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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

October 26, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother describing attendance a performance of "The Magic Flute" with a post script regarding finances

March 15, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding attending church and music in the square afterwards

August 2, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother informing her that he is in Chiemsee

December 6, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother concerning skating and difficulty painting during holidays

June 28, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about possible publicity for his figure drawing, summer in Munich, and Hallweg going home

December 12, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother relating that he has much to learn about painting

May 8, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding receipt of $100 from Uncle Alfred, seeing Theodora, Loefftz criticized his landscape and paying his Academy fee

November 18, 1888 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding six studies that are to be shipped next week, the weather, practicing the zither

April 1936 | pencil on paper

Drafts of Part 7, Chapter 29 of "The Lion Group"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"William H. Bonney (The Kid)"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Screenplay for "Mary Randolph"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"To the Average Citizen of the USA on The Inferiority Complex in High Places"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Notes opposing Christianity and the English aristocracy

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"There is a land of light somewhere"

March 4, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from A.N. Blazer to Leigh enclosing original draft and sketches of proposed collaboration with Leigh

January 14, 1933 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh containing notes on the forts in Mescalero country

April 3, 1924 | ink on paper

Letter from J. C. Traphagen to Leigh about returning a play by Leigh as well as his story, "The Song of the Ticker"

May 16, 1930 | ink on paper

Copy of Wack's answer to a question regarding "Lunacy in the Arts" raised at Brooklyn Conference on Adult Education

January 29, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from H.S. Howard to Leigh discussing Leigh's play "Clipt Wings"

August 31, 1942 | ink on paper

Letter to Robert M. La Follette, Jr. Madison, Wisconsin commenting on article in The Progressive