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[[preprinted]]
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
WASHINGTON, D.C.
[[/preprinted]]

August 18, 1941

Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt,
Hotel Albert,
65 University Place,
New York City.

Dear Waldo:

I am sending this in duplicate so that you may make any corrections necessary and return it immediately as we will need this information before you return. Our estimated expenditures for conservation work were as follows:

[[three column list]] 
 | [[underline]] 1942 | 1943 [[/underline]] 

1 P-4 Scientist | $3,800 | 
1 P-2 Scientist | 2,600 |
1 Senior aid | 2,000 |
1 Junior aid | 1,620 |
1 CU-4 | [[underline]] 1,320 [[/underline]] |
  Net permanent, field  5 | 11,340|
Temporary employees | [[underline]] 1,500 [[/underline]] |
  Total personal services | $12,840 |

Supplies | $ 5,500 |
Communication | 200 |
Travel and subsistence | 2,900 |
Freight | 400 |
Repairs and alterations | 200 |
Special and miscellaneous services | 380 |
Equipment | 8,580 |
Buildings | [[underlined]] 8,000 [[/underlined]] |
Total other obligations | $26,160 |

Total appropriation | $39,000 |

[[insertion]]] [[under last column]]
[[double line]]
Cook
Helper
Sect.
Mach. & Elect.
Carpenter
Janitor
Grounds
Garden
[[double line]] [[/insertion]]

We had originally figured ^[[in 1942]] on $12,580 for equipment and $4,000 for buildings, but in view of the fact that we spent most of our money for equipment in 1941 and nothing at all for buildings, we thought it proper in 1942 to raise buildings and reduce equipment. The next question arises "What shall we do for 1943?" and that is your job. Do you need more people or a different type of people? My own feeling is that repairs and alterations should be considerably increased as well as temporary employees, providing you can get them there. If temporary employees are impossible to get, I think we should have more custodial people in the permanent. This would be necessary, I should say, for cooks and