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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

November 30, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding Meyer's withdrawal from painting school

June 20, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother describing his trip to Augsburg and its industrial exposition in progress

November 28, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his thirty nature heads, of which, only five have not been sold or given away

April 24, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother relating that Ludwig von Loefftz is pleased with his work

November 12, 1888 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding more studies ready to send to Uncle Alfred other family news

January 10, 1892 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother reporting on the cold weather in Munich

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Notes for a story about a maître 'd hotel

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"The Conspiracy"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"The value of painting"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Note for part of a story

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Poem mentioning Hitler and Wilson

June 1, 1923 | ink on paper

Letter from A.N. Blazer to Leigh with some Mescalero Apache details and praise for Leigh's story "Flash of Genius" in Munsy magazine

December 27, 1932 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh congratulating Leigh on publication of "Western Ponies" and The Sink Hole"

December 9, 1922 | ink on paper

Letter from T A. Riordan, Arizona Lumber and Timber Company, to Leigh thanking him for magazines with "The Maya Historian" painting and the story, "A Flash of Genius"

January 1, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from H.W. Wack to Leigh enclosing a copy of his answer to a question regarding "Lunacy in the Arts"

January 27, 1933 | ink on paper

Letter and copy from Leigh to Mr. Percival Vivian of Shakespeare Theatre regarding an advertising plan for Leigh's play "Clipt Wings"

January 27, 1940 | ink on paper

Note from Margaret Louise Wallace to Leigh regarding unfinished work on verses

4/24/1931 | ink on paper

Letter from Richard to Leigh with details regarding plans for Buffalo group

July 10, 1930 | ink on paper

Thank you note from Sara K. Burton to Miss Traphagen for article on Mr. Leigh's book

1922 | ink on paper

Typescript (corrected copy) of Leigh's "The Coward"