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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

December 20, 1891 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to his mother describing more of his trip to Italy, beginning with Naples and continuing with 26 pages of details

early 20th century | pencil and ink on paper

Notes for the manuscript of "My Life"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Blook and Ability"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Can anybody tell me where this circle begins or ends?"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

List of rhyming words

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Notes on humans' abilities to think

January 14, 1894 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh in Munich to "Mother" discussing Eckstein and Braun and studio Leigh has taken

September 12, 1932 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Blazer to Leigh regarding newspaper clippings being sent to Leigh and an enclosed draft of "Crooked Finger's Elk"

June 6, 1922 | ink on paper

Note from C. S. Barston, Salmagundi Club, to Leigh asking him to submit a story to be included in a book with fall publishing date

August 3, 1930 | ink on paper

Letter from Orra Wever Smith to Leigh praising Clipt Wings and his many talents

May 15, 1936 | ink on paper

Unsigned copy of letter to Ramesh Gupta from Leigh criticizing the play manuscript of The Idol

1939 | ink on paper

Unsigned letter to Mr. Frank Phillips, New York, NY discussing the paintings of William R. Leigh as outstanding examples of true Western Art, as the two Phillips has purchased, "Custer's Last Fight" and "The Lookout"

3/30/1931 | ink on paper

Letter from Richard to Leigh regarding a plan for Buffalo group in Buffalo Bill Museum

December 19, 1929 | ink on paper

Thank you note with envelope and two small tracts from Florence Scovel Shinn to Mrs. Leigh for her offering

early 20th century | ink on paper

Typescript of Leigh's "A Day with a Navajo Shepherd"

July 12, 1910 - August 7, 1910 | ink on paper

Typed copy of Leigh's diary from his Wyoming trip

August 1958 | ink on paper

Note about the display of William R. Leigh's painting "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" along with Revere's two lanterns

August 28, 1950 | ink on paper

Post card to W. R. Leigh from Mrs. Carl Akeley, Great Hill, Mystic, Connecticut requesting his opinion of Congo Eden

April 11, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagan Leigh describing white ants, burrowing animals, foods, native customs and attire

September 14, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Ethel describing drive to Nairobi