UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY 
NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM 
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS 
FREER GALLERY OF ART 
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE 
CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA 
March l4, 19^0 
Friends and Correspondents 
of the Smithsonian Institution: 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt , Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution, 
Washington, D. C., is conducting the Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean 
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Expedition IV for the purpose of studying and collecting biological 
materials for the U. S. National Museum. The party consists of 
Dr. Schmitt; Mr. J. Bruce Bredin, Wilmington, Delaware, sponsor of 
the expedition; Dr. J. F. Gates Clarke, Curator of Insects, and Dr. 
Harald A. Rehder, Curator of Mo Husks, both of the U. S. National 
Museum, Washington, D. C.; Dr. Franklin C. Daiber, University of 
Delaware , Newark, Delaware; and Dr. E. L. Bousfield, National Museum 
of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. 
The Smithsonian Institution will be deeply grateful for all 
courtesies and assistance that may be extended to Dr. Schmitt and 
his party. 
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Leonard Carmichael 
Secretary 
