Sexton, Roy L,Jr* 
August 16, 1 
Hr. Roy L. Sexton, Jr. 
Chief, MIS, Room 106 
Reconditioning Bldg. 
¥alter Reed Hospital 
Washington 12, D. C. 
Dear Buddy: 
Your letter, which our messenger brought back, is most 
welcome; I’ve still got a lot on my mind getting things lined 
up. The unpacking took considerable time, and not all of the 
materials are yet distributed,— -turned the lava over to our 
geologist this a.m. Had to fumigate the contents of one chest 
in which I had packed a couple of native seats of wood. The 
cross-bar support of one was ruined by wood boring larvae, and 
although these tropic things probably winter kill, it might 
not be safe to let them get loose. 
Working up data is a gradual job; I’m way behind with all 
the other calls on my time for Museum routine , and what not. 
Thanks for the informative labelling on the negative 
envelopes. I’m sending them over for printing forthwith . 
How fast film can get out dated, — we just bought our 
EktachroRse a few weeks ago. The carton or cartons that we 
left at the Embassy in Cairo for returning by surface pouch 
are not expected to arrive here until late this month. Your 
Dad was concerned about the one movie camera, but I’d already 
written Cairo asking when we might expect our stuff. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Dept, of Zoology 
WLSivb 
