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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

December 11, 1929 | ink on paper

Letter from H.W. Wack to Mrs. Leigh regarding Newark Museum's accepting Leigh's "Grand Canyon" painting

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Letter from H. W. W. to Mrs. Leigh, with envelope addressed to Wm. Robinson Leigh, Esq., regarding choices of book cloth

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Prose about vampires and "blood-sucking"

February 6, 1957 | ink on paper

Newspaper clipping from "The New York Times" about two Rembrandt portraits bought by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

20th century | ink on paper

Four letters to the editor by an anonymous Reader, criticizing Leigh's book "Clipt Wings" accompanied by a note to a Dr. de Liebing hoping to have the galley-proofs reviewed

April 10, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagan Leigh containing several personal preferences

September 6, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel describing sounds of night, lions, and fires

December 19 - 23, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel describing plans to leave Uganda

September 16, 1883 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to his mother mentioning the art school will open October 15

May 19, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother discussing Leigh's charcoal drawing of Venus, time frame to begin painting, and his health issues

October 13, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother with sketches of a woman spinning, a man with a walking stick, and the toe of a boot. Leigh's Mother added a note to the letter regarding his age

March 1, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to Mother regretting the death of his cousin, Eddie Williams

July 12, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother requesting money

November 15, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding gold dollar, German cooking and care required in painting

June 7, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother back in the Academy studying under Loefftz and continuing account of Easter trip

November 21, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about selling three drawings to an American

April 17, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding visit to Chiemsee and laying out a landscape

October 28, 1888 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding works in progress and comments on works of colleagues

December 20, 1891 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to his mother describing more of his trip to Italy, beginning with Naples and continuing with 26 pages of details

early 20th century | pencil and ink on paper

Notes for the manuscript of "My Life"