Form 1258 lOM 124^ 
Libby, McNeill & Libby 
Food Products 
455 Beach Street 
SAN FRANCISCO 19, CALIF, 
AIRMAIL 
August 17, 1955 
Mp, Waldo L, Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Dept, of Zoology 
Smithsonian Institution 
United States National Musevtm 
Washington 25, D.C, 
Dear Mr, Schmitt: 
Thank you very much for letting us know about the canned 
Libby Fruits which you found in Gangalana-Bodio in the 
Belgian Congo, 
We are always pleased to hear that our products carry well 
under all kinds of conditions. 
The tin top which you sent us is from a can of peaches 
which was packed at our cannery in Gridley in the Northern 
part of the Sacramento Valley in 1953, 
The Belgium Congo has in the last few years been an excellent 
outlet for our products, and we were well aware that a 
good percentage of our merchandise travels many miles inland 
under quite hazardous conditions. 
Many thanks for your interest. 
Very truly yours. 
LIBBY/ M 
/. / 
cNEILL & LIBBY 
JTV:fm 
Export Sales Dept, 
J, T, Vfeltman 
