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RML:P

November 14th, 1930.

Dear Mr. Bryan,

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 our 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 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)

William Alanson Bryan, Esq.,
Los Angeles Museum,
Los Angeles, California.