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829 Items

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

December 6, 1893 | ink on paper

Letter from Mrs. E.E. Lowry in Indiana Territory to Mes. M.W. Leigh concerning death of a son who boarded with Mrs. Lowry

August 17, 1932 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh regarding work on "Crooked Finger's Elk" manuscript and receipt of a copy of "Western Pony"

April 13, 1922 | ink on paper

Carbon copy of letter from Edmund W. Putnam, G. P. Putnam and Sons, to Leigh rejecting his play manuscript, "The Black Peril"

June 16, 1930 | ink on paper

Letter from Solar Sturges Mfg. Co. to Leigh enclosing etching press circular

March 1, 1935 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Margaret Louise Wallace to Leigh regarding his play The Vagabomd Poet

October 19, 1939 | ink on paper

Unsigned letter to Dr. Phillip G. Cole of Tarrytown, New York requesting an appointment to meet with Dr. Cole along with William Robinson Leigh, "his old friend"

11/17/1929 | ink on paper

Letter from Richard to Leigh regarding his trip to Mombasa with comments about Martin Johnson and wife

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

July 12, 1910 - August 7, 1910 | ink on paper

Typed copy of Leigh's diary from his Wyoming trip

August 1958 | ink on paper

Note about the display of William R. Leigh's painting "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" along with Revere's two lanterns

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