Letter from James F. McElroy to Louise Pitassi

Name/Title

Letter from James F. McElroy to Louise Pitassi

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.781

Description

Letter from James F. McElroy to Louise Pitassi expressing his sympathy regarding Leo Pitassi's death and his interest to still acquire stained glass for St. Mark's Church, Toledo, OH.

Collection

Pitassi Stained Glass Studio Collection

Cataloged By

Weaver, Jonah

Letter Details

Letter Date

Aug 19, 1948

Sender

Name

James F. McElroy

Address

Collingwood & Virginia Sts., Toledo, OH

Addressee

Name

Louise Pitassi

Address

5345 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA

Transcription

Transcription

August 19, 1948 St. Mark's Church Collingwood at Virginia Toledo 10, Ohio Rev. James F. McElroy, Rector Dear Miss Pitassi, Many thanks for you letter of August 16th. I was very sorry to learn of the death of your father. We regarded his work very highly, and looked forward to association with him. We, however, will be glad to meet with you on September 10th. I would appreciate receiving word form you as to the time of your arrival in Toledo so that we can set a definite time of meeting. Incidentally, if you can let us know of an work which has been done by your studio which has been designed and executed since your father's death, we would appreciate that too. We shall look forward to meeting you. Very sincerely yours, James McElroy

Transcriber

Weaver, Jonah

Created By

jonah@weaverphoto.com

Create Date

October 20, 2025

Updated By

jonah@weaverphoto.com

Update Date

October 20, 2025