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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1035 Items

"Thieves Paradise: The High-Jinker"

"The World War - Why?"

A review of "Buffalo Drive", a painting by William R. Leigh

Time magazine cover

Reprint from Think Magazine "The Rugged Spirit of the Golden West"

Newspaper articles in two American papers "Early West Lives Vividly in Leigh Art Exhibition" with photos of William R. Leigh in Western hat and his painting "Custer's Last Fight"

Newspaper review in Springfield book section of William R. Leigh's book "Frontiers of Enchantment"

Newspaper article from "Sunday Mirror Magazine Section", "An Artist Looks at Africa in 'Frontiers of Enchantment'" by William R. Leigh, with photos of habitat groupings photographed by Carl Akeley

Newspaper article from the New York Journal American, "Fabulous West' on Exhibition" with photo of Leigh and Philippine Ambassador, General Carlos P. Romula with painting "Buffalo Drive"

Two black and white photos of William R. Leigh's painting "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" (1917)

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Description of a Navaho woman's work with wool

early 20th century | ink and pencil on paper

An essay about art critics

March 11, 1929 | ink on paper

Letter from Mary H. Witheise to Leigh seeking to borrow $500

1927 | ink on paper

Advertisement for the tract "the Present (Modern) Shakespeare 'Epitaph' at Stratford-on-Avon Deciphered"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"Here I ate breakfast"

early 20th century

First draft for the caption to Leigh's painting "Buffalo Drive"

early 20th century | ink on paper

Draft of "The Word of God"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"The Gorilla Group"

Envelope with notes regarding John McKinley

Envelope associated with letter 3876.2457