Wharton, Dr. George 
January 30, 1956 
Dr. George Wharton, Chairman 
Department of Zoology 
University of Maryland 
College Park, Md. 
Dear Georges 
I know you are busy, so are we all, but can you give 
me some word about that letter that 1 got from Dr. tfan 
Straelen, of which I sent you a copy, asking about Ihe 
working up of A carina taken in the several National Parks 
in the Belgian Congo? Van Straelen is quite business- 
like, and I will need to make him some answer in the very 
near future. * 
Just to save you grabbing through your files, I am 
enclosing another copy of his letter. Don’t fuss. Drop 
me a note or a post card. How about coming for lunch, 
but I know that is out of the question as occupied as you 
are. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
