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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

January 13, 1889 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother about his possible opportunity to join Professor Deffreger's Composition School as well as work on his painting of a mother and baby that he would be able to sell

July 1937 | ink on paper

Draft, Part 2 of "Frontiers of Enchantment - a Painter's Adventures in Africa"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"And this delightful herb whose living Green…"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Capital" on the ownership or control of natural resources

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Ideas"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Ideas for stories

early 20th century | ink on paper

A list of William R. Leigh poems

December 16, 1965 | ink on paper

Letter from John C. Traphagan to Gordon T. Hicks declining nomination to Board of Thomas Gilcrease Institute

October 28, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh enclosing seventy pages of notes on Mescaleros

January 12, 1934 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Blazer to Leigh noting Blazer's sparse information to report on Mescalero death observances

February 22, 1928 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from W. H. Prescott to Leigh regarding the marriage of Francis Bacon and Marguerite de Valois

June 16, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from H.W. Wack to Leigh regarding his health and improvements to property

20th century | ink on paper

Note from National Arts Club to Leigh about a review in Variety of a play "Elizabeth the Queen" remarking that Leigh's play would have been better

early 20th century | ink on paper

Transmittal note with sketch

September 4, 1930 | ink on paper

Letter from Edith Terry to Leigh wishing him well after long hospital stay and thanking him for the copy of "Clipt Wings"

July 12, 1930 | ink on paper

Thank you note from Elizabeth Koeniger to Miss Traphagen for booklets and press excerpts

1928 | ink on paper

Four copies of "Clipt Wings" typescript copyrighted in 1928

1930s | ink on paper

Draft essay on "Christ"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"Biographical Sketch of William Robinson Leigh, N.A." It is typed in shorthand with references to his marriages, education, travels, paintings (and where they were housed), writings, and address

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Acceptance without Evidence"