BERNICE P. BISHOP MUSEUM 
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 • Telephone 855-951 
February 11, 1954 
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Dr, Waldo Schmidt 
Invertebrate Zoology Department 
U- S. National Museum 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Dr. Schmidt: 
Many thanks for your letter of 5 February. I also had a letter from 
Jack Clarke indicating that the Antarctic specimens might be sent to us 
when ready. I very much appreciate your interest. 
We shall look forward to the receipt of the material. Some of the 
groups \*e should be able to get identified very promptly, as there is 
considerable interest at the present time as you know. Also, some of the 
things will be the same as species we already have identified here. Our 
Dr, N. Wilson will be able to match up the identified mites and send off 
the ones needing further study. Also, Mr. Keith Wise will be here before 
long from Antarctica, and he is now working full-time on Antarctic and 
subantarctic Collembola when not carrying on field work in Antarctica. 
I shall write you again when we have some results. 
Sincerely yours. 
Linus Allen Bishop Distinguished 
Chair of Zoology 
ce: Dr. J. F. G. Clarke 
