Jtovemiber 30, 1955 
Dr. Dale 1. Wolf 
E. I. d» Mat 4® Memvm *• Cmpsap 
Grass#! li Chemical s Department 
Building 268, Experimental Station 
Wilmington , Delaware 
Mar Mr. sfolfi 
Tow folks have taken a considerable weight off my wind with the acceptance 
of th# toll sjaaples collected for the greater part In the Belgian Congo and a 
small part In the Sedan during the 8®iths©niai*~Sr©c?ia Expedition this past 
April, May, and done (list enclosed). 
In this nail or within a day or two you will hear from Dr. Wills H. » ’heeler 
regarding the conditions set up by the II. B. Department of Agriculture under 
which the handling of raw, unfumlgsted seisples of soil is pemitted. is scon as 
Dr. Wheeler releases the samples to m I shall forward then to yon. I shall 
endeavor to protect then against undsn cold, and ask the express company not to 
leave them around in m unheated place. If there is any otiance that freeslng 
Mould bora the staples please warn me. Is can then await more moderate outdoor 
temperatures than obtain at present, ftider any circumstances, X shall not be 
able to send the samples on until Dr. tfoeeler gets your reply to Ms letter. 
You will no doubt have heard something about these specimens frees Mr. Bjoruson 
Hth this I m sending you the other pertinent correspondence regarding them, 
they are being sent with “no strings’* of any kind, attached. 
I am- t sying' . is •be- ' C S hopeful asm s a w h a that you may find sane thing worth- 
while in one or more of these soils. Should you be looking for a name for 
something new— Mr. Rredin, who made the expedition possible; his wife, Octavia; 
or little daughter, Antonia— most recent addition to the family ; or more remotely, 
James Smithson, who founded this Institution— all or any of these might be 
considered. I do not want to do a lot of foolish anticipating but I m holding 
a good thought, as the Christian Scientists say. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
Inca. 
WLSivb 
