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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Unsigned copy of letter to H.W. Wack from Leigh giving account of voyage from New York to California via Panama and return overland via Southwest and South American 3827.2681.1-.4 ink on paper
List of plants William Robinson Leigh American 4027.8455 pencil on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother describing conclusion of Venice trip and his return trip to Munich William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2190.1-.7 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding upcoming award which he probably will not receive and plans for trip home William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2436 ink on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel regarding his painting of two active volcanos near a lake and cautioning her not to mention Mr. Akeley's death yet William Robinson Leigh American 3867.2545 ink on paper
Newspaper article from Milwaukee Sentinel, Art and Artists: "No 'Modern Art' in Wildlife Paintings at Sports Show" American 4117.763.19 ink on paper
A letter to the editor of New York Evening Post from anonymous reader regretting that Leigh's play, "Clipt Wings" claims that Queen Elizabeth had illegitimate sons American 4027.8505-.1 ink on paper
Letter from A. Katherine Berger managing editor to Leigh regarding publication of his article on paintings for African Hall in American Museum of Natural History American 3827.2647 ink on paper
Definitions of rubrics and secular notions William Robinson Leigh American 4027.8473 pencil on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh in Bayerischzell to his mother in West Virginia regarding his trip up into the mountains William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2455.1-.4 ink on paper
Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding entry for Paul and William into Academy of Art William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2047 ink on paper
Carbon copies of memos from Grand Central Art Galleries about "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" painting American 4027.2512 ink on paper
Letter from Richard to Leigh thanking him for oils purchased to enlarge Grand Canyon lithograph and congratulating him on his upcoming marriage American 3827.2683 ink on paper
Letter from Blazer to Leigh with notes on Venturito, Santana, Chapultepec, and Billy the Kid American 3837.8309 ink on paper
Incomplete thought for a poem William Robinson Leigh American 4027.8479 pencil on paper
Unbound final draft of "Western Ponies" with introduction and printer's proof William Robinson Leigh American 4027.2451 ink on paper
Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother concerning Meyer, Leigh, and Paul moving to separate rooms and the new school year bringing a group of, in Leigh's judgment, questionable students William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2109.1-.2 ink on paper
Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding painting and work on nude figure William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2218 ink on paper
Typescripts of untitled work regarding "Art Museums" American 4027.8374a-.1 ink on paper
Unsigned draft of final four paragraphs of letter to Edith Terry from Leigh about visit to Hollywood American 3827.2705 pencil on paper