricirig in the Bureau 
of i^lant Industry ia the Departiaent of Agriculture at the time he was employed 
there. I had the hu.mble job of collecting and drying speciiaens of plant im- 
portatioiis that hud been gi‘owii 3 ,t Arliagtoa arid in the loot-l greenhou&tos. 
My regards 'to him, as well yourself- 
Sincei'ely , 
ALAs.LiiC 
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L ivision of Marine Inver iebratC'gi 
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