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829 Items

September 23, 1933 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh including notes on Mescalero war paint and scalps and the Jarilla mountains

September 19, 1925 | ink on paper

Letter from Orra Wever Smith to Leigh thanking him for "Wyoming Bear Dog" painting and recalling a happy summer spent at Miss Mary Withers

February 5, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from A.V. McDermott to Miss Tyroler including copy of Clipt Wings review

20th century | ink on paper

Poem "The Two Poets" by C.W. Hopper on Shakespeare and Burns differences, thinking that Burns was lowly born while Shakespeare may have been Queen Elizabeth's son

February 14, 1950 | ink on paper

Letter to Mrs. Edith Rongstad from W. R. Leigh regarding mixture of paints to copy colors of "Home Sweet Home" painting

August 3, 1923 | ink on paper

Letter from Edith Terry to Leigh regretting he did not recover "The Black Peril" and enclosing her poem "Mother Love"

July 10, 1930 | ink on paper

Thank you note from Florence Scovill Shinn to Miss Traphagen for article on Leigh's book

1930 | Ink and pencil on paper

Typescript by T.W. Allen regarding Leigh and "Clipt Wings"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Multiple essays and poems related to the topic of art

early 20th century | ink on paper

Encyclopedia of American Biography" article on William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Mohavi Basket Connoisseur," short essay about Mohave" basket-weaving

May 29, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Traphagen Leigh describing activities and wildlife in Lukenia

October 1, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel regarding plans for paintings and studies

February 9, 1927 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Ethel Leigh regarding her release of information to press describing camp at Kebali and travel by car to Compala

December 2, 1883 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his cousin Susie Robinson regarding his correspondence and comparing German and French art schools

July 28, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Mother relating that Meyer, Paul, and Leigh took medals at the Academy

November 30, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Munich to his Mother in West Virginia about his plan to help pay for models for afternoon class, learning to ice skate and the Presidential election.

April 19, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding return to Munich and the Academy opening

August 24, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding possibility of Academy fees doubling for foreign students

December 28, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding money and family matters