July 25, 1955 
Dr. Louis ran den Berghe, Director 
IRSAC 
Lwiro (Katana) D. a. Bukavu, Belgian Congo 
Dear Dr. van den Berghe; 
I had a wonderful trip and really think that we obtained seme 
very interesting results. They will largely be in the field of 
Acarology because Dr. Baker was most successful in his collecting. 
Among the more valuable things that we were able to get were the 
small mammal skins prepared by Emanuel Kitwa, whom you and Dr. 
Pirlot so kindly lent to our expedition. In parting company with 
Kitwa I failed to get from him the little notebook that he kept 
of the measurements of the animals that he skinned. Won’t you ask 
him for it and send it on to me at your convenience? 
I have been wanting to write up a brief account of our Congo 
visit but have not yet succeeded in getting out from under the 
accumulated correspondence on my desk. I hope soon to acknowledge 
the many courtesies extended me by the many friends we made in the 
Congo i but that will have to follow these various letters checking 
on the unaccomplished details of which this notebook kept by 
Bnanuel is one. 
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I have taken up the matter of furnishing your library at the 
station at Lwiro with a full set of Smithsonian and National Museum 
publications. You will recall I was surprised to see how little 
you have received from us. Mrs. Eileen McCarthy, who is in charge 
of the distribution of all publications, has put your station on 
the mailing list for a complete set of our publications and she is 
making a rather large shipment of as many back numbers of the 
Institution’s annual report, the Museum Proceedings , and other 
serial publications, as she tan locate. I an writing Mr. Dereine 
to this effect Also. 
One question has arisen, aix. that is the address that she has 
on her mailing list for IftSAC at %ykavu* Is that the Address under 
which you are now receiving some of our publications or is that an 
address apart from the present one at Lwiro? Mrs. McCarthy is y 
interested in avoiding duplication irt sending out publications. 
I will write you further before long, more formally expressing 
ray thanks to you for the help and courtesies extended us by you and 
various members of your staff. MY kindest regards to you and yours. 
Sincerely yours, 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Dept, of Zoology 
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