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829 Items

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

"American Wife"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Descriptive story of an encounter with "Death"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Story ideas appraisals and others

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Incomplete thought for a poem

October 23, 1893 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh in Stuttgart to "Mother" discussing finding studio with Eckstein in Munich

June 10, 1932 | ink on paper

Letter from Gladwell Richardson to Leigh concerning the effect of the depression on Indian country

circa 1914 | ink on paper

Essay by Emma A. Walker, M. D. entitled "The Effects of Absinthism"

May 20, 1930 | ink on paper

Postcard from G.B. Pierce to Thornton W. Allen Company requesting that his name be taken off their list

December 16, 1933 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Colston to Leigh regarding book by Colin Harvey and other news

January 13, 1939 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Mr. W.E. Zeuch of American Foundation for Abundance in Oklahoma City, discussing Leigh's beliefs that all religions are "dope" for the people, appealing to emotion, never common sense

1/26/1929 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Richard to Leigh acknowledging his letter about African trip and the museum hall

March 15, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter from Agnes C. Robinson to Ethel T. Leigh enclosing newspaper clippings of Leigh's Munich letters