SI Bredin Exp.— West Indies
October \9%
¥. H. feeler. Head
Kursery Stock Bectioa, Plant Quarantine Branch
Agricultural Research Scrrice
0, S, Department of Agriculture
Room 201, 12th St.
Mashingtoa 25» D. C.
Dear Ik*.
Ihank you for your letter of October 3. Daring
this next week 1 shall forward the two boxes of soil
saaples to Mr. li:Qahen, with nention of what you say
in your letter to ae. I am glad that you have also
written him. I sm sure the samples will be pix>perly
handled and sterilised when his examination of them
has been cwiqileted.
Sincerely,
Wlaldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
ULSieek
SI Bredin Exp.-Vfest Indies
September 26, 1956
&>. ¥. 1. Iheeler, lead
lareery Stock Section
Plant Qoarantine BraiwA
Agricultural Research Sei^ice
0. S« I^partment of Agricnlture
Room 201 , 12th St »
Masbiagton 25, D. C.
.Dear Or. Mieeleri
larly in May I reinraed from the lifest ladies with
38 saaplea put ap in the same fashion as those I teonght
back from the Congo, in stoat auslin bags enclosed in
plastic ones, These I wold like to send to the da ^nt
folks, as before. Is it necessary to obtain farther
clearance from the da Bants? If that is the case, yoa
nay prefer to do so over yoar oan signatare. The sam-
ples are here in the-««£tca Masew® in the boxes in
whiph they were packed at St, Croix. They haven't
been opened and can be delivered to yoa if yoa wish
them broaght to yoar office.
I enclose Mr, J, ¥. IfeQthea's letter of September
18 to me for yoar information. As you will see, he has
taken Dr. Dale E. ¥blf 's place, A list of the samples
is attached to this letter.
Wienever jroa give me the word, I will either briLag
the samples to yoa or forward them to Mr* feOahen.
Sincerely,
¥aldo 1>. Sdhmitt
lead Carator
Department of Zoology
Enel.
MsS s eek
COPY
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & CcanpanY
Incorporated
Stine Laboratory
Newark, Delaware
Gresselli Chemicals Department
September 18, 1956
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
Smithsonian Institution
Washington 25, D. C.
I
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Dear Dr. Schmitt:
Since your last contact with Dr. Wolf early this
year, he has changed positions and your letter of August 8,
along with your other correspondence, has been referred to
me since I am directly involved with soil screening. We
are in a position to handle the soil samples and will be
glad to receive them.
As with the African soil samples, the du Pont
Conqpany will be happy to test and accept these new soils
with the understanding that the Staithsonian Institution
and all other interested parties waive all rights with
respect to the sanqples and any useful products idiich may
result from them. As you indicated in your letter, such
an arrangement appears once more to be a satisfactory
basis on which to proceed.
Thank you very much.
Very truly yours,
/s/ J. W. McGahen
J. W. HcGahan
Animal Medicine Section
JV®IcG:vp
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
PLANT QUARANTINE BRANCH
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
{foveaiber 30. 1955
Mr. Bale E. ¥olf
E. I. (Ill Pont de Neoottrs & Co.
Orasselli Cheraicals Ifepartment
landing 268, Ejqperiraent Station
Wilialngton,
Dear Mr. Wolf:
Dr. Waldb L. Schiaitt, Head Curator, Department of Zoology,
U. S. National Wiseum, has fumiahed this of flee a copy of
his letter of Noveraber 25 to Mr, A. S. Bjomson of tli«
do Pont Cofflpany. In it he offered to turn over to your
flna certain soil samples he collected in Africa during the
past spring and which are now in the possession of this
office .
We are sure you understand the concern of the D, S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture over the introduction of foreign soils
and especially those which have been collected at or mar
the earth*s surface. Such collections are capable of
carrying various harmful organisms which may attack both
animal and plant life. For that reason we would i^preclate
your assurance that the soil smples which Dr. Schmitt
wishes us to turn over to you will be used with all necessary
precautions and will finally be incinerated or sterilised
when they have served their purpose. Dpon our receiving such
assurance from you, the saagjles will be released for delivery.
Very truly yours,
W, H. Wheeler, Head
Nursery Stock Section
Gc:
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt
Bredin West Ind. Exp.
»rch 13, 1956
D* S* De^mrtBeut dt Agrimltwro
Court 5, South
Washtiigion B. C.
Attni Shippli® Ifjom
Qentl<^aii
Please ^iver to beaj^r, JB*. I. t, tivln^ston,
filffl oil Ortkir 21-?%*
fery t nily yours.
Socwtsjy to Br, Waldo L* Schsltt
Dept, of EodlosT
SEVENTEEN BATTERY P L AC E + N E W YO R K 4, N . Y.
cables; alcoaship + tel: wh itehall 4--1500
June 4s>
Mr. 'ialdo L. Schmitt
United States National Museum
lOtrt and Constitution Avenue
Washington 25 , D. C.
Dear Mr. Sciimitt:
RE: SS GREY MAS'i'ER V. 3 SB
Sid. Dominica 5/17/5t>
Dominica 10
With respect to your letter of June 1st concerning
your shipment of one roll grass mats x^eighlng 33 pounds,
we are pleased to advise that J. 1. Reiss Company, Customs
Broker of 19 Rector Street, Suite 1912, will act in your
behalf in the Customs clearance and subsequent forwarding
of this shipment.
The material arrived in Eew York on the SS ALCOA lEGASUS
V. 91 nB on June 2nd. By copy of this letter to J. f. Reiss
we are enclosing a copy of your letter of June 1st,
If we can be of any further service to you, please do
not hesitate to call on us.
LPK:11
Very truly yours.
ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPAITY, INC.
Freignt Traffic Department
C /> •
J. P. Reiss Co
Nev; York
Bredin Exp, - West Indies
Mr, William H. Trauth
PebraarsT 2B, 1956
It", Willias H. frantb
Alcoa Steamship Co,
ling Building
1200 - l8th St, i, W.
Wasldngton, D. C,
Dear ?fr, Iteiutlij
Tlmiik yon for your letter and tbs ftlcoa tickets
for Dr* Cliace and s^elf,
¥q tore filled onr respecttre qsi astionaaires and
formrdM t hfea this *y t o Eobert L. M&nsin Compjry in
St, Croix,
loni" assistance tlis^ughoait is teealy apfs*eelat©df
aiKi you idll he one t£ the first j^rsons upon ■Aobj
shall ©all upon our return to Washington to tell you
about tmr trip and some of o\ir experiences in the
course of it.
Thanks a million to yon your secretary.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
lead Curator
Def^rtmeat of Zoolo^
Bredin Expedition-West Indies
¥• H. Trauth-Alcoa S.S*Co.
W. H. Trauth-
, Inc.
1200 RING BUILDING • WASHINGTON 6,D.C.
CABLES: ALCOASHIP
TEL: DISTRICT 94-00
February 17, 1956
■AX FEB2 01956
Mr. Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator, Dept, of Zoology
Smithsonian Institution
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Schmitt:
I am acknowledging your letter of February 8th and
confirm its contents have been passed on to our New York
and San Juan office. In other words, everyone is informed
about your wishes regarding the shipment of two boxes of
equipment destined for Dominica. I’m sure there will be no
difficulty in connection with the handling of this material.
I’m still having trouble securing space for the third
party on the RUNNER leaving St. Croix on April 21st, but
our passenger department is hoping they will come up with
something before too long.
Manager, Washington Office
WHT:g
Bredin Expedition- - West Indies
Alcoa Steamship Co. Inc,
21 ,
4ieoa StesifsMp OoBisjanj, Inc.
1? Flatter;?’ "‘lae® ■ * -
K®w lerk hg fork,
Centlessent
hare tried nithotit success obtain reserrationa
for a 'tsar ty of thwse ?n®n on on© of yonr ships arriTln^ at Trinidad
OP Grenada,, pr*»f®rably the latter, on or before , rkreh all
aceossodatioB’? se®!« to hare been sold ont for sc3®@ time. It is
important. Indeed imperative, ■teat we get one or t-wo ^ of these tnon
t© Ttrenada by ship at abort the time set, Tt is perhaps too, mash
to «o®ct aeoa'’’modatlons for all three, have he^n. wonderlnf if
it world net he possible for. yon to aeeord m some official 4i,sp®i5«
sation to the extent of transport ln|? one or mor® of these men in
the quarters of th# ship’s irsrsonnoi. If anywhere in thea© quarters
thoro alfht b® an tmocouniod bunk or two, ^'or them -we would oxrsect
to pay rofular first, class ©a.^sag®, ffeese wn are all muBOiart curators,
cellsfs rradi-jatee who have boon t© ssa before, and who we can assure
you are able to fit in eongonially with xdiatcver companions ■fcliey Slight
find thomselves.
On the sama vessel we wish also to ship about lltl30 founds
of sollecti’og’ ©qulment which would also bo oaid for at customary
rates. ’T mention this not as an induoement, but only as one of th®
reasons why -we wish to place these men on the ap-»r©p.riat@ vessel.
They should aceoffinaTsy the shipment,
Lmt but not least, can w® soitat on return |*sgag* with you
fror^i St. Tho©ta« m April or shortly thereafter for one ©? more of
the ©arty?
■-ve that tm ar© askina a vary special favor ef you but
hope t-hst you say bo able t® find a way to yrant It, The Saithsonian
Institution earnestly solicits -yo'ur kiwi offices in this uattar for w®
eannot. impend ©ij. the uncertainty involved in laorel'y liclng on the saitiug
list,
fery truly yours.
^ ^^aldo 1, Selmitt
%sc! fhtrator, foolofy
'ecmher Slj 19?^
1 ? ’•’l-’iet*
‘<w i
‘•»
fa®?# lof
■ 4 & trle-'^ -witfiont. s«ee@sf ':c> obtain ^'seetTr'iticns
ff'V B thirty of th’.''0'ft o?? en© of fonr shi,p.p apri'/ini? «t i’rlnirtacl
0?* f‘Pe?’adn.y orofjK'ii'bljr tl'i® latter^ on cp f-aroh all
•teew-.giOttatj en*' *.o baw beftn acid out ''ei* tii?.®« It Is
b0d®0l Irsfirrstiw, that we rtet or two of thes® r»?®R
to bpjfjnaf^s bjr ship At -sbotit tb» ties se^t. ''t is p^-rbafjJi too aucli
to ®s-«©t .socc'-sediations fob 'a^I threi®* .-s b:sv-'; be--?n '«or«dori04 If
it %wv?ld not tie Tsoaslblat for 2 fO's *o sccord ne Fom«'' offielal disner.-
satloo to tbe oxtont of transportlnp on-s -^r ?orc of these men in
tha qBartsrr of the personnels, fin;nfntir«? i?j thoso
thare aifjht h® s?\ •■»nocsii''i*.''! ruR>c or twoc - or thoR w® weald exc-act
tc p4y re^erlar fir?*, cl^ss narsaps* Thsse men all immiw. ct3r?ite-j»g^
colics?:*: gfradumtes tibo have been to e«ja bsfe-re, and who w®* ear ss8t:r»5
yon are able to ^it in r0nr,r3n4a3.1'y with tit^rrTi-r cospanio.nt their fairbt
find febemsslvB®,
fr, th® rsRi® Tftgsel w wish slso to shin afccttt lliftO ooyndB,
of aollsetlnr eaui','xrif<nt which wo’ilf. be for ■’■it cnste.'iiary"
r^tfes. T 'ffisrstion this sot as In-’hjes'ront, s . . 1. I ^ fl-
rtarops why wc? wish to olae® on the iS.0'''i*opriiito wtsi#!#
Tiiay shottld artfriO<P’"*T t-he shipfrc'nt,
f^st B©t lea^tj, ear, w® coivnt en return pares-ft with f©’j
frop’ bt» thosas ©n April I*? or abortly thereafter for me or mmm of
the party?
T-e r®»ai.i?9 tfcat. w® ar® sslln.?' -a si-scIaI favor of you but
hop® th-st wt r?siT h« sbl# to find » way tc rrant it. The ferlthsonl-ar
Ipstltatier solicits year kind cfflcet in this sattw for ^ we
carir^t dspen-i on t*-'« tact-rtainty irsVol'rrfI n riar^ly being on the waiti,n
•r, >
.i-i
%ry tnily ye«w.
itfjr ■J?
.asi-ao I,, 'Sebs'itt
Cprater, hoctofy
^ c T>
^ * f^' 1 ^
Alcoa Steamship Company,
17 Battery Place
New York 4, Nevj York
I
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nc
Gentlemen:
We have tried without success to obtain reservations
for a party of three men on one of your ships arriving at
Trinidad or Grenada, oreferably the latter, on or before
March 9; all accommodations seem to have been sold out for
Eome time. It is important, indeea imperative, that we get
one or two of these men to Grenada by shin at about the
t-i-me set. It is perhaps too much to expect accoiiimodations
for all three. We have been wondering if it woula not be
possible for you to accord us some official dispensation
to the extent of transporting one or more of these men in
the quarters of tne ship's personnel, if anywliere in these
quarters there might be an unoccupied bunk or two. ^For them
we would expect to pay regular first class oassage. These
men are all aiuseum cui’ators, college graduates who have been
to sea before, and vmo w-e can assure you are able to fit in
Congenially with whatever coxupanions they might find themselves
We realize asking a very special favor of you
but nope that you may be able to find a way to er^nt it. The
Smithsonian Institution earnestly solicits your kina offices
in this matter for we cannot depend on the uncertainty involved
in merely being on the waiting list
Very truly yours,
On the same vessel we wish also to ship about
1400 pounds of collecting ecraioment ¥»hiGn W'ould also be paid
f;
Alcoa
for at customary rates
but only as one of the
I mention
reasons why
this not as an inducement,
we wish to place these men
on
the aonropriate
Last but not
vessel. They should accompany the shipment,
least, can we count on return passage with
you from St. Thomas on april 15 or shortly
or more of the par,ty ?
thereafter for one
Bredin, Bruce
Aufu»t 17, 19%
fSr* aruee a*edin
p. 0. iex S7
Miljiliiitoa , Bel.
Bear Bruee «
you f©p jour letter of August 15.
I have saked tfe© Mat«»a Mo© for reaeraatioiis for fire,
too ^bles BdaiWK fia*«, aod one aingle with hath, for <he
H« r # 23 tailing. Three upeeks or a© would he 3»*t fine.
Seturniiig poses one diffiowlty is the first sailing
is ms^ If. feat, of eourse, would take h&m
ever w» eolleeted and »ayh® such washes of the pwty yi
ari gh t stiQT longer than tJare® u»el», but if there were
urgency fbr fining Imbms sooiiisr, o»e can always fly. If any
wmbers of tl» party with to return ship, they Ki#t be
able t® Join a bonewwfd feouiid Tessel irm. Suva or Pago Pag®
^il WB or 27. lither or both of tiMsse can be reached fey
air Papeete. ^ April dates rathrar short^a the stay.
The Ifey tailing, of course, proloi^ it two weeks ^ut.
Heamibile , I haw# coise upon a few helpful
Jbha E. iandall, who has his oim snail “boat,*
his fanily, aiwi he has been in Tahiti for tl^ better part of a
year ai^ will be there through next spring, m is studying
history of the sea ba^, and, of sours®, i»rki^ag
i^i©h we are all interested. He lAH be able
lowdown on cbarg«ar possibilities* I feawe ask^
him to contact the fim Establishwnt «Ito»ald,*' the naiie of
which was giwen to ae bf Dr. Morrison, one of our ewators ^
the diwiaioB of »oll?»te here in the Itoseun. Before 1 oji«, I
should tee able to preset you with S€®e quite definite estSsiates.
& this letter I m endosii^ a kodaelaetase slide of the nap
prepared by one of osr losei® artists for any that you
mke of the piotwes you took. I hare be«i wantiis* to sei^ you
a seleeted set of o«r sewral color ^ts, but Al Srtth will
not be available watil after the first of Sept^teer idi® he
retuTM to lashiBgton. At that tia»e he ought to l» able to put
together a 100 sl^s »r® or less, giwing you the best of the
^lohs that we nade. I have Just been looking at this aaq> thsrough
the viewer on ny <fesk. It wis a wonderful cruise, and we enjoyed
every ninute of it. It is nice to am the tra(± of the "irwelance
Vj
, jj* ' 5^
t
fron t'O St. Croix* I ijost teeppeoe# to think thnt ^mi1®
^ uotjld want on« to®. »>n»t yon pass tli« noeond flld® on to hint
flood lock.
Sineeroly;
Vul . eefe
Encl^
m<to I.. Sdmdtt
Bead Curator
Depar^eot of Sfeology
Bredin, Bruce
See: Bredin Esq), Society Ids
August 15, 1956
Mr, Bruce l^edlu
P. 0. Box 8?
Bllfflington, Del.
I^sr Brace :
The grass aat is gettiag off to you this weekend.
Perhaps it is expeeting too such for it to be deliwerwd
before Monday,
Toa will recall my reference in the previows letter
to MlltoQ lifegeforth and dohn Soripps. In a letter froa
the director of the San Me^ 2bo is the following P. S. t
’^Iton Megeforth saw your note and suggested
that we wait until John Scripps returas and be
might be interested in himself, or could suggest a
boat of the right siae."
Are we going too far in that direction, but idiether
or no, it mig^t be worth uhile to hear i^t Mr. Soripps
has to s&yf Re is expected back in September. If he
should so 6ack down there, you might enjoy hLs com^ajjy and
he yours should we be getting aboard the ssaie yacht*
Hare you met with axy bett^ success in inquiring of your
acquaintances amoi^ yachtsmen
So much for mv.
Sincerely,
laldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
D^artm^t of Zoology
IIjS:eek
Bredin, Bruce
August 10, 19%
Ir. ]^uce l^edin
P. 0. Box 07
IjUiBingtOQ , Osl.
Dear Bruce*
Here *8 one little aatter apart tr<m everjrthing else. It eon-
eerns Mustique and the inforaation we MSQr have picked up there*
®ie enelcsed letter tells you all I know at this ti»e.
We have finally gotten around to sorting the speciaens coUeeted.
There are about % soil sffli^jles all told* This day I have witten Mr.
M.e E. Wolf, I, I. do Pont de Seaours A Co., Wtladngton, Del., asking
if he will undertake the saa^les for biotic assay and wentioning that
perhaps six of the» in part should be cheaicaHy analysed in order to
^teraine nature of the soil* This you way want to see done if
you are still interested in that island. Wien I hear fros Ifelf that
he will take on the smples will be tine enough to talk of the mtter
of the analyses perhaps throu^ some of your contacts with that
activity of the firm* Apy information giv «3 Kr. Iteim should come
frm you* I have so written him (carbon hei%with), fou once men-
tioned that a friend of yours had asked about Bastique* Could it
possibly have been Beim? If you care to pass on anything to
Beim, I would be h^py to have you do so direct than to relay it
through me*
Mo word as yet from the Tahiti Kuseum re charter yachts. I
motioned the matter to Da*. G. ?. Schroeder, director of the San
Diego Zoo and got the following in reply* ^ne of our Board i^abacs,
Hr. Jbhn Scri|^s, has a rather large boat— two masted ketch, approxi-
mately 90 feet long with an approximate twenty-foot beam. I ui^er-
stand that he placed seoind in the Tahiti Ischt race uhich Is alrea^
concluded, le is ea^ected back in September. lou know that Mlton
Wegeforth is a yachtsman and has been CowKidtore of the local club,
but his is a small boat. ft*. Albert Eugene frepte, anothop a@aber
of our ^ard, is also a yachtsman and has a larger boat but I don't
believe it l^ge enough to aceomw>date your group* In aiy event, I
am sending your letter to Mlton Wegeforth, our President and Ik*
Barry’s eldest son, and I am sure he will write you separately*
Hope this does sate ^>od*^
I have not yet heard from Wegeforth and in any event was not
looking for a dharter possibility firim the States out. Is with
Eggleston (a cojsy of ifcose book I had sent you) it might be in order
to go to the Islands and tal^ one’s chances on securing a suitable
“boat* or else fall back on the inter-island craft and freighters.
People do get around down there if only for trade and copra*
The mM Sitm 'Vmim is appreciated, lope folka had &s good
a tia«s as the very beaatiJTsl jdctorc ae&m to indicate. HI bet yon
feel relieved that yon did not 'book passage on the DOEH. 1 m $l»i
too, As a Ooast Cnard bmi is r^xjrted bo have said,- — * 154 # big Ifellon
■ms ts^fing to blaff the little feJloi# oat-~it*s done aH the tJ*® on
the trans -Atlantic passenger ***»« *■
s^thia the next day or tao ym should be receivii:^ the grass aat
m picked in Sottinica for yon. It is '^Ite a niee-lookii^ thing,
with snell of mw-mm hay. It is a little mn^ on
do I know? I picked up a cocple of n&H ones about 3
VO have aloagside the beds. On the th^
perhaps mure worn '^wa.
S^BOOth«^'
t UrUm, $k,579»m
earlier letters, I would
foxwr f«r a
the ilfeisew— of
fh# balances r«aiiilai in
Indian, ^, 273 . 22 , As I
to earwtrk ti® to ^sre® toadred
of strips of fi3» yet '
African (C&s^o) sculpture's «.« wa«vi^',
feshiuftoB mtsmmmt to tie in with %ypt, and aca» of the sped-
%ie back to tie in the seimtifle rosults with Ibsem,
»n to wijRd lyhese things up with the Satimal Oeop^^phie
SodLetj. A set of the kodaeliroises that the several of us took on
the West Indian cruise will be together ri^t after the fix*st
of Soptmbm^rn A1 ^Ith has wery good ones of the dip net collec-
tions, but will be shoidng th«® at Storrs, COanecticat at a botanical
society s€;etii^. It has been a bit diffieult to get tliw various
slides togfither for making a set. Some will imed to be ihi|Hcat@d
idiidh idll entail a Md.»al cbarge sgainst the balance r^sainijig in
the Caribbean «x|M6dltlojsary fuad. The 1579 and $273 1 would like to
leave on hand for ewi^leting the films and slides of the two- expedi-
tions, but these will probably us® only a fraction of thorn 9mm»
la ease you can count on a full 15,000 ftm the two fua^ as
bel3^ available for idiat«v» other expedition you wish to dew e
them.
Cae^jog batdc to the plans for tte Society Islands, £ m wemt
asking the State Bepartoait if imve «EQr official or semi-
official contacts in the area who lalght pit ns in tou<& with
possible charter oppcnrtiinities. We shall see, and I shall write
you ihen we do.
I^ards to you all bo^ and. small.,.
Sincerely,
W..M imk
l>. Ssteitt
lead Curator
Beparteent of loology
Kay 9, 19^6
»♦. aroc© S&:*ediD
P. 0, Box 8?
IQLlBiingto& , Delaware
Dear Bruces
The Club I spoke to you about on the “Freelance* was the Hew
lork Explorers Club, which fits in with your flair for esqsloration
and your sponsorship of the two recast l&ithsonian-Bredin Expedi-
tions. The Combos Club is a fine one too, but it has set up rery
special requirements as you will see from the proposal blank
enclosed. In the by-laws they read;
(a) "Who hare done meritorious original work in science, lit-
erature, or the fine artsj or
(b) "Who, though not professionally occupied in science, lit-
erature, or the fine arts, are well known to be cultivated
in some field thereof; or
(c) "Wio are recognised as distinguished in a learned profession
or in public service."
The Explorers Club requirements are set forth in their applica-
tion blank, and aaplified in the leaflet and the card ao<x>i^anying
it. I’ll do idiat I can with either of them, if ym are moved to
tackle them.
Tour phone call Hondsy anticipated the letter I was planning to
write as soon as I could get my head above water, I returned to work
on the third, but ran into some grading problaas at hcwo. The dirt
roads about sy place on a hill are being graded, and I had to get
togelher with the County engineers to m^e plans for lowering and
providing entrance to wy garage now up on a ten-foot bank. This tept
me out until Honday man.
The Caribbean Expedition irarked out beautifully, except for the
fact that you were unable to participate beyond the first two weeks.
Though Ernest did pinch-hit nobly for you, we adssed you, never-
theless .
It is therefore doubly good news that I shall have the chance to
see you both on the twenty-third, at noon, at the dub, 2121 Massachu-
setts Avenue, I am looking forward to the day.
Best ever to you and yours, and the Kays. I appreciate his
good letter no end.
Sincerely,
r C
J. BRUCE BREDIN
P. O. Box 87
Wilmington, Delaware
A.prll 6, 19p6
Dear Dr.
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ciTiaitt
Ernie May is
to you in person.
good enough to deliver this note
i:y only regi’et Is that I ain un-
1-0 j-o o-renadines
able to be with you. iy two v/eehs in the w-
were very enjoyable and I V7ill reraeraber the tine
spent with you on the Freelance v/ith much pleasure.
Dr. Carmichael also is sorry not to be with
He feel
at this tine.
you. He feels that he should not leave V/ashlngton
a.
j-nank you again for ^/our many courtesies and
please give my kindest regards to the others aboard.
Sincerely yotxrs.
Printed in England June 1949 (1800 l^ads)
5/-178.
CABLE AND WIRELESS (west indies) LIMITED
(Incorporated in England)
VIA
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named: Prefix Letters and Number of Message, Office of Origin, Number of
Words, Date, Time handed in and Official Instructions — if any.
CIRCUIT
CLERK’S NAME
D7 FS
TIME RECEIVED
191 7 /B
ISSUING OFFICE
RY14/LW21 WliyiHGTON DEL 28 2 207P
DR WALDO SCHMITT YACHT FREELANCE NICHOLSON
STJOHNS ANTIGUA
ERNEST MAY WILL JOIN YOU ANTIGUA MONDAY APRIL
NINTH REGRET I AM UNABLE TO ACCOMPANY HIM
STOP PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE
BREDIN
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Bredin Expedition - West Indies
March 30, 1956
mr» Braee Bredin
P. 0. Box 87
WOMngton, Del»
Dear Hr. Bredlni
Refiarring to Dr, Seteltt*8 letter to yoa of
March 1 abomt tl» filtas talcen on the ^althsonifi^
Bredin Belgian Coi^o Expedition, there Is being
fonardod to yon, by express, fonr reels, in cans,
of these fHaa, When you recedre this shipeieiit,
please sign and return the white copy of the enclosed
invoice.
Sincere youre.
David 1, Jobmm
Acting Head Curator
Departiaant of !^ooLogy
Eix^osure
Bredin Exp . - West Indies
1
Harch Ig 1956
Mr# Bruce Bredin
?. 0. Kk 87
Wilsdngton, Del.
Dear Bruces
Juet too things rwinirlng last slaate attention turned,
up to pre'sfent ms from editing this annotated list of film sequences.
I slmll ctec4: these at the Jlrst (^ppoTtnTd.%jp but the film, at the
t^me that this is belsag iirittsn. Is still in the Dapartmsnt of jsgri**
cultijre’s ?»tim picture labors twy, IsYertbolsss, the notes h@r 0 ~
■Kith shmld enable you to follow t!^® story, if we may call it ti®t,
of air African expedition,
of tte tape recordings -me got toge'thor so that tl®y
mj be played with tte corresponding parts of the motion picture
will have to await msr return to Washing-fcoa. Everything comiected
■with ■these reels has taken much sore time than I anticipated, even
the office woik of which there Is scasit^ly no end, I shall fill
out double s^eed draft of this film co»entaiy more in detail the
first dmme I get, likewise the tape editii^ job. If ttose reels
are too large, carry "too much fH® for your projector at hcH®, you
can out tlj® aim into conreident lengths for home showli^,
I aa sin-e you ■will enjoy what m <&d got, but, like "the fish
ttet got away,« yte lost some very wonderful shots through fogging,
and others tljrough the phctographer*® lack of interest. Still we
did get a fair record of the places ■we^ ■visited sM saae of the
thills w® did and saw. Hy greatest regret is that you and Mrs.
Bredin irere unable ■fco take part in the travels and experlemes of
the ©sqieditlon. Another time better luck.
Sii»erely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Tmlogj
PS Please r«®mb©r that the outline herewith is a rough Qm$
the me&sxsr&mnts , feet, aM the tlmii:^, seconds, are but
tentati^ve, and serve m a guide or outline for what ml^t
be said when th® film is run.
Iferch 29 p 1956
The list t)£ film sequemes is In preparatlm and will ^
sent in a or two# Baaa E. Kran, Secretary to Dr. Sctoitt*
Bredin Exp, - West Indies
Febroaiy 29, 19$6
Dear Bruce i
If it is not too ranch to carry,
could you hrii^ almig tlie tiio
Falser hooks on erulsisg the
Carlbboan first In a one-raan
canoe, aiKi later in tte DiaHesso?
We are off March 1 for New fork
and TrlrdLdwi. iere*s to seoii^
you soon*
Ha|^ landl!^ .
Sincerely,
Bredin, Bruce
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
21 , 19$6
P« 0*
Wilffilrgtun, iel«
Dear J|p.
lijasMWcb. as tli® Darlbbefta BJcpeditlen Is &'bm
©a Ifereh first, 1 tlieuglit yeu would 1b® later es ted
the <s 0 aT«iit status «f th® 0©n^ ixpeKiltioa funds* frm tlte
si^® of the steeks you left wi'Wi as jm know, |23#
was realised* A total osf was wqpeaded la t
and in preiwbratioa therefor, leavifl
halaiKse of 15,1^.83* fhl®, hmmm» @a»at he ^a«
Srm loanee, for a®!iiBSt it we wish to charge
wdiits of the Murter fills that Dr* Sehsitt has
m had lamped t© ■delirer th» ori^ml fll® to the lah»at©ry
f * S* I3ei5ertffl®iit of igrloultare, the
to last Monday, tot tto Ifetiomi 0#ogra|M© Society,
kindly ha® un^rtakea the siddets^- and mam editing, lAH
^le t® eoeqplete the sidici^ ■ befoxw neat fUestoy or 'Itoreday,
We<bi«day toii^ a hdLtdiy# fto» will to a total of stout . h,000
feet of lllat airailahto for pto^ectism. Ki# several reels ©one
talnii^ this footage will ho seat yen as soon as Agricultore can
coa^ste the oopies. tUth ttes w311 to soas ferief ^i^tes or
eatiom itontil^ai the, episodes and sosie®s i^Mitopwfhod.
tto proper sound retsordiiig equip-
®®it in the lastltati^i. lore ^sis the (leop*a]^lo Society has_
pio^ised further assistanoe, tot l a» afraid w® shall
to awall oorselres of this until after to® iJarihtoas
returai, tocaus® eonsideiwhle editii^, tiaiiig, .and
is Inri^ved, as w® wlto to hare tto sound sequ©«es in tto rl#i
ord^ and of the j^opar lex^h* fto unused ato toe uaforbuiiirtiely
fogged filffi totals about aissttor 5,000 fwt. Then there are
three toadred feet of Dr. Otopia telli^ atout sons ©f hi® Ctoig©
bird speclwj®, for which w® hare alto sound tope, tot editing
be a mm® ecsaetii^ ®*sre will to sobss difficult
wMag tape ©©rreapond to f ila, as again mm® iwtioas of
tois file wwre fog^d.
In addition, there are anottor 1,000 feet of Hlai relating
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINC^ON 25, D. C.
ths l^r hoi jttsi etartad
07«r» i@ is astiTsisr sngagsd ia mp tSsa eeOLLss-
tlons h» mM iM tbs mm’89 tlig sxpoditlcsif Impem
too !lo!3g to got tiHS ffiLto fUte wll orgaiiisio4. fh&m ms qiiito &
of miwc|>©so<i fiSrai loft mm* With th®. oirioo <tf ow |iarehas»
offioor® tMo- ms dtsfosod of locally aai tha ^0?,^ so
roalisod is isu^a'isd i» t&o hala»@ gimm ahoro .
Ocfyisg filJt Hill cost Wp a footf for ao iotroicotorj
mp aad titlo m eaonot yet ftoaish jm m ostlaate* Br* Sehadtt
ilso suggosts a hriof view ^ smm of the iorhopt Wtrd &£ri.&m
soolptorM in met Hcmon halls, to tie in tite lostit^ioB irith
the mpeditioia in tim homing and then & shot at 'Uiie ei
»m@ of tiM ^cimm Irocght hack and under study* the
and these ad^tims uiH ostail adkiitioiml charges agaimt
the J^ind, hat uill in a© deplete it,
I h^ev© Br» Sc^adti has already nentlonsd i»3m of the
soientifio rosults to you. legardii^ th® erustacea, shrh^ and
, collected, Br. ^taoe, mr &am%m of Intwiehrutes,
SOM interesting remrks. fhese wm uill find
?hs fish and aaramls ai^ la th© process of being identified,
hut am Mt yet ready ^ reported upon* fh@ specimens of the
fomer teooght Imck totaled shout 550f the latter i^mt $3$
imlud!^ Am serioi of at Imst 3 species of hats. As you
kiw, 93 hobtfsi sasgles mre forsirded to |]r. Bale B. Volf of
your Qrasaelll Ci^mcals BepartMust S^rSjsatnt Station, idi®
recelt-ed th« on January f • Ve hope that mxm mrtlndiile i»ti*
Motie he Mcoirwsd fvm ©a® m aore ©f th«a.
Brs«: ohace, Snith and Sdositt '^dU met gaptain Hohdlson
in frlM^id on ^a^rch It, sailii^ th© ne^rfc <ky for the irenadineS'j
Br* 01arke, eho is flying doun as far as Bood^nica, vUl he picked
up there at the first «^;^rtunlty, and, unlsss m hear £rm you
to the ©ontj^y, th^ eapect t© renderou® idth jm in Antigua ©a
or shout April £. Is that the date you ^an to arrim theret
If later, a Mt more time codd he demoted to islands farther
smth, if on that date the ertr® tin® eo-^d profitahly
coUeotlrg ^tm.t the mrlous isltlsh and imtdjsm
1 m still Bdndful
St, ®,o«as for "^at visit
definitely uhen you approach
calendar dms
inrttation to
, ani wheui
shifts Z
]^sihle, I
precise,
Mks wtelt
dram
We are deeply appreciative of the fact ^t you
Belgian Gong© Si^ditio® peesthle m& mcoessfal. It me very
3
%& tb® aad^ has aiatertally
Si^d Ita aci08tifi0 00lX»ctt8iw. I X .
y®a tlwi wfy pp®f©*ii^ of gratit-oste tlmt 1 ptfsa^ly
im year r®al3y noiidarfol gewiwtty to the Satths^aa Imtltatlen#
tm &m mn liwpi»ti®« to all of «»•
Siaooi'*^ yoars.
WLS : eek
I^eejsird camlehB®!
Soespottsy
^1. BRUCE BREDIN
P. O. Box 87
Wilmington, Delaware
FEB 2 3 1956
X 7
Bredin Expedition - West Indies
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Ta %im course of fonulstl&g tbs pleas for yosr Belgiso Coag© sj^etlltioB
it ma «s by a Mr, Fred Barclay of tea Sspsra OhMdcal Gorapapy
that the sariag of soil saaplss for their aotlblotle eoateat might prow wry
tiortbtSbils. is a result w collected s<»ie 60 lots* These sere offered to
the Sepera people oa our return, m set fortb io ray letter of Sept«tb^ 16 to
Br. Ceorge W, Hast, Tice Presideat and sciwitifte director, mth a carbon of
that letter I encltMse alw» a eoiy of the list of the saaples «5d his reply of
HorcBber 7 to me.
I bring this ssatter to your attention at this late date because I been
since heard that the “DuPonts," or sose branch of that far flung organisation,
had once been interested in soil samples for biotic assay. Is tluit still 'Wis
case? If so , they should hare the opportunity of exeelniiig thwe sat^liMi
before se nos approach anyone else. There was no «aQjectation of cashing in
on the samples in a big siqr but if anything sere to dewlop certainly the
Bredin Fui^ fcap eaqiloratlo® should derive some return fro® it*
If you find that the “BoFoats* are not Interested I could folios »ist»#
advice and aee Br. Welch, or do you think we should approach the fiejrek people
first? l®i(»evw is approai^ied regardif^ these eamplea must be able to assuzs
the Department of Agriculture that this unfumigat<^ Mitcrial sill be properly
safeguardid befenre it sill be released. I shall be glad to send the samples
to any BuPemt laboratoiy that i^ld be interested in them.
As ths identifleatioa of ^ Coui^ specimens progresses se are fimlii^
s<^e thing# of scientific interest. Ihr. Ghace was telling a» of a rare cr^
that turned w iakB fhngMyifca coilectioiai, and rwarked that there
must be mois int^rosti^ forms of life ^uin have yet been diaa>v^ed in that
general area. The count of the mammals, rodents, ai»l bats mostly runs close
to a hundred. I had not realised that u» gotten quite so many.
Binearely,
Waldo L. Seimiitt
Head (hirator
Departm^t of Eoology
ISntm,
Hovember 8, \9SS
Hr. Baraoe Bredin
Greenville, Delaware
Dear Brnees
Ton will have by this tlrse received a carbon of Mr. Kicholson»s letter to
Be of October in response to ray letter to hira of October 2ij. A draft carbon
of the latter is enclosed to let you know what has passed between ua so far.
I 8® wondering if Hichoison»s suggestion fits in with the plans or ideas
you had about the cruise and the time that you and your friend, the doctor.
Bight be able to devote to it. You will recall that in the letter you wrote
hira you ksped to have about a week in the Araerican and British firgins} this
you also raentioned to Dr, Garrolchael and rayself when I last saw you. There-
fore, if you were to start at Trinidad as Hicholson urges, two or three weeks
would only get you half way to the firgins. As far as the &iithsonian
“bug-hunter" raerabers of your expedition are concerned, the start and finish
are limaaterial. We can put in our time to good advantage at whatever islands
you raay visit enroute. Dr, Carmichael, also, if he can get off fro® prior coa»it
aents, could 5oin up at the most convenient place for the run over to Tortola.
How do you feel about Nicholson’s suggestion for reversing the direction
of the cruise? Do not hesitate to lay It on the line because he, the FIEiiANCE,
and the rest of us will be only too glad to meet you where and nhenever you say.
There Is one thing to bear in asind, however. Nicholson writes that his
ismediately previous cruise ends in Grenada or Trinidad, and that the "about
8 days" run back to St. Ihoraas "would mean a much later start." Just how much
later can be ascertained as soon as we know where you prefer to start.
Fortunately Nicholson is most receptive to the type of work we wish to
do, and it would be most convenient to have him secure lobster pots, a wash
tub or two, and buckets for us instead of our shipping down.
Dr. Chace, one of the raerabers of the party selected by Dr. CarEichael,
will not fly* Thus he will be able to take with him our collecting gear. It
will be just fine to have it personally conducted and delivered by steamer at
the port of departure,
I just got back from Miami Mondj^ aoming in time for wozk. The Florida
sunshine and warrath are "not to be sneezed at," but I do like ti» ware crisp
Homing air we are enjoying this time of tiug year.
Regards to you all,
Sincerely,
&c.
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Cuarator of IZoology
October 21, I 955
Mr. 3 , Bruce Bredin
P. 0 , Box 87
Wilmlogton, Belatmre
Dear Mr, Bredlai
Thaok you for your letter of October I 7 , and for
tbe InfortaatlOQ about the FREELANCE, As you say, this
ship certainly sounds ideal for the purposes of the
trip.
The proposed expedition has been discussed vith
Dr, Schmitt, and be has agreed to serve as leader of
tis® Smithsonian Institution group and to be responsible
for making whatever arrangements are necessary. He
will contact Mr, Nicholson to determine the practica-
bility of starting at St. Thicm»s and ending at Barbados
- visiting the lesser known islands on the way.
Dr. Schmitt feels that it should not be difficult
to stop at Tortola should it be possible for me to
4oin the ^t>up at St, Thomas, If this stopover can be
arranged, I certainly hc^ I shall be able to take
advantage of this wonderful opportunity to visit the
Island tdiere some of my ancestors resided.
After he has correspoMed with Mr, Nicholson,
Dr, Schmitt will get in touch with you.
Best personal wishes.
Sincerely yours,
I«onard Carmichael
Secretary
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J. BRUCE BREDIN
P. O. Box 87
Wilmington, Delaware
October 17 , 1955
Dr. Leonard Carraichael
Smithsonian Institution
Vifashington 25 » D. C.
Dear Dr. Carmichael:
I am_ sending along some information on the
ship which I believe would be ideal for our purposes.
Also, I am attaching a letter which I have written
to Mr. Nicholson. I hope this meets with your
approval. If so, v/e should send a deposit so that
we may be certain that the schooner "Freelance" is
reserved for our trip.
There is no objection whatsoever to Dr. Schmitt
being a member of the expedition. I would like to
see him go along. It seems to me he should fully
realize that there might be some rough going on a
trip such as this. Vi/hether Dr. Schmitt or another
person heads up the expedition, we should be getting
our pl9ns organized. I leave that entirely up to
your good judgement.
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Dear Bruce and Mrs. Bredin s
Pretty auch the seme old story‘,-behind hand again with ay prtaiaes.
However, I did get the bits of Congo handicraft into the exj>ressHan*s
hands for delivery to ym using the Greenville address. As I have said
b#f<M*e, there IsnH much of it, but it is in a seasure raiainlscent and
raprasantative. The enclosed photo shom what there is in the box and
carton sent this morning. Two of the vmm mats, a piece of bark cloth
(rathar crude looking) for a back drop, and a bow are in the paper wrapped
eartonj tee other things are in the two foot square box.
The bark cloth, woven mats, bow and arrows iR»re obtained in Paulis,
presumably made by the Mangbetus, The wooden dnnsser (to the right), the
face plaque (center), and the Ivojy huntsmen are frcxs Leopoldville. The
wooden image to the left— I take it to be a vcaaan — is frm Starilifjrville,
and the circular seat in the middle is from a native village naar Kutwanga,
The ftgxa*es, wood and ivory, cost about Ii50 francs (#9 #00) each. The
arrows about 2 francs apiece, the bow 1*5, the bark cloth and mats about
130 and the face plaque 110 francs. The ivcary figurines and drummer,
though started home from Leopoldville, April 15, were soiaetow terribly
delayed. fb«y landed here tee very same day that the freight shiimient
from Bntebbe via Mairobl did.
Dr, Krieg«p, our curator of ethnology, was such taken these objects.
He has nothing quite like the bark cloth. This he thought a little unusual
because of the straped decorations, he said with indigo, along the lateral
strips. These rosettes show faintly in the photograph. i#ien I picked up
these things, I felt crowded, for space in our boxes. but now that I am
back, I wish I»d gotten more. Sc does Dr. Irleger, for w© have so little
of African handicraft in our collections, I turned over to him another
bow and five arrows that the py^iles bad made. They ?ire so smaller in
sise than the Paulis ones. The pygmy arrows had no metal points and
carried a patch of poisonous material just behind the sharply pointed
wooden tip. This is a wise precaution, -an accidental scratch would work
no harmf the poison Is not released into a wound unless the arrow penetrates
both skin and flesh.
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]>• Krtiger say# timt th® black wxxJac tmgm am black baeause
of i^o« pollahl i^rha^a I should hav® askod our wood taehnologist to
try to idantiiy th® wood. Tiiis may b© poasibj© bat right now I did
»ot want to hold up the shipment aoT longer#
Mi^ the box as id ©s rtoa reacf you promptly. The kodaehrome slides
are still i»t quite reac^ but should bo before too long. I»ll <lo ay
best to espedi^ 'y^em.
best to you all,
Sincerely,
Isfeldo L* Set»iti
Head Curator
Efept* of Zoology
Sno.
p, S, So that the sending may be properly recorded here, please sign
the shit# eof^ of the ®aclosed Invoice and reywa it in the fmiked
envelope accompanying it.
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Convent Industrial School,
Roseau, DOMINICA. B.W.I.
J\me 19> 1956,
Mr. Waldo L. Schmitt,
Head Curator of Biology,
United States National Museum,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr.
SchMtt
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I thank you very much for your encouraging
letter of May 29.
By now I have received your payment through
the Bank and I thank you very much for it.
I hope you received a rebate on allowed foreign
purchases, since I wrote on your B/L "Unaccompanied
personal baggage".
I thank you very much for your suggestion to
tell to the tourists to declare their mats when returning
to the States*
The Roy Rogers hats can always be obtained and
send by Parcel Post, if desired.
Thanking you for sustaining our work and
assuring you of our best attention to any of your orders,
I remain.
Yours very truly,
^ther Mary Camille.
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2li Taxi, Agrieulttiral Oepartnent vitb filai. . ... .50
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duly 12 2 books, Tabiti, DeriB-Adair (No. li) . , , . . . 12.00
26 Taxi, Custoaeraft F1 k> to Finishers. 1.00
li oopies Nicholson, In^ish Harbor file. . . , . 6.00
Copy Schianacher chart, ^st Indies, Dunlop ... Ib.Od
Aug. 16 Taxi, Silver Spring and return ......... 3.50
Kodachime oopiea, Colorfex (No, 5). . . .... 1.80
Sept. 18 Taxi, Silver %8ring, waiting and retwrn. ... . I».35
(k)pies of Sodaehrone slides, Oolorfax (No. 6). . 76.50
Nov. 5 Ouide to Nexico for J&-. Bredin (No, 6 a) , , . . 3.83
Dee. 7 Copy, Schtnacb^ charts, Africa, Dunlop (No, 7). 8.16
2 - 2,000 ft, movie reels. Electric Cksnter
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Bredin Expedition-West Indie
Dr, L, Carmichael
Dr, Leonard Gaimichael Peb. 29, 19^6
Waldo L, Schmitt
Smithsonian-Breiin Caribbean Expedition
I have just had farther word (herewith) from Ccaimaiider Ittcholson regard-
ing the cost of the ^extras” we may iiwmr on the forthcomli^ cruise. Ihe fit
per day per man which I put down for subsistaace needs to be doubled to take
care of those extras (harbor fees and others) and fuel, which I was unable
to estimate before.
Althoitgh I did make an allowance of |913 for incidentals and miscellaneous
expenditures, it looks as thoii^h w@ may have to dip into the balaTxse raaaining
in the African expeditionary fund, perhaps to the extant of |1,200 to |1,^>.
I am bringiag this contingmicy to yotir attention at this time in case it
arises. ¥e my also be expected to pay for Bredin »s round trip flight t©
trLnidad to join the expedition m Kerch 12 and return hosefi^m Antigua on
April 1, Howe^^er, as Commander Mctolson hopefully expresses it, we may be
pleasantly surprised to find that the cost will come to less than the figure
he quotes.
Bredin Expedition - West Indies
Dr. Leonard Carmichael
Febroarj 28, 19S6
Dr. Leonard Carmichael
Secretary
Sffilthsotiian Institution
Dear Dr. CaOTichaelt
Yesterday I had a phone esll trm »*. &^din.
le will te joini^ the IlSEIAHSE la Port-of-Spain,
Trinidad, on the 12th of Btrch, to sail with ns the
nest dsy for tte Orenadims, It fits in wili* his
present plans better to sj^^sd the first two we^s of
tte cruise with tis. Althoa^ he 1ms to leawe Antigua
tion, expressing, at the same ttea, the hope that you
would meet us in St, Thems shortly after the middle
of April fen* the trip to Tortola. I tdd him that I
jxist discussed the matter with
awning, and that I was hoping to p«*suad3 you to
eeae despite a busy schedule, ie hopes tlmt you
t-he pleasure of
your 0 «pany for at least that Iwief trip, xfbidh
should not tabs more than a day or two.
It would be nice if you could mke srraagea^ats
to get mfay. I do hop© that you win find it possible
to defer a few ctf jmr respoiilhilitiss about that
tiw.
Sincerely,
W,Stmk
Wald© L. Schaitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoolo^
Bredin Exp. - West Indies
Dr. Leonard Carmichael
Or. Leonaxtl
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With this an «itiiistte nf e^t of ^ti^nlaii-Bi^sdia Carihima ixpodi*
tlon. With cash adrsoaeo rofsostod it totals fhe eash advaans
I iKraM in® to have for pwrchaae of Awrican Ijipwws ©oaipt^ frarellars
ishmks is |t»(X30« In additioRt 1 jdionld have ^th me a haii; <hraft for
^fQQO,OOf tl® balaiiDe of tlie oharter foe expitoted tor Capt. wiol®ls(m on
or before date of sailing, 13, Port-ef-^saia, frinidtod.
Bredin Exp, - West Indies
Dr. Leonard Carmichael
Dr, Leomrd. Oa»icha®l
Meld© L, Scliraitt
Feb. 20, 19^6
Bred3.n Congo «md Caribbean EJssoditlms
ci oi a let tor t© |fr« ftrsdin as p®r yonr r©(|txest,
r©gr©te tb© dal^ -jAth tto laotioa pictee mm mt© ttjasi I do, iJsrsiOf ,
Editinjj, i xlru is a Jobi it bodfor© on a iiliu
and on. a Fish said Wildlife Service crab 3.inrestlgation movie back in tea 19ii0’s
Sl» smnd-tap© Brmngim (sdltte?) idll hm® t© mtt on tte oopyinj. I d© not
fenote Jtst 1&0 loiig the Xatt®* idll taJfc© after tii® ciriginesl is delivered to
Igrlealtar©,
t» things e'fca»a at this
of It., wiX-I tismsd over to .Ift*,
aoecei>liBliei. Ifention of tldls i© mds
cost ©f cof^ag, 1 q 4 a foots is givee.
copy of the naablo fUa, foot
as eooa as ti^ oiling has boon
in tls© dmffcod latt®* in ^rloli liio
•a® fa'-ml ©ditis^ of Ilia for, let us an feo«r»s lecture, ami tte
adjustment ©f tte tap© i*ecor«ted smiKi to it will tev© to i«lt until afbor
our rstem fro» the Caribbean., In ossa, a oopy of the film will b® seirfc
on t© la*. tflioa roG^vod &cKa tte Departront of fgrloulture rotten pic-
ture laboratcay.
fh© Iteenp Health doctors have checked ov®r Mgr physical oondltton and
pronounce it satisfaetm*y.
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
February 13, 1956
Friends and Correspondents
of the Smithsonian Institution t
The bearer of this letter, Dr» Waldo L, Sdimitt, Head
Curator of the Department of Zoology, United States National
Museum, is acting as the leader of the Smiths onian-Bredin-
Caribbean Expedition to the British, French, Dutch and American
West Indies. He is accompanied by Dr. Fenner A. Chace, Jr.,
Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Dr* J, F. Gates Clarke,
Cvu’ator of Insects, and Dr. A. C. Smith, Curator of Fishes.
They are ccaiducting biological studies and collecting specimens
of plants, insects, and marine invertebrates of the Islands for
the National Collections of the Iftiited States Natioial Museum.
Any coxurbesies and facilities that may be extended to Dr.
Schmitt and his party during the course of their official travel
will be highly appreciated by the Smithsonian Institution.
Secretary
Bredin Expedition - West Indies
Dr. Leonard Carmichael
0r» term'd Camlchael
Tianii Dr, Rwaii^ton lellogg
Wald© t* Sehatii
dan.
Bredin Caribbean Expedition
The meet recent word {latter of January 6) irm
the »?i^elamef the iresael being chartered, states
Spain, Trinidad, on Hareh 12, prepared
to St. Thosas, where the cruise will
©losing dat® is siobjeet to Mr. Bredin *s wishes
proposal.
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Captain’s
I wro^ Mr* Bredin upon the reoeipt of Capt. Hlcholeon’s letter, and m
^ it otherwise, we shall
b® Jiseting hln and his personal guest in Antigua, B*W.I, on April 1, for a fine'
^ forward Capt. mcholson the indicated
yyeht oi^-^ter afraeaent herndth with the nndfflr-
that the balame <toe will be paid to hl» In Port of Spain on or before
^ »«iioRed Ift*. Graf as handltnf the a^Matratiwe
Bredin «p@dltion, I take it that he will sign the agreewent
Institiitioa and forward it to Capt. Micholson.
A tentati've <hfaft of a letter of tranaaeittal is attaehed*
*.». steafflship transportation tMt we have besti al^e to arrant for
thg Mjority of the party and its gear, stjoh as baggage, is aboard the ’He de
^ance," d^rtii^ frcw H^ew fork ©a Iferoh 2 and srrlviiig in port of Spain abwit
l^h These reservation®, nade yesterday, imst be eenflraed by tfeSesday,
passa^ acw^ for three passengers, Br. chace, fir. Smith, and myself,
TO mer than Timrsd^, iMs smounts to |227.80 apiece, plus tmVmO&m
this can be waived in the case of an official ©stthaoidan party.
•Is* ^ fourth a®ab@r of tiws party, prof era to fly, and moreover,
^ d^irsm® of pTOcaedli^ direct to tlw} Island of Dominica to collect insects
WHO awaiting the »ire«lsnce*s« sirivsa tba*o, 10 days or so after leaving
.*^***^.^ Spain, To Dr. Clarke’s desire of ©peadii:© as naefe tiae on fioainlca as
possible, I personally tev® no ©b| action, but I do request authtu'isatlon fron
S departure fro* the orlgtml plans, I uuikirstand that it will
ontaH \Mtmodisst additional expense f<r meals, lodging, and auto hire for
Out gear is beli^ actively assesbled, so tMt it will be
^ Clartce, of being shipped in advance,
maa St, Thomas via the Alcoa Lin® has been r®qu«»t©d. We hope
firmed in the ninct ^ '
to take with
^tum passage
will be oen-
2
la mmmtlmt
(1) Hi® iiiih Gapt. lleh^«oi» p»« 48 t® ha fi31®d is, »lgn«d,
asd fammrded to lilai lii^ a dapoiilt of $3.,000«
(2) for |«®8ag« for ^®e of ws os the **Ile d® France" |6@3*liO, plu®
tax, if re<|t3lr#d of ss, idill lav© to b® peid or®r t© th® fr«idd Idra,
73li Fifteenth St., I. ¥., sot later than Tharsday, 26.
(3) fbr Dr. Claiice*8 air far® .to Baadnica, and retsrs trm St. Hums,
1268.00 (tax fra®) sill ho retplred.
Br* Bsomrd Caradetos©! 2^, 1^6
Thrui Dr. BsBiRetoR Kidlegg
¥ai<lo D. Scferaltt
Bt&iSin Carifeean lispedltion
An t& mr w^mo ©f t©aay regardif^ adrenees far transport a
A rmiTKi trip ms listed f@r Br. ClaHee. Dr. Aitert S®t^ wodd also Hire to
TA-kim by sidp f)sim the Im^icaiis VirgiMs, m have just lesrined &©ib Alcoa
ads seen the^ tev® a vessel retwsrnif^ from St, fteaas via St, Orolx ■■
©n April 21. P&SB&ge is apieo©s pliis tsx| |64t5 for three, tax,
•«hlch, travel, Itag for the Gov-Cimmenil, may not he required of tw {?)«
fhos© reservatloiw wey bs taken vp this mmk ai^ should he not lat*r
aim wxt W«^!msday, therofor©, may m not lave |€ii5 l» addition to the
msm r^?sosted earlier tod^'.
STANDARD FORM NO. 64
TO : Dr. Camichael
Office l^Aemorandum
FROM : T^ldo L. Sc
SUBJECT; Bredin Caribbean Expedition
Having just heard from Commander Nicholson, the owner of the
FREELANCE, regarding his reaction to the proposed itinerary, I
have prepared the enclosed for Mr. Bredin* s information and his
e^qjression of opinion.
If you approve please have it dropped into the mail today.
Air mail to Delaware is no speedier than regular. ■ -
Dr. Carraioha*!
Octobar 3, 1955
Wdo 1. Schmitt . . -
' - - .;vJ
Scientists for the Bredin Caribbean Expedition
1 imve obeeloBdi over the qualified atxi available Toungar nen on our
staff whose work and plans are Boat pertinent to thosa of the proposed
expedition. They are listed and conisented upon bslow. X can reeomend
anjr number or combination of ti ese men« wimeirer you My designate*
Soae will be glad to go if selected, the others with reluctance or if
ordered. “ r .
You yourself suggested Brs. Chace and He <d»r as possibilities,
mentioning also botany. H^esenting the latter is Dr. Albert C. i^th
(So, 3, below) , for whoa I have very high regard.
1. , Dr. Fenner A. Chace, Jr., 47, curator of marine invertebrates,
specialist on decapod Crustacea. Dr. Chace is one of the best of our
younger men} background and experience excellent, ikniever, he prefers
musetm research to field vork and aciteits being soMidiSt j»rone to
seasiokz^ss. .
t
2. ISr. Herald Rehder, 43, curator of mollusks, speciidist on
marine shells} background and experience very good. '!lx>ugh he is at
home with a heavy cold, I am quite sure he uould be liappy to go if chosen.
Dr, itehder has a speech defect, halting speech idiich poses no very serious
difficulty.
3. Dr, Albert C. Smith, 49, curator of phanerograms , department
of botajny, specialist in flowering plants, reeerrtly returned frcmi a year
in Fiji, his second on that island. Excellent background, a moat
experienced field man.
4. Dr. J. P. I. Morrison, 49, associate curator of mollusks, knows
land and marine shells very well, one of our moat experienced field men}
collects all groups. Veteran of the Pacific Science Board and the Bikini
biological surveye, as is also Kr, Bayer below.
5. Dr. Thomm 1. Bouman, 37, associate curator of marine inverte-
brates, specialist on eopepods, excellent background, with exansiderable
west coast field experienw but very susceptible to seasickness and
therefore most reluctant to go,
6. Frederick M, Bayer, 34, associate curator of marine Invertebrates,
specialist in coelenterates, particularly the soft or fleshy corals, and
experienced in tee use of the aqualung. The Museum* a best qualified man
2
r'i-
for field work in mrine biology. He is still in the Paeiflo bst ie
due to return in How^mber. However, he Is within e year of his doctorate
and should ^1 Baeaas ooepletc requirements for this degree before
going in the field again. His work toward it has baen interr^ted 1«
two diffarsnt years field work.
7. Er, Charles E. Cutress, Jr,, 3h, recently appointed associate
curator of laarine invertebrates, specdslist in sea anenones, with eon*
siderable field experience in Hawaii and the Kar^mll Isli^da. I®e hawa
no assurance that he would take part in this expedition due to the fact
that he will be arriving in ^sshington for the first tte# in Decawbwr
and has expressed the desire to oonplete his doctor' a thasis in the
ensuing awnthaj he will have coKplet«i all other requlre««nt8 at the
University of Hawaii before leaving. Hone of ua have yet aet hr. Cutress
but he comes to us very highly rscmmended and is well qualified to give
a good account of himselfi aigr be %h» logical man to represwnt the
interests of the division of marine invertebrates on the propoiwa! «q>e-
dition but would have to be consulted first.
Heither Drs. Leonard Schults, nor Eniest Laohoer, 1*0, respectively
curator and associate curator, divlaion of fishaa, is available. Dr.
Schults has promised to conduct a course in Icbth^logy ^ the Ikiiversi^
of Maryland during the spring aemestir and Dr. Lachniw* leaves for tec^e
on a Guggenheim scholarship tiui first of Her<ii, 1956,
STANDARD FORM NO. 64
UJ \J) C/PmJ ,
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Office fAsiTlOY andufn ♦ united states government
ro : Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt (through Dr. Kellogg) date: September 29, 1955
FROM
Leonard Carmichael
SUBJECT: Proposed Bredin Expedition to Caribbean
Mr. J. Bruce Bredin yesterday informed me that he would,
be glad to finance a Smithsonian expedition to the islands of the
Caribbean. He suggests that the expedition extend from March 1
to April 10, 1956. Funds will be presented to the Smithsonian In-
stitution to make it possible to pay all the expenses of the expedi-
tion and to pay fuU travel and living expenses of two or three Smith-
sonian scientists who may wish to accompany the expedition.
I would be glad to have recommendations concerning the
scientists who are to go. Mr. Bredin expressed a preference for
young scientists because of the nature of the travel.
Mr. Bredin himself may or may not be able to accompany
the expedition, and Mrs. Bredin will not be able to join the expedi-
tion.
cc: Mr. Graf
Br, Beraington ffeU-Ogg
19'?6
mx
Uf AY - 1 1956
J. F. Gates Clark©
West Indies Smithsonian ~ Bredin Sscoeditio:
iil «
Departed. Washington 6 March 19 ^^ hy plane j San Jaan, Puerto Rico 7th
to Martinique via St, Croix, Antigua and Hiia. deloupe , Departed
Martinique 8th March and arrived Dorsiinica 8th March slightly before
Remained in Dominica until the morning of $8 March when I joined the
rest of the expedition members aboard the **Freelance”.
Subsequent stops, for collecting, were made at Giiadelou'pe, Antigua,
Redonda, Me%'ls, St, Christopher, Virgin Gorda and Tortola, the trtp
terminating at St. Croix the night of l8th of April, I?'??.
I estimate that between l'>000 to 20000 insects were collected, most
of course, on Bominisa, The collection is particularly rich in
Coleoptsra, Orthoptera, Dintera, and Microlepidoptera. Among the
non-insects the collecting of millipeds was emphasised and much
material In this group\^ ms obtained.
cc: Dr, Waldo Schmitt
Smithsonian-Bredin Exp. west Indies
SI - iS
Rev. J2'/-S3
SMITHSOKIM INSTITUTION
Washington 25, D, C.
REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC (NOT GENERAL) TRAVEL AUTHORITY
(in triplicate)
Name j ip
— imtT » M* 2 m
Authority is requested to travel via [~ [ common carrier; iTY commercial air-
line; j~ [ private automobile @ p er mile (see justification); £JI Govern-
ment vehicle or plane; l~ J other (specify)
(SOTpWSOiy)
(see Justifica-
Puerta Ilea, and ratum fTtm St* fhoiws, B*W*I,*
and to such other points as may be found necessary^ and in the order found to
be most advantageous^ revisiting any of said points as may be necessary; and
to return to the official^ station not later than
April PO. 19^6 o
A per diem allowance of $
The amount of $
is requested »
is requested for procurement of supplies
materials, or equipment o
This travel is for the purpose ofs Coll<e©MBf Terimiftial Arthropods,
All espenses for this tri,p will be borne by the Bpue® ’^edlu, fmA which
Is 8pc«s8orlnf this Caribbean
Th*. Clarks la to be adNranced ?tl6!?,CK) for living expenses on Dcwinica wtoora
he will, spei»,<! 10 day® and St, Thoraas ^dsere h© will soend 2 days*
H® win also need -^68,00 for trawling expenses.
Estimated cost;
Transportation $ 5 Per Diem $
Other expenditures $ | TOTAL COST OF TRIP $
No, of transportation requests desired •
Appropriation chargeable;
Approved by
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The foregoing travel requested is authorized except as follows:
““Travel Order No
Date
Assistant Secretary
STTANDARO FORM NO. 64
ce Muemovandum • united states government
TO : Dr. Leonard Camiehael date: January 30, 19^6
FROM : j. F. Gates Clarke
SUBJECT: Per Diem for living expenses on Dominica and St. Thomas.
It has been estimated that I shall need .%80.00 for living
expenses on Dominica and St. Thomas.
May I please have this amount advanced to me, from the Bruce
Bredin Fund, before departure for the Caribbean Expedition?
2/2 - ^
Dr. Schmitt;
Mr. Clarke was in; will get transporta-
tion tidcets tomorrowj must have transportation
requests in time, before noon.
EK
SI Bredin Exp* - West Indies
AIR LETTER September 26, 19^6
Mr. MLlliara B. Cobb, Jr.
American Consul
Fort de France
Martinique, F. W. I,
Bear !fr. Cobbs
1^ this time you will have received a letter signed
by Dr. Carmichael dated September 2it. I had wanted the
letter from Dr. Carmichael addressed to the Secretary of
State, but soznesdiere along the line some secretary
changed arrangements and the letter went to you and the
carbon to the Secretary of State. I hope it will suffice
for jrour record because you certainly were of wonderful
service to us. I am sorry I could not get matters put
through as I wished.
I still have a letter for Dr. Blanche that I have
hesitated to send because I want to send him a little
crab token, a key ring with a crab imbedded in plastic.
I don’t recall whether I gave you one or not, but I was
tfondering if I might not as the Diplomatic Ifeil Service
to send two to you, so that you might give one to Dr,
Blanche. In the old dsys I knew the man in charge of the
Mail Room at State, and he would take aiything that I
gave him within reason, such as little mementos as the
ones of which I speak. N6w-a~days the State Department
has gotten so large and so many of my friends have passed
on that I no longer know ay way around up there. Have you
some friend on the inside to whom I might deliver the pack-
age for transmittal to you? I hate to run into the Customs
authorities for things that are really worth so little*
I trust all goes well with you, l&*s. Cobb and the baby.
Good luck '.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
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A® LEStm September Ut, 1956
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Mr. Milliam B, Cobb, Jr,
toericais Consnl
American Consulate
Martinique, ?. W.I.
Dear Ife*. Cobb?
This is a terribly belated letter expressing oia*
appreciation of your great kindness during our brief
visit to Martinique. The highlight of that visit, of
course, was that wonderful day’s tour you gave us of the
Island, both through its inland portions and back to Fbrt
de France by way of the sea coast. I am terribly behind-
hand with everything connected with the results of that
expedition, and It may be some time before any of them
get published. Before too long I hope to have a few black
and i&ite prints made from some of our kodachrome slides
80 that I might send you some little remembrance of that
very pleasant day. Do you have a projector, and are you
a color-slide fan? If so, it might be simpler to duplicate
a few of the slides for you.
I am asking our Secretary, Ik*. Leonard Carmichael, to
thank the State Department for your interest in our e3q>edi“
tion and its welfare. One of the nicest things that came out
of our visit with you was the reference to Dr# Blanche. Rrom
him I received a set of five numbers, I believe, of the publi-
cation of the local Natural History Society, Our Librarian
was not familiar with the publication and has gotten in touch
with the organization with a view to exchanging publications.
But for you and your introductions, we would mrer have
learned about this most interesting series of bulletins.
Though small, they prove very informative and make mention
of some birds that had been described by the late husband of
our Librarian, Nfers, Austin H. Clark.
Mr. Ashbrook of the Fish and midlife Service is also
mthusiastio of your kind attention to him on his visit to
Martinique. It is a wonderful Island, and you are a wonderful
host. I wish I could come back soon again, but whether or m,
do look me up ^dien next you come this way. Have a crisis, and
maybe they will invite you home for consultation. I can hear
you say: ”Now, heaven forbid," with regard to the crisis.
Mr kindest regards to you, Ifrs, Cobb, and the youngst^.
Sincerely,
Maldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
ARCHIVES DE LA MARTIHlOyi
Forl-de-Frams, it 22 mars 1956
Monsieur William B, COBB, Jr,
Consul des Etats Unis d'Am^rique
Consulat Americain
PORO} -DE-PRANCE
Monsieur le Consul,
En reponse ^ votre lettre du 19 mars 1956, ;j’ai
I'honneur de vous indiquer les noms des personnes ci-des-
sous comme s’int^ressant aux plantes, insectes, vert^Br^s
ou specimens sous-marins :
M. BLANCHE, Directeur du Service de Protection des
V^g^taux, (Service de 1 'Agriculture -
Jardin Desclieux) ;
LU
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IffLle CECCALDI, Professeur de Sciences Naturelle
Lyc6e Schoelcher ;
M. MORICE, Directeur de 1 'Office des Peches (
■ tion Maritime, Bassin de Radoub) ;
prfes du Bassin de Radoub (M. DEROC n'a au-
c\me formation scientifique, mais il a cons-
titu4 une collection de plantes et d'animaux
sous-marins qui contient, de I'avis de per-
sonnes informees des exemplaires interes-
sant s , )
M. DEROC,
MwcLcJt
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Je regrette que le Reverend Pere PINCHON, Profes-
seur au Semina ire- College soit absent de la Martinique
jusqu'en octobre prochain ; il eut et4 une des personnes
les plus aptes h foumir des renseignements aux Person-
nalites que vous m'annoncez ; mais il est possible que ces
personnalit^s pmissent visiter une partie de ses collections
i/tav' LAMBA/]~{A/
Lorsque done, 1 'Expedition Scientifique annonc^e
sera sur place, je suis persuade que I'on pourra, selon
les preoccupations des savants la composant, etablir des
contacts interessants.
Sestant avec plaisir k votre disposition, je vous
prie d'agreer. Monsieur le Consul, 1' expression de ma con-
sideration tr4s distinguee.
E. GOYHENECHE
Archiviste en Chef de la
Martinique
PORT -DE-FRANCE (Martinique)
AIR LETTm
February 28, 1956
Mr. William B. Cobb, Jr,
American Consul
American Consulate
mrtinique, F. W. I.
Dear Mr. Cobbs
Tour letter of Februaiy 17 is most welcome, I don’t
Icnow Just when we will get to Ifertinique, Hos-^everitm are
departing from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on the 13th, and hope
to spend a few days in the Grenadines enroute,
I haye most pleasant recollections of Bfertinique which
I visited once before in 1937, on the Joseph Conrad, We
shall be very happy to meet with you and the biologically-
interested frisMs of whom you speak. However, I do not
know if there is a single on® of us that speaks French,
though all of us can read a bit,
I shall try to keep you posted as to our movements.
Perhaps you are in touch with Capt, Nicholson from time to
time by radio telephone.
Thank you again for your friendly letter.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Dei^rtment of Zoolo^
WM?e®k
Bredin Exp, -West Indies
William B, Cobb, Jr, Amer, Consul
THE FOREIGN SERVICE
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
American Consulate,
Martinique, F.W.I,,
February i7, 195b,
Dr, Waldo Schmitt,
Head Ctirator of Zoology,
Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D«C*
Dear Dr. Schmitt:
Word of your forthcoming visit to the Caribbean has been
received frcm Desmond flicholscoi and from the Department of State.
I wish to assure you that we look forward to your arrival with
keen anticipation.
This Consulate has long maintained cordial relations with
the Nicholsons in Antigua who frequently call heri^d your proposal
to charter one of their yachts for 6 weeks strikes us as an
exceiJLent way of covering the islands thoroughly, for the
Nicholsons are well and favorably known, not only in Martinique,
but throughout the Antilles,
While I know that your travel win be determined by your
success in collecting specimens of plant, insect and marine life
and it is not possible to say at this time vtoen you will arrive
in Martinique, I hope that your visit here will provide us with
an occasicxi to .gntertain you and the members of your party as
wen as a sma 1 1 group of local residents interested in the field
of your endeavor. We will also be pleased to hold for you any
mail which your families may wish to send; and, if there is any
other way in which we can be of assistance to you, please let me
know.
William B, Cobb, Jr.
American Consul
ADDRESS !
“TRINCARONI, TRINIDAD*’
CODES :
ACME, A.B.C. 5th & 6TH EDITIONS,
DUO, BENTLEY’S 2ND PHRASE,
rARONI I IMITED
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
SUGAR MANUFACTURERS, DISTILLERS
OUR REF. NO.
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T R t N I D A D,
B. W. I.
Miss Jocelyn Crane,
Department of Tropical Research
New York Zoological Society,
Simla, Arima Valley,
Trinidad. British West Indies.
Dear Miss Crane,
Since this 30 gallons of Alcohol i
for use outside Trinidad it can be sent in Bond
to the boat by v/hlch the person v/ishes it to be
conveyed.
No duty is payable on Export Alcohol
or spirits, but it must be accompanied by an Excise
Orjiaii.d m^hioh should not cost more than the regulation
.f2.25 for half day. This should be a simple
a rra ngeme nt .
The other plan is to submit an
application to the Collector of Customs and Excise
for Duty exemption, stating the reasons. This Virill
take a little time but It can be speeded if you made
a reouest for urgency.
Please let us know what size
of containers 7fou wish to use for it.
The Excise duty on this 30 g
be about f300.
Messrs Unital (Trinidad) Dim
Unital (Trinidad) Limited, 29 Chacon
r spirit sales so the price fixing
ise dutv on this 30 gallons v/ould
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size and t^rpe
St., F.0.3. handle our spirit sales so the
is outside my sphere. I have spoken to t
asked them to quote you a favourable price
I have spoken to them and have
Yours sincerely.
department of state instruction
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Proposed Trip to West Indies by
Expedition
PC®T-0P=SPAI», BABBADOS,
RPTD INFOS PARIS, LONDON
The Itepartment has been inforn^d by the anithsoniaa Institutim
that the Institution is sponsoring a scientific expeditionj knoisn as
the «aHithsGnian*“Bredin“Garibbean Expedition,” which will traTrel
through British, French, Duteh and American West Indies during
The purpose of the trip is to uactertafee biologieal studies and
to collect si»cifflens of plants, insects and isarine Hie of the
Islands. It is expected the specin^ns obtained mil supplemnt the
present collection and add S 5 «cies not previously represented. This
work is said to be especially desirable since Infomation will be
obtained on the disteibution of plants and insects in parts of the
West Indies that are little knows biologically.
Four iBembers of the staff of the United States National Museum
are participating, namely. Dr® W^do L® Schmitt, Head Curator of
Zoologyj Dr. Fenner A, Chase, Jr «, Curator of Itorlhe In-wertehratesi
Dr. J. F. Oates Clarke, Curator of Insects j and Dr. Albert C. Snith,
Curator of Fhanerogaais.
Three members of the party will travel from New York to Trinidad
in early March on the SS ILE DE FRANCE. Ihe fourth monber. Dr.
Clariw, will fly direct to Dominica and will join the expedition
there® The expedition will travel among the Islands on a charteared
twin-^i esel schooner, the FREEMHGE, owned and mastered by Capt*
?. E. B. Nicholson of Antigua, B.W.i, The expedition expect# to
visit the GrenadLnea, Domlnioa, B^ionda, St. Eustatius and
Curacao, MartinKiue, and Guadeloupe, and if time permit# postil^
Barbuda, Scmibrero and St, Croix,
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The addressee missions are requested to inform the apprejaiate
au^oidties and to untitertake to obtain whatever clearances may be
necessary
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S^jRsBNAtFDTaylor/js 2/8/56
APPROVED BY:
rnest A, Lister
West and Lancaster
SI Bredin Exp.-- -Vfest Indies
Mr, 4. V. MeOsben
Iniaal Medicine Section
1, I» daSont de ieiKjnrs & Ooi^aiij
Stine I.ab©ratory
liewark, Belairore
I^iar Mr-, McGstoaai
lith this is our official Inwlee covering the ship-
raent of the 38 ^st Indian toll sanples that I oollected
this spring in the coarse of an expedition sponsored
Hr, J, Brace apedin, the sane gentlassn idao nade possible
the Saithsoniaa Expedition to the Congo idiic^ returned
the saiiQsles that Mr, Wolf ms working with. I have been
in ctMwnaioation with Dr. itieeler in the Departmait of
Agrienltore, who tells me that he has also dropped yoa a
line about these sauples he has perwitted ®e to send
JOS direct ,
I ^ hope that jm mj find sesBethlng in these 3«»-
pies, aiwi I a® wnderiE® if anything was turned up in
those fro* the C5 ob|^. Mr, aredin has asked »e several
tintes if I had heard from Mr, Waif, bat I know iK>w long
so« of these studies take. In our work there are several
cases ifeere the report followed eollectioas of 'the Material
by s<»ie twenty years. I wish you luck wito idiat I have
sent.
Sincejrely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
lead CuratcMP
Depar&wnt of Zoology
SI Bredln Exp. West Indies
10/5/56
■I&', <J* % MeClafees
Medlciae Seeiion
f. I. #4fb«t ie ieaoera 4
Stint feborrdopy
Biwrks
£rai^>iRsil
Dept. 0 f Zoei^gy
39 sell SiwplifS
see list attaefeed)
Bredis Exp#-- -West Indies
Glasgow House
ONE WEST MAIN STREET • RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
12 Atigust 19^6
My dear Doctor Schmitt:
Uiank you for yotir good letter of August 8, I will look
forward eagerly to hearing from Mr# Bredin#
Pro/ms
GLASGOW HOUSE
One West Main Street . Richmond, Virginia
6 August 1956
Professor Waldo L. Schmitt
U. S. National Museum
Washington 25, D. C.
dear Professor Schmitt:
I have been in correspondence with Previews Incorporated
relative to the purchase of Mustique Island in the British
West Indies. I plan to visit the Island in October, but
I am at^mesent engaged in gathering general data on it.
It was/suggestion of Rreviews Incorporated that I try
to determine from you something about the nature of the
soil of the island. Ai^ additional Information that you
can give me in the way of personal observation will be
greatly appreciated*
Li the hope that I will be hearing from you soon.
Sincerely yours,
/s/Paul K. Heim
Paul K. Heim
Copy forwarded to fft*. Bredin
SI Bredin Exp* - West Indies
AIR LETTER Septmber 26, 1956
Mr, Arthur M. Qreenhall, Curator
Royal Victoria Institute Misemi
Port of Spain, Trinidad, B. W« I.
Ifear Mr. Ch*eenhall;
Just a word to tell you how pleased I am with your
recent letter to Dr, fisilogg and the prospect that you may
soon make a trip to the south end of Trinidad for specimens
of Pseudis, lou really stirred up a lot of interest here-
^MBWimni iW'iis I iyucWiwi*K» ^
abouts. The letter signed by lir. Kellogg is one that I would
have liked to have written to you isyself. Indeed, I drafted
most of it.
I am more than pleased that Alice is still interested in
natural history and that you are sending me the four crabs she
collected in Tobago. best to her and to you.
Sincerely,
WLSteek
Waldo Ii. Sdsmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
: Dr. Schmitt
D®o©ml5«r S, 1'6S5
sa Blia«i4»th A# Mill
EsuXawsi® frpml S©rttee la©
6 Cbsrltjs Street
D 0 ar Ilia# Itlls
Sr* W*sl4© L* Seteitt hfts as.k©4 me to .reply to yo«r letter
«f loreater E2 rsgardi!^ tmfisportafcien laToli?@d ia ©w fro*
posed trip oa Cot®®sdor Mlotwlaca*® “i-’roolaao® •
'Will proPatly b® fotir sosi'bera of tfm Sbith8«l«
at«ff os tbi© trips Br* Sefeaitt, Dr* Albert G# r®ltii# Dr. d*
F. 6st@© Clarfae# Slid uyself* fhr@@ of us would prefer go
to asd trm th© ladis® by sMp if postia®. Dr*
crofts to go by air. I will go % ship ©r aofe at all* if
YOU ©fw ott#‘ia roserimtiGna fcr tte"®® of ns ©a © frelgteor
W 8iall«r Yesaol, w will b© gl«d to airell o»sr©olws of yo^r
asrri©©© •
"d© plats to Join til© *Fr?s©l®soo* at ©ithor 3r®aato or
f rlaldad ' m or about Ifereh t aad '«ill 1®''^® It at St. fh^s
©bout April le. I will lot you Just
fr<M Comander lioholsoa 'sft^ott-sor w@ ar® to .start ir<m Srlnidad
or Grooad®. Th®r© la a possibility that two or three
of our fajslliea would like ^ aoompesiy m m %}^ first srlAm%
ler of the trip* 1» ©tS-ior W4,ird®. they would mko a rourw. trip
either te Gresiode-Trinided <a» to St* fhaaas oa th© s®» «®iwl
on which %m book © one^y j^ssage. I© ti-or® a cfeaao® tl»t
■such a® arrang«!»at could b© mrmd otstt
fhe yireia Itlasid© ©rulse® are profMbty ©©peclelly |>ofular»
©iid it may iSerefors Is® difficult to obtain reserimtloas back
frsm St. fhosa#* If so* would it be easier to book passage
me of th® other islissda id sited during Ihm trip <»* frcsm .totlg^
at the end of the trip.* If the ”Fr»®laiw* rstssro* to^ tlis-t portf
Any a®sl©t«.io® you oaa si's® us will appr®ei«t®i*
Sincerely your s.
Fenner 1. Gha©®, Jr*
Gur«tw
Dlytsim o.f Marine In-TOrtebrat®#
Bredin Ebcp. - West Indies
Mr. miim W. ifohnson July 17, 19S6
Waldo t. Schasitt
S.I. Bredin E3q;»edltion account
Please add to igy expenses, on account of the Bredin Expedition, the sum of
139, 71, this amount represents the cost ayad shipping of a map bought in Dominica
for presentation to Mr, a»edin, less $13.81 covering a few small mats bought for
nsrself. fhe latter, however, did not increase shipping charges as the idiole
"package^ was below the minimtai charge made b^ Alcoa. The psQrment made the Riggs
Bank for the mats and charges is attached.
Attach,
Dr, Remington Kellogg
Deceaber 6, 1956
Wdldo 1, Scbmitt
Exhibit material
In so far as exhibit material frcwa the head cnrator’s office may be con-
cerned; With the map that Dr. Clarke suggests, setting forth some information
regarding the materials collected on the Smithsonian- Bredin Caribbean Expedition
could be placed the Museum's automatic slide "projector" in order to show a
selected series of kodachrome slides taken in the course of the expedition.
These can be made ready for your inspection on a day's notice.
Vs". R^dagton Kellogg
Waldo L. SclsKttt
telthsoniaa iredin Caribbean Bqpedition
Ifey 3, 1956
a w>td to rtport Br* Ghsoe^s and ngr rotnim to duty at tno ^senm*
Kie Bredin expedition was far swre snceesafnl than first anticipated in
view of size of vessel and liadlted ti»e. itowever, we were enabled to make a
ntioiber of interesting observational of shrinp ot^BBensal with anea^nes^ windrows
of red crab negalops on the beaohj thonsands of thesi at one tii^ and in one
long drift, a phenoaenon idiich in the experien^ of the natives, fishermen and
otters seems never to iav# been iwted before. iQ.so, I was enabled to realise
a twenty-year ambition landing on Redonda Island, a place difficnlt of acees
except in the most favorable weather which was vonchsafed ns this time, and
from iddch Br. Foshag has l®ng desired sallies fr<® a phosphatic depoait
oeenrring there,
Ife left Trinidad on Harda 13 on the schooner "Rreelance** with Jir. Bredin,
visiting Qt^nada and several of the (hrenadines, ffiaki*^ ^rtiniqne on the 22nd.
Here Mr. Iredin left for the States, after the Aaerican Consol at !^rt de
France, Mr. Williaia B. Cobb, 4r. , had taken ws on a toor of the island. On
April 9, Mr. a^est H. May, Mr. Bredin’ a brother-in-law, Joined the expedition
for the rest of the omise. It was Ifr. May idio financed Ibr. I&reiger’s and Mr,
Morton’s expedition to the Mast Indies ^>ont 10 years ago.
Er. Clarke was piclmd up at Roseau, Dominica, on April 2$, The subse-
quent stops and his personal activities he has enisaerated for yous
(hiadelonpe, Antigua, Redonda (mentioned above), Mevia, St. Christophs,
Virgin (ksrda, and Tortola,
He and Er. Saith depsted for Washington from St. (hroix by air on the
19th and 20th re^ectively. Dr. Chace and 1 left St. Croix by the Alcoa
"Runns" on the 23rd, 2 diya later ths expected.
As Ih', Clske has recounted, he collected between 35,000 and 20,000
Insects, Dr. ^th collected over h,€K}0 specimens of plants, and Dr. Chace
and I gathered a most satisfactoiy lot oF Crustacea still enroute and yet
to be counted, certainly mmbering several idiousand ^eimens. Included ai^^
numerous invertebrates were several crinoids taken alive, starfish, sea-urchins
•ea-hmres, and eephalopods.
An accession for the material collected, and a more formal report on the
activities of the expedition will be forwarded in tea course.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C,
AIR MAIL
March 30, 1956
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt
c/o Robert L. MenAn Company
Fredericksted
St, Croix, V, I.
Dear Dr. Schmitt:
I received your letter of March 22 regarding the Bredin
film. The film is being packed ready for shipment either today
or Monday. The list is also being sent off today.
Thank you for the card depicting the yacht nhich looks very
invitii^ and I am sure you must be enjoying yotir trip on the
sister ship.
Ihe weather has been quite cold and there has been lots of
snow in the northeastj not very good Easter weather.
Everything is coming along very nicely and we are looking
forward to your coming back refreshed and with a nice collection.
Regards from Dr. Johnson and best wishes from me and good
luck
SiiKserely,
Emma E. Kran
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
March 27, 19S6
Dear Dr. Schmitt*
Thank you so much for your veiy interesting and newsy
letter. It pleased me very much to receive it.
Herewith is a letter that Dr. Piggot asked me to forward
to you and I hope you will receive it in time for reply.
Everything is running along smoothly. Dr. Johnson
wishes me to extend to you his kindest regards and best
wishes and said he will try and write you. Miss McCain and
all the rest send you their greetings and best.
With best wishes for a successful and pleasant collect-
ing trip to you and your party.
Sincerely,
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
AIR MAIL
March 5> 19^6
Dr. Waldo L* Schmitt
c/o Lazzari and SaB^json, Ltd.
13 Pembroke Street
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Dear Dr. Schmitts
I hope this finds you well on your way and are having a fine trip.
Enclosed herewith is letter from Mr. Merwin which I thought you
should have.
Miss Bennett wrote as of March 1 stating she sent letter to Common
wealth Fund, also among other thirds a P.S. readings
"I sail from here on the P & 0 STRATHAIRD on Mar. 26 and
arrive in London cai May 2nd. Sail for Canada on EMPLRESS OF
BRITAIN on Sept. lit. I shall let you know from N. Y. as soon
as I make my bookings for the East coast,”
She started out ty expressing thanks and gratefullness.
Dr, Peter Dohrn wrote letter, dated Feb, 26, stating he hoped to
be in Washington very briefly about April 20»»and wordd like to know
whether you will be in the country.” His departure from Naples is
scheduled for the l8th of March, the goal. La Jolla, for the Symposium
on the Futxjre of Marine Biology. He is also sending a package of
Glycymeris to Dr. David NicoL, Dr, Johnson will make a reply to this
letter.
Dr, Wiarton called and ^ave the following message; (Mar, 2)
"Received your letter regarding Prof. Van Straelen,
Prof. Van Straelen is sending me (Dr, Wharton) specimens.”
Br, David Nutt called; "Was passing thru and wanted to say’ Hello*
I told him you were on sn expedition. This was March 2nd,
Everything is coming along fine.
With best wishes, and good collecting.
PS The enclosed letter from Mr. V/allis was marked "Personal" so I had
Miss McLain look at it and she opened and asked me to forward it to
STANDARD FCM?M NO. 64
Office Memorandum
® UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO
FROM
Dr, Schmitt
Ernest A. Lachner, Division of Fishes
DATE: September S, 1956
SUBJECT ;
a , v\
W.LS.
SEP C “1956
v- ! ly
y The fish ^§ci^n, that was presented by l^Ir. & Mrs, Bruce a?edin,
from Greenville, Delaware was Polymlxla lowei Gttothsr. These berycoid
ishes have not been reported as common 'off the Atlantic coast. Their
r
specimen is the largest in our collection from Atlantic coastal waters,/
!
r :
Lewis, Dr. C» Bernard
AIR LETm February 2k, 1956
mimrnmmmmmmmmmmmmmiiimmmim
Dr. John B. Lewis
The Bellairs Research Institute
of MoGill Dniversity
St. James
Barbados, B. ¥. I.
Dear Dr. Lewis*
It so happens that I am going to get a chance to
go to Trinidad and work northward throtigh some of the
Islands to St. Thomas, on a small schooner yacht.
Regrettably, that particular cruise will not be taking
in Barbados, On the other hand, I am extremely fortu-
nate in that the ship that is taking us to Trinidad, the
**ILE DE FRAMJE” is, for one day, stopping at Barbados,
on Iferch 6, 7 AM to 7 PM. This should give us a few
hours ashore, and certainly, I shall take advantage of the
opportunity of calling on you at the ^llairs Institute,
I have a few friends there to whom I would also hope to
pay respects, however brief Roach, whose wife was
a Miss Deane, and her brother, Mr, Deane, who, on occasion
of w former visit to Barbados, was with one of the larger
banks, I am sorry I do not have their first names on hard
at this writing.
With me will be traveling Dr. Fenner A. Chace of ttts
Miseum, with whom you may have had some correspondence in
the past, and Dr, Albert Smith, one of our national herbarium
botanists.
Here»s to seeing you if you are not otherwise engaged
that day. I want to thank you again for the interest you
displayed and the information you endeavored to secure for
me regarding fire fly lamps.
With kind regards.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zool<^y
THE BELLAIRS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
OF
Me GILL UNIVERSITY
ST*. JAMES
BARBADOS, B.W.!.
October 18, 1955 •
Dr* Waldo L* Schmitt,
Head Cixrator, Dept* of 2k:>ologj?^,
Smithsonian Institntion,
U*3* National Museum/
Washington 25, D*C*
Dear Dr* Schmitt,
I was veiy interested in yotir recent letter
concerning fire fly lamps in the West Indies* I have been imable
to find any record of their use in Barbados* However, the Curator
of the local Museum has promised to write to friiands on the island
of Dominica about them* Dominica has still soae old Indian
settlements and it is possible they may still be in use there*
I shall -write you, again if I hear anything further.
Yours verv tiulr.
John B, Le-wis
7“
Washington 15, D.C. U.3.A.
ajaq uado oj[— >
THE BELLAIRS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
OF
Me GILL UNIVERSITY
ST. JAMES
BARBADOS, B.W.I.
December 1, 1955
Dr* Waldo L* Schmitt^, Head Curator,
Dept* of Zoology,
Smithsonian Institution,
Na.tional Itiuseiim,
7/ashington 25, D*C*, U.3.A.
Dear Dr* Schmitt,
You will find enclosed a short note from a Mr. Douglas
Taylor of Dominica, to Mr. Connell, the Curator of the Barbados
l!useum. This is in reply to your queiy on fireflies and their use as lamps
in the West Indies. 1 hope it will be of interest to- ;/ou.
I am expecting another note from Crenada on the same
sub jest which I shall send to you when it arrives.
Sincer ely.
Jolin B. Lev/is, Director
/
Dear Mr. Connell,
Magua
Dominica, B. li. I.,
l^th. Nov%iber, 19$5
The kind of firefly ( Pyrophorus lutninosus ) variously knovm in -Uaese islands as
“candle-fly", "cogot^u”, “lalo", etc., is said to have been caged for use as a larnp,
and tied to the big toes to aid in ni^t hunting, on Hispaniola. How the cage ©r
“lanp" was constructed and of what it was mad© i do not knowj but I have an idea that
bamboo is not a native plant. Children play with these fascinating creatviresj and
people occasionally (but not regularly) us© them to read or to lighten a dark room
when they hav© no fir© or matches. Breton, who was here between 1635 end 1653 says
that h© used them regularly in order to read his breviary. Ther© is a local belief
that they ar© siikuiyo (women who divest themselves of their skins and take various
shapes in order to go and suck people «s blood at night). Ihey ar© merely placed and
held on th© page it is wished to read, or introduced into th© room it is wished to
light. I never heard of a their being put in such a laip as you mention her© in
Dominica, Sorry I hav© not been able to help.
Sincerely,
(Douglas Taylor)
Lewis, Dr. C. Bernard
Mrs. McCarttgr Nov. 2p, 1955
mdo L. ScMitt
Bequest for articles from Bull. 139 and Bull, llil
Hare you the separate or reprint articles of the papers cited below,
or if not—copies of the cwiaplete bulletins in which they appear? If so
please send them to Dr. C. Bernard Lewis, Director, Science Museum,
Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, B.W.I., with whoB I have been
corresponding re firefly laiBps in use in the West Indies many years ago.
Bulletin 139, “Fire as an Agent in Human Culture** (plate 32 arid page 198
on firefly lanterns)
Bulletin llil, 1928, "Collection of Heating and Lighting Utensils in the
United States National Museum** (page lilt on firefly lanterns)
AIR MAIL
SCIENCE MUSEUM
THE INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, B.W.I.
November 25, 1955
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt,
Head Curator,
Department of Zoology,
U. S. National Museum
Washington 25, D,C.
U. S. A.
Dear Dr. Schmitt,
Your airletter of November 22nd just received.
Many thanks for the detailed references to the articles
which mentioned firefly lamps. I have now ascertained
that neither of them are in our library, and if you could
possibly obtain copies for us I would indeed be grateful.
Yours sincerely
/
/
C . 6e rna rd Lewi s ,
Director and Curator
CBL/er
f
Lewis, Dr. C. Bernard
<•
Uoromber 22, 1955
Air Letter
Dr. C. Bernard Lewis, Director
Science Hnseum, Institute of Jamioa
Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies
Dear ,Dr . Lewis t
I appreciate your interest in the matter
of the firefly laus^s and send you the titles
of the two articles in idiich th^ were deaasribed
In our Musetw Bulletins. Bulletin 139, 1926,
“Fire as an Agent in Htsaan Culture* (See plate
32 and its description on page 198) and Bulletin
liil, 1928, “C5ollection of Heating and Lighting
Dtensils in the United States ISational Museum*
(See page Ui»), the articles which I mentioned,
were written by Dr. Walter liou^. Let me know
if you locate the articles. Otherwise, I will
endearor to get you copies here. I have not
tried for I think pikers published so long ago
will no longer be available.
Here’s hoping you turn up sceiething about
the lamps I How many interesting things that
the natives formerly used are now gone and for-
gotten. That is tlw nice thing about museums.
Th^ save things of this sort for our woiKior-
ment in the years to e<nae.
With kind regards to you.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
WLS:vb
AIR MAIL
SCIENCE MUSEUM
THE INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, B.W.I.
November 11, 1955.
Dr. V/alclo L. Schmitt,
Head Curator,
Departmeat of Zoology,
U, S. National Museum,
Washington 25, D.C.
U. S. A.
Dear ^^r. Schmitt,
Please forgive me for not previously acknowledging
your airletter of September 15. I was very pleased to hear
from you and wish I could be more helpful at the present time.
I have never heard of any specially constructed firefly lamps
in Jamaica and I can find no reference to them in our West
India Reference Library. My guess is that the insects used
in such ’’lamps'* were the elaterid Pyrophorus plagiophthalmus
which is widely distributed, certainly in the Greater Antilles.
On© often sees people today (usually children) jjut these
insects in jam jars to carry about, but not as a lamp in any
very serious way.
Unfortunately, our library does not file the
Bulletins of the UyS. National Museum under the Bulletin
numbers although we have a great many of them, and I would
be pleased to look up the references you mentioned if you
could let me have the titles of fhe articles.
I
i
With kindest regards.
Director and Curator.
CBL/er
Steptmber 1$, 1955
' Air Letter
Dr, C. Benmrd Lewis
Llrectdr sod Csmtor
Science Mtisem
The Lastitcte of Jsa^icft
Kingston} Jamaica, 3« V* I.
Dear Dr, Leeis*
It isn't often that I address jroc bet evezy one
of os needs help once in a while, this time I wonld
like to ask you if you have any knowledge of so called
fire fly lani^s that were carried in the West Indies a
good many years ago. We have two veiy old specimena
of ti»m here in the Museum, one is a three story cage,
made of fine bamboo, -slivers I want to say, perhaps I
should say slats, fliey are placed closely enough to-
gether to prevent the escape of the fire fly wh^ put
inside, the other stylo is a small gourd ^th perfo-
rations idiich is the better known of the West Indies
fire fly lamps, Are things of this sort still used
in the remote parts of the Caribbean area and, if you
are not aware of it, have you s<mie correspondent in
one or another island who might give us acme informa-
tion about their present or past use? When was one
last seen in use is more or less the burning «tuestion
here.
We imve been unable to dig up any: inforeation
regarding these lamps since our Ihr. Hough published a
few words ^>out thm in Bulletin 139 and ^lletin liil
of the United States National Ifijseum. Any information
that you can give me w)uld be keenly appreciated but
don't go to too much trouble about the mtter. I am
also writing to Dr, John B, Lewis at St. James in
this same strain*
’li^th kindest regards.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Sedmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
Washington 25, D. C.
March 13, 1956
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt
c/o American Consul
Port de Prance, Martinique
P.W.I.
Dear Dr. Schmitt;
The American Consulate General, Curacao, N.W.I.,
has Just notified the State Department (and through
them the Smithsonian) that he would like to be in-
formed as soon as possible the exact date of the
arrival of your expedition at St. Eustatius and Saba.
Will you please write him that information as soon
as you can? He says he needs to know it "so that the
necessary contacts can be made." He seems to think,
in fact, that you are also going to Curacao.
On your list of mailing addresses this one
for Martinique is given "c/o American Consul, Martinique
P.W.I.," without the city. Port de France. The tther
day I mailed you abetter addressed that way, and like
a chump did not at that time think of Fort de Prance.
I hope it will reach you all right.
We had a little snow in the night, hardly enough
to cover the ground, and it is melting rapidly.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Lucile McCain , ,
Assistant Registrar i . [
SI Bredin Exp.— Itfest Indies Exp,
Ifovesiber 9» 1956
Mr. J. W. MoGahen
AnlBal Medicine Section
E, I, Dulbat d® Seisonrs Se Coiapany
Stine Laboratory
^vark, Delaware
Dear Mi-, McOahenJ
I find I have been negligent in acknowledging your
kindness in retarning to us the bottom saaples that were
in those boxes of soil sanplea that m shipped you on
October 9. la® glad they turned up. The boxes in
which they were packed were not clearly labeled when
we shipped the® home fro® St, Croix. Her® is hoping
that the samples I gathered may prove worth your while.
Next spring we hope to have a sieall expedition
down in the Society Islands working out fro® Tahiti.
Should we continue to gather up soil samples in ouj'
travels? I do not want to burden you with the®, bat I
would like to turn up something that would be of some
use to you and in a siider sense to »y client.
Good luck to you and your undertakings.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C
October 9, 1956
It, 1.
Aaisal l^dleiae Seotioa
E. I* daPcat de mrnnrn & Ooi^my
Stine Eaboratoiy
Sewark, Belawar®
Dear Mr. leOWiani
With this is onr official ixjToice ^rering the ship-
K 0 Kt of the 38 fest Indian soil sasples that I collected
this spring la the wars® of an expedition sponsored \sif
Mr. 4. araee Bredin, the 0«e gentl^an idnj »ade possible
the aiithsonian Eaipeditioa to the Congo ifcieh retnrmd
the sallies that %lf sas wrkinf with. I hare \iem
in eowsnnicatioB with Dr. Wieeler in the Department of
^ricnltBre, idio tells »e that he has also dropped yon a
line ab^nt these sables whii^ he has permitted me to sei^
yon direct.
I ^ hope that yoa may find something in these sam-
ples, and I s« wondering if anything was turned wp in
those fro® the Congo* lir. Bredin has asked »e several
times if I had heard from Kr. Wit, bat I ta^w bow loi^
SOB© of these stadies take. In oar wrk there are seweral
cases where the report followed collection of ttie aaterial
by s<»Be twenty years, I wiiii yoa lack with what I have
sent.
Sinc^ely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Carator
Bepar^msnt of Zoology
fiscl*
SI Bredin Exp.-lifest Indies
October 19, 1956
lb*. M* McGabefi
Animal Medicine Section
E. I. l^fbnt de Memonrs &. Company
Stine laboratory
Hewark, Qelaware
Bear Mr. McCabe:
On October 9, 1956 we shipped yon the 38 soil sais^les
which 1 had gathered in the tSast Indies, and I write at
this time to ask yon if , in the bottom of either one or
both of the boxes, you found acme lit or 15 canras sacks
without the plastic covering, Mb took that number of bottom
samples from our various anchorages, an^here from a table-
spoonful to a cupful of bottom material. These samples were
collected for foraminifera. % have been unable to loeate
them among the other material brought back, and therefore,
fear they were sent to you along with the soil saii^les through
an inadvertence, Bo check over idiat we send you and let me
know whether we ^ould look further afield for the "lost**
bottom samples.
For your convenience, I have enclosed a self-addressed
franked envelope shich requires no postage.
Sincerely,
Maldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoolo^
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October 23, 1956
Mr. Ernest H. Ksgr
B. F. So. 1
WllMngton, Delanare
Dear Ernies
Thank yota for the return of that letter.
In poking around in the drawers of say desk, I
cawe upon a little packet of kodachroiee slides that
we were not ready to give you when I handed you the
"Carlbbe* pictures and which since had been forgotten.
They are just little reaainders of a veiy woiulerful
cruise with Bruce and then with you.
I shall be happy to see you idsenever you eo®e
to town. let's hope it will be for lua^ again.
Sincerely,
llaldo L. Sdsaitt
Head Curator
!^partnent of ^:K>logg
PS
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Merwin, Miles
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
^ JUN2 81956
Aia MAIL
June 21, 1956
Mr. Miles Merwin
c/o Sobert L, Merwin & Co», Inc.
Frederiksted, St. Croix, V. I.
Dear Ifr. Merwin
Yesterday I received another bill for $h.55 trucking
charge for our gear idiich you kindly had transported from
Qiristensted to Frederiksted, that I paid tqr personal check,
acknowledged by you on May 11. Won't you kindly check your
office files in connection with the enclosed statements I
would like to clear up the matter, at your convenience, however.
I still recall, most pleasantly, your helpfulness and
the happy time we had homeward bound on the Alcoa Runner.
I wish that we could make another trip with that line soon
again.
With kindest regards,
Whldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
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Bredin Exp. - West Indies
Merwin, Miles
May 3, 1956
Mr. Mies Merwin
e/o Robert L. Herwin & Go. , Inc.
Frederiksted, St, Croix, Virgin Islands
Deai^ Mr, Merwin?
Ersclosed is check for &.55 in settlement of
yoijr bill of April 30. I do appreciate your taking care
of the shipment for us and hope that the Government will
be equally pi'oispt in reimbursing you for t he freight
charges f noted on the bill of lacing 's&ich you sent to Mi.
Fyfe,
I wish I had had store time in Frederiksted, St. Croix
is a wonderful place and so are all the good folks I met
there, not the least yourself. I hope I may have the
pleasure of coining back again soon.
Sincerely yours,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
Enel*
P.S. If w check entails any discount charge or fee, please
let me know, I have enclosed a staa^ed air mail envelope for
your convenience.
ROB’T. L. MERWIN & CO., INC.
CABLE ADDRESS:
“MERWIN -ST. Croix”
Mervfin^ Miles
, Filed: Bredin Ebc, - Wfest Indies
March 2nd, 1956
FREDERIKSTED, ST. CROIX,
VIRGIN ISLANDS,
U. S. A.
Mr. Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
Smithsonian Institution
United States National Museum
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear T'r, Schmitt;
Your letter of Pebinary 28th has been
received along with two sets of Passenger Department
questionnaires duly filled out, and it is noted that you
have reservation for passage on the ’’Alcoa Hunner” 7f93
about April 21st from St. Croix to U.S. East Coast port
as per tickets Nos. 20001 and 20002, issued respectively
to you and Mr. Fenner A. Chace, Jr.
Due note has been taken of your remarks
regarding seeking passage for a third member of your
party, Mr. Albert C. Smith. As far as we, as their agent
here in St. Croix, are concerned we could not arrange to
sign him on the ship's roster in some capacity without the
consent of the Mew York office.
are sending a copy of this letter to
the New York office so that in the event that they could
instruct the Master to take care of Mr. Smith in this maxmer,
they could advise him vdiether or not it may be done.
Due note has been taken of your schedule
on the "Freelance” in case there should be any reason for
us to get in touch with you.
Yours faithfully.
reasurer
c*c.- Mr*
T. J* Flannery, N* Y.
Merwin Co., Robert L.
Bredin Exp. - West Indies
AIR MAIL
February 28, 19^6
Robert L. Merwin Company
Fredericksted
St. Croix, ¥. I.
Gentlmeni
¥e are just in receipt of a letter dated February 27, from Mr.
W. H. 3irauth,of the Washington, D. C. office, •wi'to regard to tickets
Nos. 20001 and 20002, issued to me, Waldo L. Schmitt, and to Mr.
Fenner A. Cteice, Jr., respectively, for passage on the ALCOA RUNNER
V/93, about April 21st, from St. Croix to U. S. East Coast Port.
With this I send you the Passenger Department Questionnaires
for Mr. Chace and myself. We expect to be in St, Croix on April
2lst, utdLess you advise us to arrive at an earlier date, I hope that
the ALCOA RUNNER -will not depart before the 2lBt, You will note on
my copy of the questionnaire that I have listed 17 boxes. These
represent the collectir^ outfit which we will have used during tiie
preceding five weeks in the Caribbean area, together with specimens
collected for the National Museiam. In this outfit there will be 3
tanks and a box of bottles containing a total of about Ul gallons of
70 % alcohol contaminated with formalin, used as a preservative for
our specimens. These 17 boxes occui^ possibly $0 cubic feet or less,
and vr ill have a total wei^t of approximately 1,128 pounds.
We have, through Mr. Trauth, been seeking passage for a third
member of our party, Mr, Albert G, Siiith. We realize that all passenger
accommodations to date are occupied, and so there is no hope at present
of his becoming a pas seiner on this sailing of the ALCOA RUNNER* How-
ever, it has occurred to tis that it might be possible to assign him
on the ship ROSTER in some capacity that would enable him to travel
with us to the states. If not possible, he will fly home from St.
Thomas, where we will arrive on the 19th of April.
Our cruise through ihe West Indies will be aboard the diesel
schooner FREELANCE, Capt. Y. E. B. Nicholson, P. 0. Box 103, St. John's,
Antigua, B.W.I, ¥e depart from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, on March 13,
and expect to arrive in Antigua on or about the first of April, I men-
tion this in case you may ^dsh to get in touch with us during the
cruise. Nicholson has aboard a radio telephone and is in touch with
his Antigua headquarters twice each day.
We are looking forward to neeting you and traveling home on the
ALCOA RUNNER.
Sincerely,
WLSjeek
Ends
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
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Aicos S*S*Co«
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SEVENTEEN BATTERY PLACE + N EW YO RK 4, N . Y.
cables: alcoaship + tel: wh item all 4--I 5 oo
cc; Mr, W.H, Trauth
Washington, D,C, Office
cc: Robert L. Merwln Company
St. Croix, V, I,
Mr, Waldo L, Schmitt
Head Curator, Dept, of Zoology
Smithsonian Institution
Washington 25, D. C.
February 27, 1956
Re: Mr, Waldo L, Schmitt
Ticket No, 20001
Mr, Fenner A, Chace, Jr.
Ticket No, 20002
St, Croix/U.S. East Coast Port
Alcoa Runner v/93
Abt, April 2l3t.
Dear Mr, Schmitt:
We are pleased to enclose the tickets for the above
accomraodations, together with baggage insurance and customs
regulations pamphlets and a supply of baggage tags and
labels. The tickets must be signed prior to embarkation.
Inasmuch as your ship is a freighter and subject to
cargo commitments, her sailing hour is not finally established
\mtil a few days prior to departure.
Accordingly, we advise you to contact our agent. The
Robert L, Merwin Company, Prederiksted, St, Croix, V. I,,
upon arrival, in order to receive the exact embarkation hour.
We are enclosing passenger information forms which
should be filled out by you and Mr, Chace in duplicate and
forwarded to the Merwin Company at your earliest convenience.
We are still unable to offer a berth in this sailing
for Mr, Smith, however, should space become available, we
will notify the Merwin Company immediately.
Should you require any additional information, please
call upon the Robert L, Merwin Company in St. Croix and they
will be ®ore than happy to answer all questions.
TJP/bz
Enel,
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AIR MAIL
September 17, 1956
Mr. miliaiB T. Miller
Christiansted
St. Croix, 7irgin Islands
Dear “Fish" Miller i
Sorry that I did not hare your post office box or
a more exact address, but I am hoping that this communi-
cation will reach you in time. Do you remember that
deep-water fish that you let me take along? It has been
identified by our Dr. Ernest A. Lachner, associate
curator of the Division of Fishes , as Polymixia lowel
Qflnther. He says:
’’These berycoid fishes have never been
reported as 'common' off the Atlantic coast.
The species was originally described by Poey,
I am told, but the name is credited to OBntter,
as you will have seen. Following Poey a single
specimen was taken in 1933, and until J^33,
when a Harvard expedition did some deep-water
trawling in the Greater ihitilles, gottd^ l50
specimens, were the only two of which we knew,
lour specimen is our largest representative of
the species^^*^ owiT
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Wal^ L. Schmitt
Heia Curator
Department of Zoology
sstra^s"
SI Bredin Exp,— West Indies
Copy of this letter sent Dec, 1956
AIR LETTER October 19, 1956
Capt, Desjnond Nicholson
Box 103
St, John’s
Antigua, B.W.I.
Dear Desiaond :
I Just do not seera to be able to get around to the many
things I want to do, or, indeed, should do. One of them was
to send you a /£^§r^^^achrome slides. As you will see,
from the package , most of them were taken
by Ik*. Smith (ACS)j a few are ngr own, as you will observe.
The one of English Harbor was taken by yourself and the
original has been slipped in beside the little plastic boxes
containing the other slides. There is still one more slide I
want to send you, but I failed to get it copied, a nice “shot"
of you at the wheel taken by Dr. Smith, If you do not get it
in the next three or four weeks, do remind me of this promise.
Incidentally, in the course of unpacking our collections,
we failed to turn up the bottom samples, those little dips of
material that I tried to get at each anchorage. I am quite sure
they were sent to the biochemist along with the soil samples
taken on the various islands, but Dr. Ghace thinks we left them
behind on the "Free Lance." You tell us, I am writing the
DuPonts who got the soil samples in this same mail. There were
15 canvas sacks not in plastic bags. The soil samples, on the
other hand, were put each into a plastic bag for safety sake.
I often think of you folks and wish we were back cruising
the Caribbean again. If our good fortune holds, we should be
sailing for fahiti on the 23rd of next March for six weeks in
the Society islands. They are reputed most beautiful, but we
shall see.
Kindest regards to your father, mother, Rodney and his wife,
and yourself. Do not fail to remember me to the crew*
Sincerely,
NLS:eek
Waldo L, Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
SI Bredin-Viest Indies Exp
MR MAIL October 3, 1956
Capt. Desmond Nicholson
Box 103
St . John ' s
Antigua j B.W,I.
Dear Desmond :
Ulth this I send you a few kodachrone slides ^ copies of some
we took on the recent cruise. Included is a chart of the expedi-
tion’s route made by our Museum artist. It certainly is intriguing,
I wish we could get back to do Barbuda more thoroughly. Give
my very best to your folks. Biglish Harbor is a wonderful place,
and let’s hope that you can get in a cruise this way one of these
days. Tes, you can come right up the Potomac and Ifeshington, and
we would love to entertain you, however long you might be able to
stay here. Good luckl
Sincerely,
lialdo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
KLS Seek
End.
SI Bredin West Indies Eaq)
AIR MAIL * June li, 1956
Cept* Desiaond Nicholson
Box 103
St. Johh*s ,
Antigua, B« W, I.
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Dear Desmonds
I' ■ ■
I know you are wondering ^diat has become of me, but I have been up to
neck in office routine ever since ray return from one of the most enjoy-
able ciruises I ever took part in.
Just the other s day I received copies of the FREELANCE kodachrome
slides. They were apiece, and so we got a few more for your 15 than
I anticipated. Regrettably, at the time I ordered only three more, when
I should have asked for six* In all, I paid the photo shop |6 for 20
copies, and since I am Only sending you ll*, I am return youfl American
money to take care of the three slides that otherwise would have come to
you. In the same little shipment are six pictures of the faggot lobster
fishery at Barbuda. I had a number of duplicates, but the series is no
more complete than "(diat I sent you, thef encircling^ net pitching over the
faggots and the lobster catch in the boat. Regrettably, I did not get a
picture of the sailboat from which the men operate. As you will recall,
I had to run for it on the west shore of the lagoon, and then after we
moved away, I failed to get a shot of the departing sailboat. Still, that
is the least important part of the fisheiy.
Also, I am sending you one slide of yourself "(diere you are leaning
on a boom forward, talking to the roan on the deck, I believe it was
fennet who was dissecting the black Crevally, When I glimpsed your pose,
I said to myself, ”It looks just as though the Captain was sea sick," and
so I took the picture more as a lark than otherwise. Many more interest-
ing things occurred on the cruise than I was able to photograph. Before
long I want to have black and white prints, lix5, or 5x7, made from a slide
series, but that will have to wait until we poSl our several pictures at
this end and take out a suitable sequence for reproduction. I just cannot
afford to do them all in color, though I shall, within the next week or
two, get copies of ihe picture I took of the crew grouped about you at
the wheel at the stern of the FREELANCE. Fortunately, that snap turned
out very well indeed.
You will recall my coi^laining of shutter trouble, and I lost a not in-
considerable number of shots due to a vertical idiite streak across the film,
I cannot understand it, but have not yet consulted the manufacturer of the
camera or the shutter, A few of these I have been able to salvage by pasting
a slip of dark paper over the white streak. The resulting picture is as
though one had looked out of a window.
I sorry that everything concerning the photographs in our collec-
tions tp taking so long* Rresently, I will have to go back and complete
2
trip
ny movie sequence for the African /of the year before. But, again, I must
say we had a wonderful time, and I wish that I might be going on a cruise
with you again this coming winter or next spring. This reminds me that I
got a few nice pictures of ^at early morning seine haul at Pigeon Island,
one rather good one of the /f^nk Ifegalopa on the sand, ,
Ifeanwhile, I am wondering if you could let me borrow the negatives of
the several shots you took of one or another of us at work. »I have nothing
of the sort. If you can let me have some of them at least via registered
mail, I will have prints made here, and weJTOLl be glad to send you a set
too. Shortly I shall have to prepare a little narrative of our trip for
the Smithsonian annual report, and for that I need some black and white
pictures sjch as you took of us,
Ifr. Bredin and lir. May were down last Wednesday over the lunch
period* and they still are very enthusiastic about their experiences as
are we all, Thei‘e is nothing like a FREELANCE cruise with Desmond .
Nicholson. Please give my very bestito your father and to Rodney and
his wife. I do hope that our paths will soon cross again. If I do not
get south, let's hope that one or' another of you will soon get north,
Tou should see the States, and here in Washington we have a lot to show
you too.- -'-f- ^ ■
I
Good luck to you, and before long I shall be writing you folks soon
again. • . ;
Sincerely, •
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
. Departmaat of Zoology
• , * V . i ' ' ; • " '
End,
P,S, Perhaps you -would rather send me prints of the' negatives pertain-
ing to our work on attd 'Off the FREELANCE, If so, I will be only
too glad to psQr for any prints that you may have made for us. In
that way you would not be risking “your negatives and we could then
Indicate those of 'sdiidti we wished further copies.
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Capt. V.E.B. Nicholson
0a|it. ?• £. B, »ehols0n
F. 0# Box 103
St* Jolm's
Anti^na , .X *
D®er 0«pt, li<^^adiif
Tour lett@r of 2h hao jt 3 ®t been laid on
MB I %mn on th® point of writing you that Mr, Brodls will jolii'tli#
»Mp with m m the 12th of Ifcpoh* Ht wHl sp®M that night at the
Park Hotel and •rf..ll hi prepared to sail on .Harsh 13, m yon
s«gg«®t«d in jmr ohart^r «sr««@nt* Thaifle jm for the tsepf «iat jm
tar® sent m» Wc<, Bredla will eontlnne throngh to AstJ^na, jbroii 1^^1101
h© will reitsiat for a brief i» 0 ri,©d to tar ftade, with the ex^^tatlon of
re-loiaing ■ the orulse in the tirgin Islands* those detail®
we ©an work m»t wtei he ©inssdwrd, Hkewls® the stops that we shall
make hotwen Triisldad and Antlpta. ¥a hop®' to ssakfi ^ Grenaddiws
and shonld ©all at |lartini<|tt@, and D©«lnioa idier© w® piek up ths
fourth of the scientific »®®^rr« of our ;^rty.
It wHl b® a plewnire to sail with ywr s®a. I m. sorry that you
yourself will not he with us* thaidc^ you for providijig tl» hadkets,
tubs and fish pots, mA m will trtwt to Indk with regard to the dap-
nets* ta win oerteihly ht ahl® to pick tfem up sasswhor® if we donH
oontriTi some for ©urselifss. I m |xr»|»r©d to mfes sudh sdeaacss a®
Kr. Betaond wty need «i tbs cmise Our final separtn® of
aecTOBfes, if ascsssaipy can ho haMlM thrc»igh, Washli^toa as was th®
charier fee* "^th regard to tta talane® of this Charge, oar dislairs-
1% office yester^y arrangeMUSts t© provide a i^aft sinllar to
the one sent jm before in pouncte starling, as you then jwsq^ste^,
payable to the tarth tarlis® and Industrial Sonsaltasts ltd. I wish
I had gottaa your lett«a* Imt, m Img «s the diwft l»8
tteoxsgh in pounds sterling, squall t«® the di^Pair cost, I aa
afraid w® had better let Umt amtter rest m it Is at present.
I hope too, a® jm Irtiaate, that we »y be pleasantly surpclBed
when we find that tta aimmge daily cost of extras coee to less
than year estlMited |lt8 a day. ¥® are not a Iward-drinkli^i cxw. An
©ccasitaial '♦sniftsu’’* is atait all that wo should want.
Besides a few tochnieal fish end <nnb books, w© stall tavw wii^
us the nawattwe aocouat of the Htiiwersl^ dt Iowa»s eagp»dtti<m in
i^lch Capt* lichi^son*© picture appeanwl* It should ^ke a Mae eim-
weswat^n piece* Too «ay after all find that you are related.
Good Inek and boat wishes.
Ir^rely,
¥10 leek
¥al(ta t* SCtad-tt
Head Curator
Dept* af Zoology
Bredin Expedition - West Indies
Capt. V. E. B. Nicholson
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Postal AdUress
English larhonr
P.O.Box 103
Antigua
St, tJ^n's
Antigua, B.W.I
Fehmary g|jth.lPS6
Wald© E.Sctoltt, isq..
Head Cnrstor,
Saithsonian Institntion,
Washii^ton 25, D. G,
Dear Ir. Sehmitt,
this Is at«>ut the last tise that I aill get a
chance &f witing to y&a before leave the cold north
for a ear®»r cltmt®.
jmrs en root© for friiddad, and all is going well,
W ®©n Deffltond will be taking the ship, fliAsh
their present oral®© in frialdad on the 7th,JSar@h, and the
vessel will be mehored off Trinidad Yacht Glnb as soon as all
official entries have been finished with.
Qa February Jth. I wrote to yw S^csretaiy return-
ing the draft f or |1900 recpwsting that It be paid
direct to the Iiendten owners, aid I aa rapeotiii® a cable any
day fToa them adrlslng m@ of tlte coaplstlon M the transaction
when I wenld havs sent yon tl» signed agreemlwt fora, Hs^ver,
since t^ime is s^hort, I am sending you a copy of the agreement
for your Information and will Iwtf® the sifiwsd copy read^ for
jm id»n you ^oin sMp on the ev@rf,i3® of iferch 12th,
cost
per. mn
charter with six pe^le m board, all extms should not exoeed
Ike D.S, a day. M.® includes errerytWLng, food, tdass, fudl,
driito of all deseripticsis , iteibour <hi«s, cooking gas, eat«c*«
ing, lam^ry, etc, and if you plan f&c this expemUtare you
will I hep® b® p3essaat3y surprised wImh you find it c«es
to less#
The total charter fee as stated on the agre^mt
for the 38 days a«junt® to | 5*1^ *36 H.S, I not© that you
will be eatohlng an Alcoa boat fro® St.Croix on April fist.
aad w will I 50 wexy gl^d ie wt.'lli y©a s© titoi ye® eaua
stay on fe««rd HSKMHES £m tl» oaetira «Say Mtlmit any a4<i.tl<asal
ehargs ^eept for aetial ©asb ^igpsailinjpos m tm4 ©te,
I sRiigast that m, ir®4in stays at tb® Mbit© Sands Bet©!
in Artiigua^ if h® plans to stay her# a wMla, and at regards
l^inidad th# large Qmmm Park HotA is tlse test town, and I m
afraid ttet I do not kiwir t!iat city w^l enongii t© roeorond yon
to a sumller one*
li^ardix® final payajents in th@ eas# &£ tJi# balane® of
t^ oharter foe, e«ir owner prefers dollars whidh b© banks with
the Bsnk of England in London and there'fcy b» is allowed a oertata
^ota of B.S.dollars itowri he visits the Itoited States in ooimeetlon
with teaslaess activities Idler©# Perhaps therefore yon ■lanild ^y
by ordinary cbeqa® or a dcO-lar draft drawn in favour of the ’♦Kortb
mrlr® aM Industrial Consultants Ltd*” so ttsat w® e« forwsx^ it
directly to Lon«ten, As r egards tb© cash for food and oth«* Inel*.
dental ®Ep®i«®® of the voyage, this sl»uld be drawn in our fs-mar,
since it is entirely our imsiness to deal with the catering and
maintenance ©etivities. Incidentally there is n© need to pay us
until the end of the cruise, though perhaps you would be kind
e*»wgh to advance ny sew each subs a# my Is® necessary trm tine
to tl3^, so timtue do not iiav® a lot of loos® mrmy around. Toiar
personal cheque &r travellers chsque vdll be aeceptafel®, of course
#
pots etc*
get In
¥® hwe placed cm
the «^:^tion
but I m
all the backets, tub®, 3 fish
dipaets which we could not
obtainable In Trinidad,
Si®@ you will be in Trinidad, I suggest that you con-
tact tte vessel as soon as ste arrive® there, cheek up with »y
©on that everything Is 0,1,
¥e can ftMah ^e ©ruis® at ^ther St.HjaBes or St.oroias:
michevsr is th® most cenvenieat for you*
Eegardlng tb» young Captain Hiehalson, I am afraid that
this does not apply to b®, since we were blowii in fro® the sea
only In 19h9, and the eapedlttoii referred to must. have been a loi^
ttme before that. ^ sons are yom^ though I <k>n*t know about the
JmndsoM® part, that is for otters to decide, but perhaps th«y are
iimdverfcently mrrylag on with eoae local tradition.
Very sincerely,
/©/ f.S.B. mcholson
f ,E.B.llch<A®on
Bredin Expedition - West Indies
Capt. V, E. B. Nicholson
AIR miL Februaiy 17, 19^6
Capt. V. E. B* Nicholson
P. 0. Box 103
St. John*s
Antigua, B. W. I»
Dear Capt. ffi-cholsonj
Things are shaping np apace. Our outfit is about all packed.
The first instalment, the insect collectii^ equiiment, left today
on its journey to Dominica. The balance will go via the HE BE
FRANCE aM is due in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Jferch 7, five days
before you arrive. Drs. Chace, anith, and Schmitt will be traveling
on the saa® ship. The March 13 departure is agreeable to us all and
we again appreciate your invitation to come aboai^ the day before
for dinner. We have spoken of visiting the Grenadines Ixit we can
discuss itinerary more in detail when we see you.
Gan you, tiy the way, recorammid some good, modest hotel in Port
of Spain? Meanwhile, I would appreciate a few figures as to c osts.
I do not have a copy of your contract form before me.
The overall charter fee, including the |1,000 already paid
over to you, will total $ .
Food cost per day per man
or per week per man
Fuel, how much do you think we may use} for this you esti-
mate about ............
There will be 3, Triridad to Dominica, i|. from Dominica to
Antigua, and 6 from there to St. Thomas. We shall be catching an
Alcoa boat out of St. Croix on the 21st, At this writing it is
uncertain that they will let us board at St, Thomas due to number
of passengers carried. Do you go home that way, and if so, could
you drop us off there ^
The above perhaps covers the major items of expense excepting
the lobster traps, buckets, tubs and salt we have asked you to lay
in for us. Unless we hear from I®*, Bredin to the contrary w© shall
endeavor to reach Antigua on or about April 1* What hotel or pension
would you recommend if Mr. Bredin should have to await us there?
Friends of mine had a most wonderful time at English Harbor some
years back, in the course of the Barbadoes-Autigua E^^edition of the
University of Iowa. I see in the account of that expedition that
T.A.V, Best was governor, and with him in a picture in that report
is a handsome, young Capt. Nicholson. Are you that Captain?
2
Last, but not least, do you wish the balance of the charter
payment due in Port of Spain, in dollars or pounds sterling? For
our ordinary expenses would not American Express Company Travelers
Cheques suffice?
With best wishes and kind regards.
Sincerely,
¥T.Sc!»itts8#k
Waldo L. Sclmltt
Head Curator
Bepartraent of Zoology
Bredin-West Indies Exp.
Nicholson, V. E. B.
fohm&fy 19
Mr. 7.
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E. B. licliolson
St, John *5
Intipia, B. ¥. I.
Dear Mr. SteholsoRi
foar letter of the ?<th tes Jtxst been laid on w
desk. ¥hat you say about starting tbs crais© on fuesday,
fferch 23* is isost agreeable to us. I feel that you ifotild
fKjed ttaie like that before you even mention it. ¥e shall
b© happy to the ship on the eveniiig of tte 12th* ^
I krmi 'ifB are all anxious to board th© *»Fr®ela'ace*’ and to
becos© acquainted iri.th you.
I do not bnw? t4»3ther 1 Ta@atioi»d to you or r^t that
the o nly ship transports t-ton us could get ms <n tte cruise
shin '’Us de Franc©** ih'sich errives in Port of Spain on the
Ith, f hs five days that ue will be there ihead of you^ m
shall uttllae in skirmishing about, Csie of mr objectives
sjill be to visit the tropical station of the New ”
Foologicd Society where Dr. Beebe holds forth. ¥© are
acquainted ’Ath bin and several of Ms staff*
%• this time you will have received the g
from Br* Csrjsichael in b®half os the Sisithsonian*
Bre d irf has not been heard from-, so there is an
w-'-
time
opportunity for a ctenge or a\_ , , , 4 .
than that, we will hold to t!^ tentative scheaule tha^^
you penciled into tbs TOntrsct asKi which the Ssaithsomsn
typed in.
fi» Is moving aloiiJs I just hope will all be
VQQdy to go when 'the **Ile de .Fraiwe** sails fro® Sew fork
on Iferch 2,
'IJith best regards.
Sincerely,
Waldo I., fchmitt
Bead Curator
Depart a’sent of
Bredin-West Indies Exp,
Nicholson, V, E. B.
V. E. B. NICHOLSON & SONS
V. E. 8. NICHOLSON
D. V. NICHOLSON
R.A. NICHOLSON
Nelson's Old Naval Dockyard
POSTAL ADDRESS
English Harbour
Antigua.
P.O. BOX 103
ST. JOHN’S,
ANTIGUA, B.W.I
January 25th, 1956.
Waldo L.Siahmitt- Esq. ,
Dept. oi. Zoology,
The U,S .National Museum,
Washington 25, D.jO.-
Dear Mr .Schmitt,
I have just noticed thati March 12th. is on
a Monday, therefore .it would he more convenient foipxB to
start the cruise on Tuesday, March 13th.. You would he
welcome to join the ship on the evening of March 12th.
in time for drinks and dinner, if you would care to do
so .
The whole point being that we would like the
Monday to get last minute stores and provisions, since if
started on the Monday, we could do not provisioning the
day before.: This is just a suggestion when making your
final plans..
Very since^rely.
V .E .B .Nicholson..
Bredin Expeditlo® - West Indies
Gapt, V. E. B. Nicholson
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
Capt» ?« E« B, ilcholsoa
F* 0» mx 103
3t.» Joim’s
/iatlgua* B. W. I
«»
D®ar Captaia licholsons
Oa behalf of the Sjaithsosiaii Institution^ I h&T® signed
the eaclosed laelit Charter Agrsmmt for Dr* Waldo L. S-ciiadtt-,
Itp» Bredin., and party, mA raait herewith draft ©f |i,QCX3 as
fcfe© initial deposit* The balance of the elmrter price win be
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Trinidad
you by Ih** Seimitt on ©r before Iteoh 12 in Port of Spain,
fsio lacabers of the party >4.11 aecoapany Dr* Schiaitt to
I’riialdads one -Adll a'sfM.t the FREE, LAS® is DoialnLes, and tw,
i-!r* Br^ia aad friend, «iLl join the craise in Antigua, on or
about April first, unless w© hear shortly to the contrary froa
■lir* Bredin, Should !€r, a^edis wish to extend the cruise a few
days beyoad April 19, ^vea as the ©losing dst® of the ©ruis®
i:a your ^te&mnt fora, we shall endeavor to lot you know at
the earliest possible date, We esqject to iiave his decision oa
this point aj^ day now, I do not know if yda can peralt aa
^cteasioa beyond th© elosiag date, lour advic® on this score
would be appreciated pending further word fnm Mr, &*edin.
?sry truly yours.
Leoasrd Camlclia©!
.Secretary
Bredin EJcp, - West Indies
Capt. V.E.B.Nicholson
COPY
?. E. B. HICHOLSON & SONS
Nelson’s Old Naval Dockyard
English Harbour
Antigua
January 25th. 1956.
Waldo L. Schmitt Esq.,
Dept, of Zoolc^y,
The D,S. National Museum
Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Mr. Schmitt;
I have just noticed that Iferch 12th. is on
a Monday, therefore it woriLd be more convenient for us
to start the cruise on 'hiesday, March 13th, You world be
welcome to join the ship on the evening of March 12th.
in time for drinks and dinner, if you would care to do so.
The whole point being that we would like the
Monday to get last minute stores and provision, since if
started on the Monday, we could do no provisioning the
day before. This is just a suggestion when making your
final plans .
Very sincerely,
/s/ ¥.E.B,ia.cholson
V.E.B.Nicholson
Bredin Expedition - West Indies
Capt. V.E.B. Nicholson
V E. B NICHOLSON & SONS
V. E. B. NICHOLSON
D. V. NICHOLSON
R. A. NICHOLSON
Nelson's Old Naval Dockyard
POSTAL ADDRESS
English Harbour
Antigua.
P.O. BOX 103
ST. JOHN’S.
ANTIGUA. E.W.I.
January 18th. 1956.
Waldo Schmitt Eaq.,
Smithsonian Institution,
Washington 25, D.C.-
Dear Mr .Schmitt,
Thank you very much for your letter og
January 12th.. just received.
I have noted your requlremnets regarding
wash tubs and fishpots etc. and within the next few
days will attend to these details and have someone
local make the fishpots.
I have located a small light but old dinghy
which I am now patching up, which I hope will be useful..
I will see that it is shipped aboard FREICLANCiC, before your
cruise commences.
Most sincerely,
V.E.B. Nicholson.
Bredin Exped. W. I.
Capt, V.E.B.Nicholson
12 Jamiary 195%
Csptaia V. E. B. id cholson
P. 0. Hoy 103
St, John^a
Antlgya, R. Iv. I.
Dear Capt, Kacholsons
%
Jo-iir letter of the 6tr4raost trelcome. Iij-as-aach as Hr. Bredin expects
to participate in the last tiro weeks of the cralse, I am submitting your
tenatlve ierch 12-April 19 j to him. As soon as he responds, I shall
foiSB-ard tl'e vSifned contract and 11 , OCX) deposit, tfe have been talking of
getting to Antif-ua^on April first, where Mr, Bredin and friend are to join
up. If that is still his >d.sh, we shall have to cut our stops further
south a bit short, er, to offset the extra days among the Virgin Islands.
But more about these details later.
With regard to tne few purchases you offered to attend to for us* «e
would like to have 2 galvanised iron wasntubs about 2 1/2 feet across top
(3 ft, tubs are a little too large), I* scrub— pails or buckets white enamal
or galvanised about 9 inches iilgh to rim and not over 10 1/2 inches in
diameter at top; at least 3 lobster traps, with lines (would like to set
these each day and n^ght that we are at anchor} 2 dipnets, reasonably long
handled, for picking up '*things“ over the side; perhaps you already are
equipped with these as a matter of coiirse? Also a sack of coarse salt,
I haw in Mind a qtmntity bu3ij.ng 10-12 gals j what Tufould that ssiount to,
50 lbs, or so? fhia is for a porpoise skeleton or two if m should be
fortunate enough to secure that many jsorpoises, le usually roiigh oat the
skeleton, air dry the bones, puck thaa in one of those oil-can (2-5 gal.
can) wooden Iroxes and^fill up with salt. One of these bexee usually holds
one complete but disirWbered skeleton, fe'11 be lucky to get one, but I
like to count on two, I guess you have aboard a sraali crot^- or pry-bar
tiiat could be used to dislodge a small coral head or break a piece" out of
a reef, fbough of this for now.
ife are all looking forward to seeing you and the "Freelaned** on
March 12,
Sincerely,
Waldo L, Seteiitt
Air Mall
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I hxvB jmt h^arS tern .Bredia, 1® aK>rov©s of yoar saggeotioo to
mgm at the “lower* ead, or {hreisaidEa, o» or aboat ter«h 7. i® »haTi
await farther wor<i frm you regardii^ place aai date.
« * Briber of the psopty will arrii* by ateaaer with oar gear.
Ife feel that it la better to Mudle it that wgr.^Is Creoada as eosnreaieQt of
aeeeas by steaser as Sriaidad? If wt start at ISrialdad, wo shmld want 2-3
11% 'to w(^}t tho on of lyfeto ijiliiiidie if B#o#ssEf3r
going there Iqr aato fToa the eawit st<ie>2)iCaai one andior c«j west side to be
8#ar®p mi® reef? If the terHinatioo of year prerioas craiac is Cb^nsda* we
woold skip fobag©, Barbados we coeld oowit out in either case, fliwpe is smm
r»Ung that it 1, too oat ^th. ohd that too aato tit* ^ to
lost getting 0mr to It and hack^mrnt im yw <^inion^wlisfe is ttte wssal
^il^ tliae ftpfflB lilnidad to IblMigo t© rnmmdm or £rm either of th^ last
tm to Bii*ba€kj0 mm§ mtumf ^mmdM m maid profitably nark th# C^aadiiiai
We agrom with yon as to their Interest! their reefi sonwd entieisg. fhirty-fowr
diQTS or ®ore wight i^ll be doTOted to this groap.
At Wartiniqpe we wenld like to sfmM 2-3 days, the same at Gnadeloi^,
l»rhapB wori^ on to your hone port* fiagllsh Barbor, Aatigaa for a few
.it«- 4 0, lit (minteiaB) and 21 days (eaadMaa) owt of
^ including Antigua. , Starting -fro® ■ Groaada. 'and 3ki|»ing febaao
would pe»it m to wiait additional islands or speiad laore tUae at tlsose
aentiooi^ m>owe.
Worn m, Bredin and his guest wish to participate in at least the last ti«>
weeks of the i^ulse^ one week of which, m i» indicated in Ms lettsr of Oct. 17
to you, to be spent in and about the AisBrican and iritish Virgins, ktaile in
this general area, I hope m can get to the groat reef on the north side of
St. Croix, on the one hand, <»}d Sorbuda, on the^j^her* Ottier visits, ttoe per-
Bsltting, could be left to Wr* Bredin* a wimiiui ^^iffter he arriros, preferably
at Antigua 7 ). X hope m ©an aanage a brief laadiag at fiedonda, but it is not
ton will recall that cut of St, Ih^sas a run over to Tortula and back is
tewinatioa of the ©ruiso at St. ThoBBs on or id^out
Ai^l 15 .Ck)GaB ym give as sgsk idea of the sMling tiro between the several
isl^s na^? '^ao have you any inf ^naatioa regarding stmmrs aisd dates of
arrival at either Ch'enada or ^^inidad about Kardh 7, or the date you finally
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a ship or fraiflitar from St, ?ho!fi,aa back to any tinitod 5tat«« east, or 0alf
ooast port aboat April for tbe aeaabar of ©ar party wii© prefer© not to fly?
It is of interest tliat ymj haw aqua-l«ng efuipaent. Oar anOer iiater
esmerleaee has been IJteited to tlie old shallow water diiring hood wltit hose
aS pmp on deck cr in small boat. I shall bring aloi^ a hai^ooa in the ho,pe
of getting a porpoise or two for the skeleton for yoar Masei^# a» HHieh as I
hate to kill aw these beantii^l and gramfviX ^eatnres, the cpportiini^
«ay not be vonehaafed ns i*i#i wonld tee better for the pc«-poisea,
fhat yoy can managa o»r eq»lw®ent or aost of it on deok is eneoarafiag
and we shall eertaialy take all oreoaotioas neeessary i© protect deck and
Teasel frm Itsm of mw kind, that yoor son is an axgmrt photographer is
also good mam bet I i«mld net want to say at this |on«tpre whether or sot
he shoald cme prepared to do any demloping cr printing on b<wird, Tkmk
yon, thotifh, for ©entioaing the aatter, Ihe photographs yoo hxta alreadf
sent, and those yow enclosed with yow last letter, wa v«ry wonderful,
csan retnm tMae earlier or bring thipi along when w» coeie.
I take It that a deposit is aeacfc in orderf how wash shoald this be?
The low, below deck eabin is the bettw and more saiiptnoas ©ae and shonld
go to Mr, iredin and his frlendi howerer,- ehenld he on arrival prefer the
om it ahonld not tee diffienlt to move the botanist below.
I aslaBd to© may questions?' ton say not be in a position to answer
all of th®a, bwt nimtmw answej* yoo ean give m will be ap-.T'^-clated,
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I alsost overlooked yoor question regardini th® fish, of which ;^o sent me
three photop'aphs. fisese fishes are not eowon in wsen^, tfaoogh perh^s not
nmcmton In the area in wliich t.i-iey mnnr, have, perhape, a half dosis)
speciswim of loth the tat fish and the sija3<® Mokerel, ifeioh yon see® to have
correctly Identified. Recent records of the ocottirence of this isackerel have
been published in the .fonraal, ’*<k>peia,*’ as followsi l^ank d, Mather III and
C. Godfrey Bw C^oods Mole Ocea»ograi*i® Institute) , Cfcservations of pelagic
fishes of the tropical Atlantic, GOP'tjIA, Joly 29$ l^^l, ^'*o. 3, p. 1?9-18^}
J. T. Mi<^ols (American Maseca of latwral llistoty, Ifew fork Olty), iseords of
the Snake Waekcrtl frcse the western Atlantic, COPIIA, f«b. 18, 1^55, ho. 1,
p, 55, Ion nay not have this Jociwal availabls t&r eonsnltatioa in any of four
local libraries bet you very probably cocld obtain reprints of the articles if
you were to address the iBith©r8~-Slch©l0 la Mew fork City and l&thwr at liloodt
Bole, Massachusetts. Br. Schulte, wlio checked all toese fishes i&r ®e, has
given IB# 2 KiRi®op*aph®d circulars listing publications on fish, in case you isight
be interested. >ti®a we Join your cruise I shall have with m apeder*s_ *Fleld look
of Atlantic fishes* and perhaps some other pertin^t literature, thougti I am ^
no means an Iclitlyologist.
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Filed: Bredin Exped.B.W.I.
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Air Letter
Commander ?. E. B. Nicholson
P. 0. Box Mo, 103
St. John’ s
Antigua, B. W. I.
Dear Mr. Nicholson:
I am very happy to have your letter of October 29. It
is most i^assuring that you feel as we do about our several
activities aboard the PlffilLAfiCE and we shall take especial
pains that any cracking of rock or coral will not be harmful
to your vessel. So far as possible this "heavy" work will
be done ashore and only the finer sorting, if need be, shall
be done aboard.
Especially cheering is the news that youjhave ample room/" /f/l>(rx^
for our Impedimenta. ¥e shall be happy to^rcnlse washing y
tubs and buckets down in the islands j it will save some {
bulky shipping. The local fish traps of which you speak \
undoubtedly will serve us as well as anything that we might
bring f re® the States .
The matter of the reversal of our projected itinerary
will have to be settled by Mr. Bredin inasmuch as he par-
ticularly mentioned the British and American Virgin Islands
to us and in his early letter to you. If he is agreeable
we will all be happy to start at the Trinidad end which would
give us an opportunity of stopping for a brief time at Tobago.
The Grenadines sound most fascinating. S^anbrero is not
an absolute must but Barbuda has always intrigued me.
Miether we get there or not will depend upon circumstances
and time available, especially if the cruise starts in Trinidad.
As soon as I have heard from Mr. Bredin on this score I will
write you again. We want the trip and plan to go with you.
The only things we need to settle now are the beginning and the
end of the cruise and, of course, dates too, should Mr. Bredin
wish to join you in St. Ttomas instead of Trinidad.
With kindest regards.
Sincerely,
SCSxvb
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
Nicholson, Mrs. V. E. B.
Filed: Vfest Indies Exped.
November 3, 1955
Air Letter
Mrs. y. E, B. Mictolson
P, 0. Box 103
St. John’s
Antigua, B, ¥, i.
Dear Mrs. Nicholson :
Thank you for your encouraging letter of October 27.
As soon as your husband has had the opportunity of passing
on our tentative plans we can ccrae to grips wil^ the matter
of chartering the FREELANCE for the cruise that Mr. Bredin
outlined.
One member of our party is averse to traveling by air
and therefore wishes to proceed to St. Thomas by ship,
passenger or freighter. The Alcoa Line, calling at
St. Thomas June 9, is sold out. However, there are a num-
ber of sailings to Puerto Ricoibut our question is how and
idien can one get over frcan San Juan to St. Thomas. Vilhat
can you folks tell us of vessel transportation frcas my
east coast port,— frm New Tork and New Orleans, to St. Thomas
or scroe other island from idiidi St. Riomas could be con-
veniently reached by water? Any reference to lines that we
might approach for the desired service would be appreciated.
Last, but not least, ifcat are the chances of getting
home frcffl! Barbados to an east coast port after the cruise
terminates in mid-April?
I hate to pose you so many questions but aqy help that
you can give us would be most gratefully received.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
P. S, Head Curator
On the basis of your Ifepartraent of Zoology
letter, I would say
that you should reserve
the FREELANCE for our
use (charter) for the period stated March 9-April 15, with perhaps
some slight shift in dates should now unfor^een circximstance render
kHjS:vb this necessary on the part of either of us.
WLS
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V. E. 8. NICHOLSON
D. V. NICHOLSON
R. A. NICHOLSON
V. E. B. NICHOLSON & SONS
Nelson's Old Naval Dockyard
English Harbour
Antigua.
POSTAL ADDRESS
P.O. BOX 103
ST. JOHN’S,
ANTIGUA, B.W.I.
Waldo L.dchmitt Jisq., October 27th. 1955.
Head Curator,
Dept, of ecology,
M.O.. National Museum,
Washington 25, D.G.
o e ar Mr . S.chm i 1 1 ,
Thank you vary much for your draft letter
dated October 21st.
The FRMeL«i.hCi is quite a large vessel having
wide and spacious teak decks with high bulwarks, and would
be vsx’y suitable for your* purpose. I ara ([uite siu’e that no
damage would result from any of your suggested activities.
We a-re pleased to iaesei'’ve Freelance for you_^
from the approximate dates you i:ien|iion. However, my husband
is away from the office for a few days, and he will write to
you itmaedlately after his return.
Sincerely ,
Hr s . V . ii . B . W i Choi s on .
V. E. B. NICHOLSON
D. V. NICHOLSON
R. A. NICHOLSON
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V E. B. NICHOLSON & SONS
A^elsen’s Old Naval Dockyard
English Harbour
Antigua.
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uni lied, s^^a-oes Maoional Museuia,
was iiin gx on , 2 , D . C •
POSTAL ADDRESS
P.O. BOX 103
ST. JOHN'S,
ANTIGUA, B.W.l.
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Jhis is oo aiapliiy our lecoer of i-he
was dispaiched in a hurry since ii was snail
away from the offxce for a short time.
27th Oct, v'fxich
day and i had to be
we would be very interested in your proposed cruise, and
-t will try and arrange that my son pesmond will ia.ice the vessel
since although he has no qualifications in the scientific field,
he is nevertheless deeply interested and would be most co-operati\
and hope to learn more, besides which he is a first class
photographer and could bring sufficient apparatus from his
dark room to be thle to develop and print on the spot pictures.
fhere will be plenty of room for- your equipment aboard
niSi^LMGE as she is quite a large iron built vessel with
spacious teak decks, and I am perfectly satisfied that none
of the activities you suggest will be harmful provided the s
simple precaution in the matter of tubs for breaking shell ^
and coral etc are taken. Ihe 90ft seine, fanks,etc will not
worry us in any w ciy clS phere v/ouid be room for many such articles ^
about the decks, and there is x?lcnty of interior space for the
more delicate items.
ands
jor the purpose of working on ships under-water fittings
we have a simple diving equipment consisting of a small
engxne driven Aii' Compressor and bottles carrying about ipo lbs
pVT sq inch, ’.viiich pressure is fed by hose to an ordinary
Aqualimg demand valve and mask, if this would be useful we
could brxng the compressor unit for use with your own Aiualung
equipment.
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laxiiuoe orouDxe ana
Xii uj-ue-L o(j aave you xtia - w^>juua.c puoaxuxe
I suggeso ohaw you ship your equipiaenf fo us here in
" juso as saon as you like^.f'or us oo soore uni>il required
placed aboard UTREELAffCE when ohe crurse before yours
ai- An'tigua. j sugges'c also ohao. we purchase on your
such simple and ordinary ohings like Galv iron lubs e oo.
xd afso purchase ohe local kind of fish orap and have
le aboara.
^ Regarding itinerary, i nooe.ohao you have been vhinking
of soaroing av 50 fhoEtas and ending ao Barbados or X'rxnidad.
we are very willing 00 fall in 7/ioh your wishes 00 ohc full buti
if oravelling in ohis direction you will all the time pe fi/jh'tinfi:
the prevailing irade wind and seas. s S
I feel sure thao from every angle it v/ould be best to
reverse your direction and to soar't ao x'rinxdad(paniJ[ S'^op'^
and follow the traae winds rather than fight them, besides which
you would have the wind gauge of all .he islands except Barbados
and iobago, and as a consequence have more oime to visit more
islands and places, ihere is also another consideration
preelance ends her previous cruise at either Grenada or Xrinidad
and it would .ake about 8 aays to cover ohe distance to return
her 00 St xhomas and before she could be ready for you which
v.'ould mean a much later s.art, ’
St xhomas would be a good place 00 end as there
are daily flights to san juan and jj^ew york. i think
Freight for your collected specimens would be much
in bij-rn ^ itinerary would ohen bring you all up the islands
need be ^nnihi visiting all ohe out-of-.he way ones, and there
Lq ■ hmg set, ;)us t go-as-you release much depending on your
Xe GrenaLnefSoSd'^r
"na ““sisoing of may small islands
-na cays from wnere a small wHals fishing industry is carried on.
we xrequentay run into schools of whales in this rtcinity and
r«fs in f®'’ “"1 Horseshoe
Tslpnds vnn ' tfng Spot. 1^6 could take you to all the
islands you nave mentionea and have been to .hem all exceot
arf w??- Tn ciifficult of access except on a calm dayf but we
^ everything once. Barbuda we know very well
^ ndeed 7<l:x.ere .iiere_ is much fishing and siiooting e oc . st Barts
landed ''a^^qombfero^^i We have never
di?ft?„f. IS way out m .he open and probably
be the case uiti? very calm weather which would not
probabiv tinu n, summer, but i. may be possible end we could
probctbiy find ouo sotne.hing about i. between now and ohen.
Regarding i-Le previous cruise oo yours i have nov heard
yeti ^t^hftjLr exacti ending daoe, only ohav io will be approximately
"theQ? th 'March, i think final decision depends on air schedules,
so 1 may have to say that we could not be ready at. irinidad until
abouo ohe liioh or possibly several days sooner. However we
should know quite soon as I have written- to t-he previous client,
and v/ill be ahle to tell you in a next le tt^er.
I do not think there is anything further i can say
just now, perhaps you would give me your viev/s.
I can assure you thau our co-operation will be to
the fullest extent.
yery sincerely.
y.E. B* Nicholson
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October 2k, 1955
Air Letter
CiOmmander V. E. B, Nicholson
P. 0. Box No. 103
St. JotoSs
Antigua, B. W. X.
Dear Ifr. Nicholson:
As I indicated I did not have time for a proper letter
have rewritten the draft in letter form with some minor correc-
tions for the record. The recopied draft will be in the next
mail. I am sending this letter of today air mail the first thing
this morning in the hopes of it* reaching you before you under-
take to reply to my draft of Friday. In thinking over things this
week-end I fear that I may have sounded a bit arbitrary in my
listing of islands that might be visited. Please feel that at all
times we shall be guided by your advice. Certainly we do not
want to undertate arching of which you may disapprove. In inter-
preting Mr. Bredin’s indications I may have gone too far afield.
Within your regular and cruising range there are a niaaber of
islands which are seldcsn visited and which rarely, if ever, see
the tourists for neither the planes nor the regular steamrw call
at them. One member of our party thought that the outer islands,
such as Barbuda, ralghtibi" too rough weather so early in the season.
I will confess that ever since I read of Barbuda it is a place I
&ave wanted to see. Furthermore, I am also hoping that, within
the time limit set, our itinerary could be more or less flexible
so that if I&*. Bredin wishes to make a change from what we may
have arranged for him it can be done.
The matter of equipment that we may wish to bring with us
might also be arranged otherwise in case srou think we are asking
for too much space for it. We could send part of it to St. Thomas,
if that is the place from which we start, and part of it down the
line to one of the other islands at which the regular steamers
call,— perhaps Guadeloupe, if not farther north. But please feel
that the itinerary is quite open lor discussion. The two of us
tjhn I'ollai'i-. fllnncr Rhnrft »nrt in shallow water will be the wet ones.
COPT
October 21, 1955
Air Mall
CoBiatander ?. B. B. Nicholson
P. 0. Box No. 103
St. John's
Antigua, B. «. I.
Dear CoiEnander Nicholsons
Mr. Bredin of Vfilsaij'jgtdn, Delaware, wrote you on October 17,
asking that you tentatively reserve your yacht, FR'EKLANCE for an
approxisistely 5 1/2 week period from about March 9 tlirough
April 15 for hlTBself, a guest , and a party of Is Steithsonian
scientists. Our plans call for collectimt speciisens of insect and
plant life on the Islands visited and the various foms of raarine life
encountered at sea, and about the various anchorages. The scientific
group would consist of myself and a colleague for tlie marine forms of
life and an entomologist and a botanist for insects and plants ashore.
Perhaps the first and most important question is to what extent
we may indulge in these activitl-es fresn and aboard your vessel.
Collecting along shore, under rocks in shallow water, and over coral
reefs (at low tide) is a wet but net, too messy a job. Scans of us
would frequently be ceasing aboard wet to the waist ot* even to tiie
neck with buckets of speclffiens and some muck. Howex'er, any bjoss that
we might make could be hosed down very a,asily and the deck, if at all
'“delicate” could be covered with a piece of c-inva^; ovsur the area
where we might sort out our gathfired natnriala into bottles.
We may have occasion to use a galvcnined iron ^m^>h tub or two,
in which to crack open coral for its contained animal life, and for
rinsing specimens. W® shstll have with us considerable impediaienta
used in connection with our collecting forays, a 5o ft. seine, a small
copper dredge or two, and several tanks in neat wooden chests for
preserving larger specimens and a few doaen quart jars and a supply
of small idals. tie also vrauld like to make use of a ft>w lobster pots
or fish traps at our overnight anchorages but these; could be set from
the launch.
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May I digress here to aay a few words about your 18 ft. launch?
Judging frcm the type of craft that you are offering us it is
probably a very trim little craft. Could not a rougher, more work- type
launch be substituted, for this cruise at least?— Scasething that would
be a little Kore serviceable for collecting and small dredging than a
more dressy boat?
The insect man has fewwuits and little gear, I would think. The
botanist, however, would need between lit and l8 cubic feet of space
for 3 to it fiber telescone cases. Measuring about 18 by 12 by 36 inohes
The wooden tank chests, referred to above, run a little more than 5
cubic feet apiece (av. aDOut iOO lbs. each). They measure ?h by 20
by 19-1/2 inciaes high and space for 3 or it of these would be needed.
Wiat to do witn this gear mig-.t 5e a problem in rim of the adnoisition
in your circular that luggage should be kept to a ainlKu®. Could not
the sofa cushions in the upper conpanionway be removed and the chests
or fiber cases be stored on the wooden benches? If there is deck space
enough the woocien cheats, for greeter part, st least, could be placed
on blocks and lashed on deck, i^e have canvas covers for purposes of
shedding water.
I want to eicpnssiv.e U-at we are all ana do not expect
to give 3 rD«r vessel any really rough treateont. t’e know a fine ship
when we see one and so if you feel it would net be out of place for
us to uee your vessel as a base of operationa or rather as the head-
quarters of our oneratiCTis, we should be sbie to definitely sign up
with you for the neriod indicated as soon as we hoar frert you.
Mow, as regards itinerary, in very sketchy fashion; Mr. Bredin,
in general would prefer to call at islands seldoiu visited or, at least,
off the usual tourist track. As he indicated, he would ll*t€ to spend
at least a week in the ^nerican and British 7irgii. Inlands, starting
at St. Th«»as, as there is a strong possibility that we may wish to
take a guest ,from St. Thamaa to Tortola and back for just a brief
look-see (one day round trip?).
After that, what about Anguilla, St. Martin, St, Barts, Sai'buda,
and the great Reef on the north side of 3t. Croix, Saba, Statia, St,
Fitts, and Nevis, Antigua, more or less? "M^re is tliat old native
whale fishery carried on? Most of the scientific party are interested
in several days in Guadeloupe and sucii hours ashore as there may be
time for on the way to Barbados. Somewhere up the line is that phos-
phate rock that is being mined. Is it possible to stop there for a
few hours I
If you can give me some idea of Pjow much time we may have in port
at how many islands within the time limit set it >K)uld be helpful. I
do know that we would like to have 2 to 3 days in a place, at least,
except in the small Islands idler# there is no safe overnight anchorage
sweat as Saba, Barbuda, and others. A day ashore at Barbuda uilght
suffice. It certainly will for Saba and if Barbuda proved to have
rewarding collecting we could possibly return the next day, spending
the niglit where 7
One or of the party would arrive in St. Thomas on March 9
steamer from Kev lork with our gear. This would mean that we
probably v/ould have to put off departure for Tortula until the 10th
or lltii.
If 0 Kosjfcer c>f the x>arty should vinh to return .from Barbados by
ship with our collections, how could he best return with least delay?
How much raoi’o would it cost to run iiiii! or the party over to Tabego?
From Tabago thesre used to be frcqueiSit small boat service to '’Yinidad
and from there out one can get a wecikly steamor to h'/.bile and be
home faster txian if he were to await a ateamor here iVa;'. Barbados.
It is, I believe, Mr. Bredin’s intention to flj the rest of the party
ncwie on the ueitaiiialion of tno cruise at .Bai’bados on or about A»pril 15,
(toe last thought . —Would it be possible to use one of the double
cabins as a work room, so to speak, for the botaniat to lay out his
driers and make up bundles of plants? lie is a neat and orderly man.
Any carpet could d© taxen up and the deciC can, if ;jx)u think test, be
covered with a piece of canvas. Would it be possible to suspend
bundles of plants above the engine so that th<? r*e&t wo’jld hasten
dryiiig or is thetre enough curjv^nt available to put a strong light
bulb under such bundles in his caoin?
I fear that I can send you no more than this Te?'y r('Ugh draft
tonignt. To turn it into a proper letter wotild keep me from getting
it off before Monday. If you will accept us in view of all that has
been said above the trip Is on.
oineeiely.
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Soologj;'
bLS s vb
Nicholson, V. E. B,
Filed; Bredin W.I.Exped
V, E. B. NICHOLSON
D. V. NICHOLSON
R. A. NICHOLSON
J. Bruce Bredin
P.O.Box 87,
Wilminston ,
Delaware ,
V. E. B. NICHOLSON & SONS
Nelson’s Old Naval Dockyard
English Harbour
Antigua.
Bsq. ,
POSTAL ADDRESS
P.O. BOX 103
ST. JOHN’S,
ANTIGUA, B.W.I.
October 17th. 1955*
Dear Mr. Bredin,
Thank you very much for your letter of October
17 th. We will be very glad to reserve FKii-ELANGB tentatively
for you, from approximately March 9th. 1956, until April' 15th,
We are now awaiting confirmation of this reservation from
the Bmithonian
I am sure you will find this vessel very com-
fortable indeed. Our elder son sailed her from Cannes at the end
ot last year, and had a fast and pleasant trip to Antigua v/ith
an amatuer crew.
We will be pleased to answer any othae questions.
Bincerely ,
V . B , B . Nicholson .
Nicholson, V.E.B
Filed: Bredin W
October 17, 1955
Mr, V, E, B. Nicholson & Sons
P. 0. Box 103
St. John’s
Antigtxa, B, v:. I,
Dear Mr. Nicholson:
Thank you for yoia* letter of October 13th.
We definitely are interested ^in chartering the
’’Preolance” for a period of 5 or 6 weeks, I am
sending a copy of the letter to the Smithsonian
in Washington who will be handling the details
of the trip and you will probably hear from thorn
in the near future.
I believe that the March 9th date would be
suitable as a starting tine, We would like to
spend about a wook in the /mierlcan and British
Virgin Islands, Purthor information as to the
itinerary can be worked up between you and th
dmlthsonian officials.
Please consider this letter a tentative res-
ervation for the ’'Freelance” from Kaz'ch 9 until
April l5, 1956, You will have a confirmation of
this reservation direct from the Smittisonian people.
Sincerely yours.
I.Exped.
cc Dr. Carmichael
Mr, Oahaer
May IS* 1967
Fmmr Ctetea*
“a larpativa «e the art^thaoaiaiv*lr©«lia Caribbean Expedition* 1956»"
It is earnestly hoped that Dr* Scdimitt isdll be able to read page proof
of this paper before final publication*
fhe appended figure le^mds no rely refleet ay reaotitm to the pictures]
Dr® ^^slmitt jsny hair® very differmt ideas# I haws tried to state the pertinmt
fact or Ihots about ©acdi one and hope l^t you will edit the stateamts as neeea®
saiy#
If it is desirable to hat® the fibres fellow the general ehrtmological
order of the narrative* I wcsild suggest rearranging' them soaewimt as followst
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Tobago Cays
Msrigot Bay
Pigeon Island
St* Pierre
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Spiny lobster catch
aeonet am barracuda
Redonda
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OMrto psUmlng
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Sorting the oatoh
The print of the crab larvae at Pigeon Island (your FI® 2* fig® 2) has
be«a earefally routed to elliaimte all of the larvae# This should be re'*engraved
fr®B an unretouohed print* if possible# Otherwise ttm legeisi will have to be
changed or the figure deleted*
I asstm^ that the 18 figures now included will ocmprise one page mcsre
than a signature and that ti^re will be mm blank page* If it is neceasajty to
oliainate one page* I would be in favw of dropping the street scene in St*
Pierre and the shot of the Caribee* but this should certainly not be done with**
out Dr* Sotoltt»8 approval*”™"'""
fhs original Plgecm Island print is rotumsd horowitb® fh© othor origi*
nal prints ar© bsing reamed to Dr* Sohasitt#
X havo no wa^ of knowing wJistlsisr Dr* SoJuaitt dosiros ©jctra. roprints snd
I liop© tfeat ■^is mtter oea wait ■ until h® returns*
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expe^tioa as laboratory during th® 40-duy oruis© frcaa Trinidad
tl> St* Croi:i#
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Petit gattsau# Qte of the most beautiful looalities irisited by
« 5 £g®diti<ui« fi^' reefs* th® surf is breaking in th© background
mnt fxrtiisr <r»egts a: marine biologies
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^ ^hurol^ at the^ t^ of^tW^s hill
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of bamims, only, to ^ve his qrof-
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- 4 £ter/i sucoossitl light-trap station^gfe-S operatioa_ smeMoes lasoed
mest ef the r©llowtog night in orneriid ubl-ln good sstiK^ ^
-OMighfc* — o)A 5'£y6f‘'®«'
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:th staok^uhls^plaat presses aromd e ^lantern in fiftC esfbin#
tapredia.tab3.n dxyiag conditions on ofj tdsg botanioal
jtd to be dried # tldav to^^^pod s! a*
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Captaln‘‘Kinhol-..^oa foual the first of th® e'l i'iitii1iii,k^^PP^
a.{iriaps* Alpheus arantus a asaooi&ted with the sea aa9W0B*>s*
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the it»ok of water leggei atioks
T* fig* 1» TM forbiddli-ig ollffs of Esdoada Islaad asad the siopiiag grassy
plateau abcprsa Phosphate aiaos voloaaie rook®
T, fig® 2» fhe iajadiRg place and gtiLly ©a R&dmd& which g&v& Dr» Clsrtoa ^
access to tim olatcau^ ^ad dgwa - whlo h® ^ desowided m ore r^idly^ai pl5»<
Ij l-r^^ -io SN'CO^p^ ^1
8® fig# 1* the os!%ch^trm. th? faggot pile at Bfurbuda^l^^^re were 2fi
3- f i .# T!! »4 ; a ' P« ^ ia -'che aet B.ft®r the stick® had b®«a rsmorod 8^ T^'lSia® /ocA/^Wy.
0 flf» 2« I®aRetx?dth a barrae\ida caught m tM troll
fishes obtaiaed in this way faded up m tte aess table,
a.-\ Lwuo lL.& dLjwN^ia^Oojlecd I tfja <
r »" proper "pr o
2«. After a good day m. the roefy'Dr® Chaoe and the author
4& before praaerwation®
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Editorial and Publications Division
n/
Smith, A. C.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
May 3, 1956
Mr* Paul H. Oehser
Chief, Editorial and
Publications Division
Smithsonian Institution
Washington 25, D* C*
Dear Mr* Oehsert
In response to your request of May 1st for articles to
be published in the annual report, it occurs to me that you
may be interested in an account of the recently completed
Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition* Probably Dr* Schmitt should
prepare this as the leader of the expedition, but -those of us
who accompanied him may be able to contribute some sections
and also photographs* I suggest -that you discuss tliis matter
with Dr* Schmitt who is probably now in Washing-ton*
A* C* Smi-th
Curator
Di-vision of Phanerogams
SI Bredin B3q}«««West Indies
Mrs. Louise M. Pearson Sept, Ih, 1956
Maldo L. Schmitt
Saiithsoaian-lredin Sq>.-West Indies— Letter of appreciation to State Dept
Dear Mrs, Pearson i ■
Frankly^ I do not know just how the letter should be written or how Etr,
Carmichael would want it written, but oan you not in your office have a letter
written to the Secretary of State for Dr, Carmichael’s signature, expressing
our appreciation of the services rendered the American Consul in Martinique,
F,W, I, to the members of the &aithaonian-Bredin E^qjodition which ^nt March
22-25 at Fort dsRranee,^ In this brief space of time much of value to the
Destitution was accoi^lished through introductions made by Mr. Cobb to the
local naturalists and scientists and fishery representatives, fh@ae intro-
ductions also made it possible for the expedition to establish valuable
contacts in Ouadelpupe, I don’t know what else is appropriate to say op
whether the above euggestiona can be abridged, but do Isqt before Dr. Carmichael
something that he will sign and send on. Letters of this sort, as you realise,
are the least we can do for the Consular offices >dio befriend us in*^our travels.
May I have a carbon of the letter that is sent?
Bredin Exp,
West Indies
Mrs, Louise M, Pearson
lialdlo L, Sctoltt
iluly 17 , 1906
Repair of camera used on Bredin Expedition
Please 0,1. the attached requisition for $01.73 representing cost of repair
of Mjseirn camera that went ”bad" on the recant Caribbean trip, ft, miding
felt the matter could be most expeditiously handled if we chained it to the
Bredin fund. The camera is now in the Eastman Kodak Go,‘s hands.
Attach.
Bredin Exp. - West Indies
A
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J. P. R0SS GO.
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Ml*. Wftido L. Sohaltt
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Dear Mr. Schmitts
WLS.
JUN '3 “-1956
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Just learned that U. S. Dispatch Office of New York is handling
this shipment for you, and you will not need our services. Please
« disregard our letter of June 6th.
J. P/.
Alooa Staasship C©. ino
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Rev. 12/1/53
Smithsonian- Bredin EJqp.West Indies
SMITHSONIM IKSTIiUTIOR
Washington 25, D. C.
REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC (NOT GEENERAL) TRAVEL AUTHORITY
(in triplicate)
Name Waldo L* Schmitt
Title Head Curator, Department of Zoology
Authority is requested to travel via /x/ common carrier; / / commercial air-
line; / / private automobile @ per mile (see justification); £J Govern-
ireat vehicle rr plane; / / (Other, specify) _(see justifica
tion); on official business from (official) station at Washington ,
on or about March 1, 1956 ^to: Trinidad and Lesser Antilles, north
to St* Thomas*
and to such other points as may be found necessary, and in the order found to
be most advantageous, revisiting any of said points as may be necessary; and
to return to the (temporary, official, residence) station not later than
May 4. 1956 •
A per diem allowance cf $ requested.
The amount of $_ is req’uested for procurement of supplies,
materials, or equipment.
This travel -is for the purpose of: Collecting scientific specimens in connection
with the Smithsonian-Bredin-Caxibbean Expedition to the British, French,
Dutch, and American Tfest Indies*
X
Estimated cost:
Transportation $
Per Diem $
Other expenditures
; TOTAL COST OF TRIP
Ko. of transportation requestes desired
ilppropriation chargeable:
Approved by:
der No*
1 .^
Date
The fore^ing travel requested is aut^ri; 2 :ed e^ept as follws:
!:(!?•: A. N.Y. 'hW.'--.d.aAfi>27.s^
4 .(K r~ P\.\ A V/h. ^ N.Y.
Secretary
Bredin Expedition - West Indies
Seaman, George A
r
AIR LETTM Angnst 7, X956
Hr. George A. Seaman
U, S. Fish and W.ldlife Service
Christiansted
St. Croix, firgin Islands
Dear Ifr. Seaman I
I have been wanting to write yon ever since return from
St. Croix. I did enjoy your visit, and I m sure profited by
the various observations that you re-counted, I am sorry that
our time vas so limited that I did not get out to see you at
your station for I was most anxious to get hold of those blind
fish that you found in the cave on Barbuda, I can assure you
that prompt identification and a description if they prove
unusual or new will be forthcoming. Can you send thaa to me
through official channels at your early convenience? We are
trying to get all of our West Indian cruise aaaterial worked up.
Did you see Mr, Ashbrook when he passed through some weeks
ago? He was on his way to a vacation in the Barbados. He is
looking for a sunny spot to which to retire as he is grievously
plagued with arthritis.
Don’t fail to look us up when you next come to town* Hr.
Chace and I would be very happy to have you as our guest for
lunch.
With all good wishes to you and yours.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
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October 29 « 1956
Mr* 0* A. Seaom
Beat 4T2, Obristiansted
St* Croix, Virgin Islands
Dear Mr* Seamans
The fairy shrispa fron iarbuda, which were inolsaded in the
collection sent to Dr* Schmitt ander your letter of September 10,
teTO nm been identified by Dr* Ealph S. Dexter of tot State
Dniversity, Ksnt, Ohio. Dr* Dexter writess "I ^oa^t for sur®
■aiese imuld b® Streptoeephalas similis when I received th® ap«oi»
mens, bat aotaally <di®y are ^ topj^ whieh^ as far as ^
represffiits a new locality record*” lou can therefor® take credit
for another new record fro® this interesting island*
If we are able to obtain a name for the amphipods from the
Barbuda cave, we will let you know* Ihey should be of wsasiderable
interest*
thank you for yoar hospitalily during our stay in St* Croix*
Because of people like you, we «n;Joyed oar visit there fdlly as
maoh as we did those to the other islands where m cnllected*
Thank you also for siding the interestii^ materiaL for our ool-
leoticnts*
Sincerely yours.
P^mer A* Chaee, dr*
Curator
Division of Marine lavertebrates
FACMoejalb
ec* Dr. Sohmitt
Seaman, G, A.
AIR LETTER October 31, 1956
Ifr, G. A. Seaman
Box lt72, Christiansted
St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Dear Mr. Seamans
I should not be adding to the volume of your
correspondence, but I do want to thank you again
for the fairy shrimps from Barbuda. The fact that
they constitute a new locality record for Streptocephalus
me
similis makes /4ll the more anxious to have you re-visit
that island and get us some fish from that cave that you
ejqjlored there# Ito try to get back at an early date#
I join with Dr. Chace in thanking you for your
kindnesses.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Ifepartment of Zoology
WLS seek
STANDARD FORM NO. 64
Office Niemorandum • united states government
. I\4r. Paul H. Oehser DATE: Jan, hf 19^$
FROM : A , C . SniiUl
SUBJECT: Schmidt ms *
I made a few additions, which you can use as sentences
or paragraphs as seems best, and a few other suggestions in the
margins. You may have trouble fitting my remarks and those of
Jack Clarke into the original ms. I'll try to select a few pictures
fron my kodachromes next week.
Please let me aee a galley proof •f this ,
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
Dear ?faldo5
return trip went veiy well and I got to I’^ashington Saturday
evening, the 21st. It seems good to be home again, but I am still
looking over correspondence, I phoned Ivirs. Schmitt and also l!rs. Chace
and gave them glowing accounts of your and Fenner's activities
(but of course I could not report on last Friday evening in
Chris tianst ed ) •
The Alcoa people here seen sure that you are due to arrive
in Mew York on llay 1, ard so I am sending a duplicate of my
customs declaration which, I was informed at San Juan, would permit
you to bring in one ^gallon of our run duty-free. Therefore I
hope you will rece'^ve this before you enter the customs and that
it will be all right,
I hope the trip has bean pleasant. We will, look forward to
seeing you next week. Jack also liad a good trip back.
Best regards,
^ _ A, C. Smith
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Just a note to see if it is pos'ible for
you to come in Wednesday, inasmuch as that is
the last day of our special dou
in allowance.
Hope to see you tomorrow.
Best regard
Sonotone of
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Taylor, L. 0»
June i*, 1957
AIR MIL
Mr. L. 0, Taylor
5 & 7 Lucas St,, St. George’s
Grenada, B.W.I.
Dear Mr. Taylors
Again I am most grateful to you for the information
that you have supplied me in response to my various ques
tions. You have actually given me a great deal more
information than I knew existed regarding the occurrence
of monkeys on Grenada.
Please never think that I have forgotten you folks
and the very pleasant visit I had down through the islands,
and, if I cannot cook up a trip for this next year, I shall
endeavor to do it for the one or two following. Rather
regrettably, my travels have taken me to the South Pacific,
entailing a great deal of work in an area in ^ich I was not
particularly interested. Ifoirbh, South and Central America,
the new world and its adjacent islands are my first love,
and on their marine animal life I have spent most of my time.
Here is hoping I may see you again before too many years
elapse.
fly best good wishes to you and yours.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
MiSseek
5 & 7 Lucas Street
St .George *s
Grenada B W I
April 12th, 1957
Ivir Waldo S Schmitt
Head Curator
Washington 85 D C
Dear Mr. Schmitt,
Thanks for your letter of March 12th and specially
so for your kind remarks about our islands. I hope that I will
have the pleasxire of seeing you when next you visit although I
trust that the visit will not he preceded hy a hurricane as was
the case when you were here last as well as on the occasion on
which I met Dr.Busck,
Monkeys are still very plentiful in the island
although they suffered severely during the hurricane and since,
as a result of so much of the forests having been destroyed and
with it many of their sources of food. They are as a result much
holder in their raids on crops. The only reference I can find about
them is contained in the Grenada Handbook where they are described
as MONA MONKEY ( Cercopithecus Jtona), An African species, now
now naturalized in small numbers in the forests of the Grand Etang
region. It was perhaps introduced by the slave traders from the
West Coast of Africa, The hand book referred to was published in
1916 and the information taken from a work MAMMALS by Glover M
Allen. Further reference is made in the same publication in
Department of Zoology
Smithsonian Institution
United States National Museum
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,Mr...Wa.l.d.Q....L....S.cjhml.tt
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Sender’s name and address :. L...0.. Taylor
.....6. ..& .'?....|i]ac.aa....Str©e^^^ St.,..
Grenada B....W....I.
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ENCLOSURE: IF IT DOES IT WILL BE SURCHARGEC
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Taylor, L. 0.
March 12, 1957
AIR MAIL
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Ifr, L. 0. Taylor
$ & 7 Lyc33 St,
St. George
Grenada, B.W.I.
Dear Mr. Taylor*
I thank you very kindly for your letter of February 5 and all
of the Infomation that you supplied ae.
I was very much interested in your beautiful island and its
products. There is one other thing that I w>uld like to have some
word about and that is the presence or the acclimatization of the
monkeys said to be in your forests. Back in 1910 a visitor remarked
about seeing and hearing them.
All of US who were in St. George when we met you would like
to come back to the West Indies, for despite the destanactive hurri-
canes that do happen, there are no more beautiful Islands in the
world.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoolo^
WLS*eek
5 & 7 Lucas Street
St , George
Grenada B W I
5’ebruary 5th, 1957
Dr, Waldo L Schmitt
Dear Dr. Schmitt,
I am quite pleased to see that you remembered the
brief contact we had when you visited this Island last spring. And I
am more so in that you remembered my enquiry about the late Dr Busick
I must thank you for passing on the enquiry to his sons,
I hope that you had a successful trip through the
islands and were able to secure specimens of whatyou were in search
of. It is particularly pleasing to learn that our island has not lost
much of its charm despite the severe beating it took from the recent
hurricane. We are facing up to our problems fortified by all the
help and sympathy we received throughout the hemisphere. It was a
great shock to us as we had been deceiving ourselves with the thoue-ht
’’it cannot happen here”,
There was a lot written about the destruction and
I will try to secure some accounts of it. So far as the comparison of
exports are concerned these are readily available from Government
and I give you the figures below. Unfortunately these are only avail
are
in bags
of 200 1
cwt Cocoa i
1951
48504
3576116
52
54178
3537395
53
61128
3852773
54
51362
4959403
55
47327
4158807
56
10946
619120
Sep -
Dec 55
cwt Nut s f
23158 1489964
1532810
1405445
1939803
2787051
8894043
44607
37082
48881
58887
31432
cwt Mace $
5199 746654
6886 788679
7505 876599
7439 977881
6478 1172518
808 304146
other
9245
13805
68782
9498
10405
60
spices
3866
8005
85761
4583
5001
3787
28553 1279062 8217 458091
39 1708
Cocoa
Sep 55 27,270 bags of 800 lbs net
56 6,600
I hope that the above is what you are looking for
If however there is any further Information required donH be afraid
to write as will be only to glad to supply,
yours sincerely
open cut here
Taylor, L*
0 ,
Januaiy 16, 1957
AIRLETTER
Mr. L. 0, T^lor
Lucas St.
St. George
Grenada, B, W, I.
Dear Mr. Taylor:
I have not forgotten your interest in our visit to Grenada
this spring nor our great enjoyment of that beautiful island
and the folks who live there.
What can you tell me of the exports of spices from
Grenada both before and after the disastrous hurricane of 1955?
Vks there any published account of it and the destruction that
it wrought? Also, what have been the e:iQ>orts of cocoa beans,
cinnamon, and whatever other spices the Island produces? Mace I
would tend to group with the nutmegs.
While we were in the harbor we saw a woman treading over
some cocoa beans or cocoa pods drying on a tarpaulin on the quay
side. Was she treading the beans out of the pods or just turning
over the beans so that th^ would dry better? It is my belief that
the former was the case, but one of aqr traveling companions said
xiOf the beans were already out of the pods.
I have the address of only one of Dr. Busck’s two sons:
Paul G. Busck, 2135 ^feshington St., Allentown, Pa. I have con-
veyed to hi® your rambrances of his father. He will in turn write
to his brother, Admiral V, K. Busck somewhere in North Carolina and
to his sister, Sandra.
I would appreciate hearing from you at your convenience.
With kind regards and best wishes.
Sincerely,
l^ldo L. Schmitt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
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February 21, 1956
TriLnidad Bi^tarttators , Ltd.
6-S George St,
Pert-©f"Spattt
Trlrd-^d, B. W. I.
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arrangraents laith loeal
to supply ns.
loar mm& was giToa by Dr, Haas Et«jl®r ®f ths
Trinidad Leaseholds, Ltd,, and I am writing you sbmt the
a1.ooh®l in os.se Mbb Crane ©r Dr, Beebe were not
settle the sattsr iC the desired alcohol. It is a as
moessary part of ow collecting sqalpasfit* Are tbsi*®
legal foM^ities to bi o'teervtd of which w need to
tey® edwmm toowledge?
W® dep8.ri; frost Sew Toife on Earoli 2, on. the *’Ile ^
loanee," dne in Trlai.dad on tb® jaanilstg of »r€h 7.
V® Shan endsaror to c®raini®te with you as soon as
©ractioable after our arrl-ral in Fort~©f«Spaia,
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Waldo L, Seteltt
Head Curator
Department of Zoology
Ussery, Cleve
May 16, 1956
Mr. Cleve Cssery
S.S. ALCOA ECSHM
Baltiffiore, !id«
Dear Cleve:
^Bst a brief note to acknowledge yonr letter of
May 8 and the fine photographs.
% wife wanted to know right away idio was that hand-
stnse man, and the i»>re 1 look at your picture the mare X
think you ought to try your hand at the sovies. Xou arc
about as handsome a man 1 have ever met, and I'm not
kidding either.
kodac^romes are just beginning to cone through,
and, as soon as I have them in hand and cataloged, I will
get at least some black and fftiite prints off, the perti-
nent ones, so that I can return your favor in kind.
One other s©rd, I think you have two of the finest
children I have ever laid eyes on. Take good care of th€«B.
The prcMBise of -Htie world to come is in the children you bear
and raise.
Let's hope we will see you here in Washington oi^ of
these days between trips or otherwise. W best of wishes
and best thanks to you and yours.
Sincerely,
ICSchaittseek
Waldo L. Solmdtt
Bead Curator
Department of Zoology
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Van Teslaar, John
June 22, 1956
Hr. John D, Van Teslaar, ^g. Off,
s.s. Alooa Runner
c/o Alcoa Steamship Cc^any, £qo.
17 Battery Place
lew York it, R, T,
Dear Mr, Van Teslaar i
I have had your letter of June 10 on desk rather
unduly long, but this is franidy my first chance to respond
to it, and I find that you are due back in lew fork just
about the time this reaches there.
I have icritten Hiss Lanzisera, as you will see from
the enclosed carbon, and X hope that she soon may be able
to c<Mae to Washington, where you can rest assured I will
(to all that I cm for her. C^ae dom} youz^elf some day.
We can at least have lunch together and talk over old
times as it were.
I certainly enjoyed vsr trip on the Runner, and I
would like to do it again with my family. Haybe if I can
stop colleerting for the HuseraB long ajough, I will do that
very thing.
Best ever to you.
Sincerely,
Waldo L. S<dunitt
Mead Curator
Department of Zoology
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