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RML LM
November 17, 1930.
Dear Mr. Boland:

In writing this letter I take the opportunity not only of introducing myself, but also to briefly outline certain ideas regarding Museum cooperation.

After graduating from Yale University, I continued my studies in the Fine Arts at the Fogg Museum, and finally joined this firm after travel abroad.

I have made a study of Museum conditions in this country,
and my desire and pleasure would be to establish friendly and
amicable relations with you; to offer whatever help or information
I could, particularly in the matter of planning certain wide ranging exhibitions, and in building up your collection.

In this connection, the fact that your firm, now fifty years old, has one of the largest places abroad, would enable us
to procure rarities from the great private European collections,
acting as your agent, as we have done quite recently, for instance, for the Louvre.  Furthermore, we are represented at all
the important auction sales.

Our name is undoubtedly known to you, our field including 
paintings, works of art, tapestries, furniture, sculpture, and an
important department of modern paintings.

I sincerely hope that I may be able to assist you in some 
way, and when you come to New York, I should be delighted to have you call.

Looking forward to the pleasure of meeting you, believe
me to be

Yours sincerely,

(Robert M. Levy)
Karl S. Boland, Esq.,
Director,
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts,
Broad Street at Washington Avenue,
Columbus, O.