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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

early 20th century | ink on paper

Typescript of Leigh's "A Day with a Navajo Shepherd"

July 12, 1910 - August 7, 1910 | ink on paper

Typed copy of Leigh's diary from his Wyoming trip

August 1958 | ink on paper

Note about the display of William R. Leigh's painting "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" along with Revere's two lanterns

August 28, 1950 | ink on paper

Post card to W. R. Leigh from Mrs. Carl Akeley, Great Hill, Mystic, Connecticut requesting his opinion of Congo Eden

April 11, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagan Leigh describing white ants, burrowing animals, foods, native customs and attire

September 14, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Ethel describing drive to Nairobi

December 25 - 28, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel describing their travel to a new camp, an attack of man by an elephant, the terrain of lake country, and asks "what is the purpose of life"

October 7, 1883 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding expenses and her decision to leave West Virginia Plantation

June 8, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother concerning his health, date to return to school, drawing schedule, and sketch to be sent to her

October 19, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother relating that school begins the following day and Professor Nicolas Gysis will be his drawing teacher

March 8, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to Mother about working on several trial drawings to be presented for decisions on which students will be expelled before Easter

July 17, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother describing medals won and study plans for the next term

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"