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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Booklet authored by Yale students satirizing Shakespeare's authenticity American 5327.536.13b ink on paper
Newspaper articles from several American papers on "An American Artist's Tribute to Ireland" with photo of Leigh's painting "Writing the Epitaph" being presented American 4127.760.9-.10
A review of "Buffalo Drive", a painting by William R. Leigh Berkeley Williams, Jr. American 4027.8520.27
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his solo visit to Prien am Chiemsee and brief and unpleasant encounter with acquaintances William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2233
Notecard caption for Leigh's painting "The Murderer" William Robinson Leigh American 4010.2368 ink on paper
Newspaper articles concerning exhibition of Leigh's "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" American 4117.763.6
Time magazine cover American 5017.4378-.1
Copy of memo signed D. R. to Mrs. Leigh regarding clutch pedal on Mr. Leigh's car American 3827.8334
"Miss Rosabachs clothes" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2495 pencil on paper
Log book for the S.S. Reliance cruise around the world with handwritten notes January 14-27 American 3627.276
Clipping from The Patrician, "William Robinson Leigh" American 5317.272
"When I Was Four" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2491
Caption for Leigh's painting "Waterpockets" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2373c
"America, the hour is here" by Edith Terry American 4017.2475-.1 ink on paper
Two newspaper reviews from Massachusetts and West Virginia of William R. Leigh's book "Frontiers of Enchantment" American 4127.760.23
Bundles of newspaper clippings from Alamogordo News" of articles written by A. N. Blazer and "Hill Billy" American 4137.730.1-.5
Draft of "Let us not despond" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.393a-.1 ink on paper
"The Sink Hole, second part" American 4027.8408.1-.2 pencil on paper
Newspaper article in the Negaunee, Michigan "Iron Herald" with photo of William R. Leigh and his painting "The Rough Riders" American 4127.760.39
"What are We Fighting For?" William Robinson Leigh American 4027.8520.13