... first Assistant Secretary E.K. Burlew had invited Ansel Adams to the Department of the Interior, to discuss the creation of "photographic murals" for within Interior. That was June 18, 1941.On August 10, Adams replied, apparently favorably. We lack that letter at this time. Burlew responded on the 15th, suggesting a meeting on either the 26th or 27th.
This letter shows a high level of courtesy for Adams. Burlew makes a point that Adams need not make an appointment, merely phoning "upon ... arrival or ... drop[ping] in at [his] convenience."
It seems a shame that Burlew never saw the murals mounted in the Interior Building.
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