Baert, Dr. P. 
Schneirlas Filed, Belgian Congo 
August 30, 19 
Dr. Theodore C. Schneirla 
American Museum of Natural History 
Central Park West at ?9th Street 
New York, Hew York- 
Dear Dr. Scnneirlat 
I recently had the grand pleasure of visiting the Belgian Congo 
and while there seeing Dr. Janes P. Chapin, formerly with your museum. 
He is enjoying life to the extent that he is net worried whether he 
ever gets hack to the States or not. His wife, however, is of some- 
what different mind, as comfortably as they are situated* 
In the course of my travels I visited the several Rational Harks 
and at the Bwindi Station of ti e Albert Park I lx-. came acquainted with 
the superintendent, Mr* ?. Baert. He is quite an enthusiastic student 
of ants, having done something with, taeu in his undergraduate days in 
Belgium. I ar t altogether sure hut what his thesis embodied some 
of these studies but so far as I am. aware he has published nothing* 
nevertheless, he is making observations from time to time right in the 
Park and has promise of being a competent collaborator in this field., 
if only with notes and with specimens. I feel, further, that he is 
worth encouraging and I ask if you won’t send him such publications of 
your own as you may have to spare. I have s-cken to Marion Smith, here 
at the Museum and he is going to send some of his papers. 
Library facilities in the National Barks are virtually nonexistent 
and each man has to build up his own reference material for the groups 
in which he is especially interested. If it would be more convenient 
for you to send the material here, please dc so, and the Smithsonian 
will take care of forwarding it to Mr. Baert. 
1 haven’t heard much about Barr© Colorado Island and in fact, as 
I writ© this, the spirit stoves r.e to send a friendly word, to Detek from 
whom I haven* t heard since before say African trip last larch. With 
kind regards, 
Gui JUa& 
WLStvb 
Official address: 
Mr. P. Baert 
Parc national Albert 
Ewindi par Goins. 
Kivu, Congo Beige 
Sincerely. 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
