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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

mid-20th century | ink on paper

Gulf Petroleum advertisement featuring "Old-time Longhorn Roundup"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

List, "Hopi name of men", Apache men" and Names of Navahos"

late 19th century | ink on paper

Newspaper clipping, "Congressional Barbarism" regarding U. S. congress placing 30 per cent duty on imported works of art

1908 | ink on paper

William R. Leigh's account booklet for City Trust Bank of New York with financial information and poem/prose written in back of book

September 17, 1917 | ink on paper

Every Week magazine cover featuring "Navajo Shepherd Boy"

early 20th century | ink on paper

News release from Grand Central Art Galleries announcing another exhibition of Leigh's work of painting and charcoal drawings

February 4, 1929 | ink on paper

Newspaper article by theatre critic St. John Ervine regarding ticket purchases

1960 | gelatin silver process

Two black and white photos of Martha Lee Edgerly, descendant of Paul Revere holding his lanterns in front of William R. Leigh's painting "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"

April 19th, early 20th century | ink on paper

Note requesting permission to use a reprint photo of "Paul Revere's Ride" in a school publication

December 9, 1954 | ink on paper

Award presented to Leigh recognizing him as a "distinguished wildlife artist"

January 1939 | ink on paper

Park Avenue magazine review, Stalking Big Game with Pen and Brush

early 20th century | ink on paper

News release from Grand Central Art Galleries regarding Leigh's painting "Writing the Epitaph"

early 20th century | ink on paper

Booklet with "French words" and a list of words with meanings

September 24, 1893 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh in Stuttgart to "Mother" after visit to Munich and discussing family news and money needed to stay in Munich another two years

May 19, 1932 | ink on paper

Letter from Gladwell Richardson to Leigh concerning Rainbow Lodge and Inscription House Lodge accommodations

November 22, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Maggie Wood to Leigh's mother, Mary W. Leigh appealing for contribution to mission churches

December 19, 1929 | ink on paper

Letter from H.W. Wack to Leigh in hospital asking him to furnish photo of one of his southwestern action pictures

December 11, 1933 | ink on paper

Letter from Margaret Louise Wallace to Leigh regarding literary agents

January 5, 1939 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Mr. Oscar Ameringe of The American Guardian regarding a Bill he is promoting, which Leigh believes is useless. Leigh says that religion and ownership of private property need to be destroyed for a country to succeed

7/24/1925 | ink on paper

Letter from Richard to Leigh with Cody news, chiefly his beating up our "lying" movie director at a directors' meeting