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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

November 27, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel regarding being too trusting of Jansson due to his immaturity, and describing the weather

October 10, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel regarding frame for King's painting and paintings for Eastman

February 12, 1927 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel regarding finishing King's painting and plans to sail on 21st

December 2, 1883 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother discussing improving his spelling and Meyer's wardrobe

July 15, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother regarding examination and medal time at Academy

December 8, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother regarding his sending some etchings for Christmas gifts, and news that some Negroes in Baltimore had hanged themselves in fear after the US elections.

April 26, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding account of trip to Innsbruck and Brenner Pass

August 30, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding difficulty sketching, painting, and swimming in Chiemsee weather

February 2, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding money issues

July 31, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother questioning how long he will be able to stay in Munich and expressing a desire to stay two winters in Loefflz's school

January 17, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding current work and hopes that mother will inform Uncle Chapman that Leigh wants to stay another year

June 14, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding operettas, Loefftz hasn’t looked at his start on "Little Boy", difficulty of last week's assignment, desire to stay another two years

February 14, 1889 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his uncle discussing a Baltimore art dealer General Shryock and the lack of sales

1938 | ink on paper

Unpublished typescripts of chapters not used in the book

early 20th century | ink on paper

"The Manly Art"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Will Occidental Civilization survive?"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Notes on word definitions

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Ideas for stories

early 20th century | ink on paper

"Dead World - Earth's pallid satellite"

December 21, 1965 | ink on paper

Letter from Gordon T. Hicks to John C. Traphagan regretting latter's decision not to join Board of Gilcrease Institute