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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Lawrence, Kansas

December 17, 195

Sr. Jorge A. Ibarra, Director
Museo Nacional De Historia Natural
Ministerio De Education Publica
Guatemala, C. A.

Dear Sefior Ibarras

Mr. James Bee has written me of your recent kindness to him in cone
nection with the arrangements that it was necessary for him to make in
order to collect mammals in Guatemala.

Mr. Bee has told me that you desire to carry en further studies here
in the United States.

Because we are a training center for peasons who engage in natural
history work, Mr. Bee suggested that I write you,and because Mr, Bee recom
mends you, we would be willing and glad to have you study here. In our
experience a period of one full year would be a minimum of time that would
be required for completing the maseun course-

ab fight candidate desired to attempt tc obtain at the same time a
hipher,depree (for examp), a Mistez of Arts Decree in Zoology), some addi~
tional months, or perhaps two full years, ordinarily is required in actual
practice, The requirenents for the A. Degree depend in considerable part
upon the previous courses and schooling and degree, if any, that the can-
didate has he?_

If you have interest in uldertaking work here, please furnish me with

_ @ statement of your previous Schooling, courses and degree, if any.

It 16 my understanding that the Technical Assistance Board of the

echnical Assistance Comittee of the Economic and Social Council of the .

United Natians, New York, New York, has funds that are available for the
support of Latin American students who wish to study outside of their ow
countries, It is my understanding that if the Minister cf Education of
Guatemala agrees to the wisdom of your undertaking studies outside of
Guatemala, he could recommend you to the Technical Assistance Board and

receive the necessary funds for you to undertake the studies that Mr. Bee
has mentioned.

By referring to our correspondence file I note that we have had previous
correspondence between the dates of November 2, 1948, and December 27, 1910,
and I note in particular that you received from me a letter dated November
8, 19L8, concerning several aspects of natural history museums.

On January 8 I expect to leave here to visit New York City and I could
make inquiry in person at the Office of the Technical Assistance Board of
the United Nations. However, I would need to know your plans and desires
in order to make such an inquiry. Any such inquiry on my part would be