Letter by Nancy C. Russell to Mr. John E. Lewis; requests that Lewis try to come to California to see a model of the statue of Charles M. Russell made by Mr. Lion. Typed.

October 8, 1929. Mr. John E. Lewis, Columbia Falls, Mont. Dear Mr. Lewis: Mr. Lion was here today to see what I knew about the plans for the statue of Charlie that we talked of last Summer and, as I could not give him any definite word and explain to him how your conference had been interrupted by the fire, he decided to write you a letter, as he is most interested in the thing and wants very much to make a model for the approval of some of the committee, and I can’t think of anybody who would be better to see it than you and if you and Lady Lewis are going to run away and come down to this country for a week orso[sic], it would be an excellent time for you to have an interview with Mr. Lion and get a point of view direct about the model. This letter I’m writing to you is just for your- self. Please don’t show it or speak about it to anyone else. I gave Mr. Lion a lot of photographs of Charlie this morning and he seemed to get our idea of the kind of figure instantly and his eyes just shone with anticipation and he said he would have great fun putting it together and felt that he could make something really, truly interest- ing, so I told him to go ahead, hoping of course that you would be down. Of course, his model of Charlie could not be sent to Montana as it will be of plastalene and photographs ar e most unsatisfactory, he thinks, so there’s nothing to do but for you to come. Show Mrs. Lewis this letter and tell her it’s some alibi. I know Ted would join me in kindest regards if he knew I were writing to you people. Sincerely, NCR:ED

[Transcribed by Lauren B. Gerfen, 2012-11-12]