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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

February 22, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother hoping for a trip to Venice at Easter and explaining his hope to have new inspiration for drawing

July 1, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding summer break plans

November 22, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding professor and paper award received

May 30, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother describing walking trip in mountains visiting Gerlos, Zel, Mayenhopfer, Fugen, and Jinbach in Siller area, and Schensee

November 8, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding Paul Hallwig's [sic] return and Leigh being low on money

April 3, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding walk out to Schlieshian comparing it with Chiemsee and Gestalt for art subjects

October 8, 1888 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding setting in, plans, studies shipped to Uncle for sale

November 25, 1891 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh beginning in Florence to his mother, finished with a note of his return to Munich December 19th

early 20th century | pencil and ink on paper

Notes for the manuscript of "My Life"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"The Hidden Foe" written on the back of typed draft of "A Flash of Genius"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Government Should Govern"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Note on The Individuality Imbecility

early 20th century | pencil on paper

List of words, minerals and other

December 6, 1893 | ink on paper

Letter from Mrs. E.E. Lowry in Indiana Territory to Mes. M.W. Leigh concerning death of a son who boarded with Mrs. Lowry

August 17, 1932 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh regarding work on "Crooked Finger's Elk" manuscript and receipt of a copy of "Western Pony"

April 13, 1922 | ink on paper

Carbon copy of letter from Edmund W. Putnam, G. P. Putnam and Sons, to Leigh rejecting his play manuscript, "The Black Peril"

June 16, 1930 | ink on paper

Letter from Solar Sturges Mfg. Co. to Leigh enclosing etching press circular

March 1, 1935 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Margaret Louise Wallace to Leigh regarding his play The Vagabomd Poet

October 19, 1939 | ink on paper

Unsigned letter to Dr. Phillip G. Cole of Tarrytown, New York requesting an appointment to meet with Dr. Cole along with William Robinson Leigh, "his old friend"

11/17/1929 | ink on paper

Letter from Richard to Leigh regarding his trip to Mombasa with comments about Martin Johnson and wife