OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 
5010-104 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
Memorandum 
TO 
: Dr . Kellogg 
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date: March 1, 1961 
FROM 
A. C. Smith 
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SUBJECT 
Two manuscripts by Dr. W. L. Schmitt on 1959 and i960 
Bredin-Smithsonian Expeditions 
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Of these papers, the first (1959) has heen in Mr. Lea’s hands for 
some time awaiting a decision; the second (i960) has recently heen sub- 
mitted directly to the Secretary with a covering letter from Dr, Schmitt. 
In my opinion, these papers should be published by the SI; they 
provide a valuable narrative of expeditions financed by a friend and 
Honorary Fellow, to whom this return is an obligation. Although 
considerable editorial work is needed, I feel that we must make every 
effort to get the papers into print promptly. 
The papers are not suitable for the Proceedings as an introduction 
to technical articles discussing the collections, for several reasons. 
(l) They are too long to serve as an introduction, unless the accompanying 
articles should total 100 pages or more. (2) Drs. Chace, Rehder, and 
Clarke assure me that no articles approaching this length are in sight in 
the near future. There may be a few short papers, but not even these are 
in hand. Also, they can just as well be published separately in the 
Proceedings when they are ready. Dr. Schmitt’s suggestion for Proceedings 
publication would delay his two articles into the indefinite future. 
(3) The Taylor paper on algae, mentioned by Dr. Schmitt, is now being 
edited for the Contributions, where it properly belongs as a separate part. 
The papers would be suitable for the Appendix to the Annual Report, 
but this would delay them further and would not satisfy Dr. Schmitt. 
I I recommend combining the two papers under a single title, referring 
I to the 1959-1960 expeditions, and publishing them in the SI Miscellaneous 
I Collections, This appears to me to present the only suitable solution 
I that would satisfy Dr, Schmitt as to promptness and still fit into the 
I pattern of the various SI series . 
Attached are a few comments for the editor. 
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