AS Ml- Xi FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY 
MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION SERVO 
P m : T OCR ARMY D I V I S I ON 
October 25, 1058 
‘»r« **aldo L# Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington 25, D.C . 
Bear Dr, Schmitts 
in August of 1958, X prepared and sent to you an exact copy 
of ray record of all the still and motion pictures that were taken 
during the Swithsonian-Bredin Expedition of 1955. This was done 
for several reasons; first, it was necessary to have several exact 
typewritten copies for the official records of the Expedition and 
for any persons who might be interested at a later date ; .second, 
copies were necessary in case of the loss of the original log book; 
third, the original log was hastily written in very small print in 
a small notebook and usually in a moving automobile, therefore the 
writing would be illegible to many persons; fourth, because of the 
large number of articles that I constantly had to account for, I 
i ound it convenient to keep all of ay iaportant notes in this same 
log book. These other notea consist of the following: 
!• the name, make, and aerial number of all items of photo* 
graphic equipment used on the Expedition, 
2® The weights of all types of film used by the Expedition, 
for air mail purposes, 
3» The location of each article of photographic equipment by 
©host or case number, 
4, The names and addresses of persons and places that I con- 
tacted during the Expedition that I feel are important to ag 
for future correspondence, either personal or business, 
i'he above list completes the entire contents of ray photographic 
notebook for the Smithson! an- Bred in Expedition, Exact copies of 
any or all of the above notes will be sent to you upon request. 
However, I feel it necessary to state at this time that your in- 
sistence on ay ^sending the original log book rather than accepting 
sworn true copies is a reflection on ray personal honesty, integrity, 
and character. You have given me ns valid reason for your needing 
the original log book and since it is of great value to ae I must 
insist on keeping it. 
Furthermore, after being hired as staff photographer for the 
Smithsonian- Hr o din Expedition, I expected, and it rightly should 
have bean wy duty as a professional photographer, to not only 
supervise the taxing and recording of all pictures made on the 
Expedition, but to do the more difficult task of gathering, sorting, 
editing, and finishing of the graphic illustration end of the F xpe- 
