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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

September 23, 1933 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh including notes on Mescalero war paint and scalps and the Jarilla mountains

September 19, 1925 | ink on paper

Letter from Orra Wever Smith to Leigh thanking him for "Wyoming Bear Dog" painting and recalling a happy summer spent at Miss Mary Withers

February 5, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from A.V. McDermott to Miss Tyroler including copy of Clipt Wings review

20th century | ink on paper

Poem "The Two Poets" by C.W. Hopper on Shakespeare and Burns differences, thinking that Burns was lowly born while Shakespeare may have been Queen Elizabeth's son

February 14, 1950 | ink on paper

Letter to Mrs. Edith Rongstad from W. R. Leigh regarding mixture of paints to copy colors of "Home Sweet Home" painting

August 3, 1923 | ink on paper

Letter from Edith Terry to Leigh regretting he did not recover "The Black Peril" and enclosing her poem "Mother Love"

July 10, 1930 | ink on paper

Thank you note from Florence Scovill Shinn to Miss Traphagen for article on Leigh's book

1930 | ink and pencil on paper

Sketches drawn by T.W. Allen regarding "Clipt Wings"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Notes to Leigh from Mary Akeley about an autographed copy of his book

early 20th century | ink on paper

Handwritten biographical work on W. R. Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Grinding Corn" short essay about Hopi maidens

May 20, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagan Leigh describing the killing of an eleven foot python, the acquisition of animals for Ackeley's collection, and the unsuccessful search for a plains camp site

September 30, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel regarding finishing a view of Kenya painting and stretching canvases

February 7, 1927 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel regarding his contracting malaria

November 12, 1883 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding Christmas presents and the difficulties of and art student's life

June 29, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Mother dicussing his study of the old masters

November 16, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother regarding his birth year and describing in detail the making of etchings on zinc plates

March 29, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding trip to Venice and rail to Innsbruck, Brenner Pass, and Verona

August 16, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding swimming, boating, and beer at Chiemsee

December 20, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding painting through Christmas and possible sales of personal art works