April m, 19B4 
Dr» A« 
Asslstaat Secretsrjr 
0* S* iallonal Masmiffi 
Dear Dr« Wetaorei 
la eccerdMe® with jqmt letter® of Dee^sber 21 aad March 27 authorise 
lag partldpatioo la the 19S4 Baaeock; Ixpedtioa to th# cosets of South and 
Central America «uid the adjacmt islaads, I left fashing ton at oi&ilght, 
Deooaaber g4th, and ®eat straight, through to Saa fedro, California, arrivinf two 
days ahead of sailing tia®, in order to se© that everything aeceesary wosrld be 
availabl©# 
The expeditionary staff, headed by Captain Bancock ably seeisted by 
Mr* I. Chm.s* Swett as executive officer, included Dr* C, Mebean Fraser, of the 
Otti varsity of British Coluabia, ooelenterate studies, priaarily hydroid®| Dr* 
H&K>l<i W* Manter, tJ.nlv«rsl% of Nebraska, trwstod® parssit®® of fishesi Dr* 
In, Sandolph T«3^1or, Dniverslty of Michigan, algaej Dr, Waldo D* Schaitt, C* £• 
Sational Museum, crustac®a| John S* Carth and Fred 2ie«®ali«toe, of the Oniversity 
of Southerti California, respectively caring for omithologioal and eatoaological, 
and ©chinoderm collectionsj Mr* Emoxy Johnson, Bollywood, Csllfomia, photograpMc 
asslgtaat to M.r* Swett| Kay Uliott, of Beverly Jiills, Cslifomla, navigation 
studaat stutlying under and assistant to Ir* Swett, md also volunteer collector 
of bird® for Aelstal purposes for the B&tioaal luseimj Arthur J©as<«, assistant 
collector! and Dr* Mwin 0* Paliaer, of Hollywood, California, medical officer* 
