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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"

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

August 28, 1950 | ink on paper

Post card to W. R. Leigh from Mrs. Carl Akeley, Great Hill, Mystic, Connecticut requesting his opinion of Congo Eden

April 11, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagan Leigh describing white ants, burrowing animals, foods, native customs and attire

September 14, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Ethel describing drive to Nairobi

December 25 - 28, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel describing their travel to a new camp, an attack of man by an elephant, the terrain of lake country, and asks "what is the purpose of life"

October 7, 1883 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding expenses and her decision to leave West Virginia Plantation

June 8, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother concerning his health, date to return to school, drawing schedule, and sketch to be sent to her

October 19, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother relating that school begins the following day and Professor Nicolas Gysis will be his drawing teacher

March 8, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to Mother about working on several trial drawings to be presented for decisions on which students will be expelled before Easter

July 17, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother describing medals won and study plans for the next term

November 30, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding Meyer's withdrawal from painting school

June 20, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother describing his trip to Augsburg and its industrial exposition in progress

November 28, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his thirty nature heads, of which, only five have not been sold or given away