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829 Items

August 30, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding difficulty sketching, painting, and swimming in Chiemsee weather

February 2, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding money issues

July 31, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother questioning how long he will be able to stay in Munich and expressing a desire to stay two winters in Loefflz's school

January 17, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding current work and hopes that mother will inform Uncle Chapman that Leigh wants to stay another year

June 14, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding operettas, Loefftz hasn’t looked at his start on "Little Boy", difficulty of last week's assignment, desire to stay another two years

February 14, 1889 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his uncle discussing a Baltimore art dealer General Shryock and the lack of sales

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Amid the rocks and ferns, forever down"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"And this delightful herb whose living Green…"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Capital" on the ownership or control of natural resources

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Ideas"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Ideas for stories

early 20th century | ink on paper

A list of William R. Leigh poems

October 22, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh with more on possible publication and Leigh's family visit to Mescalero

December 30, 1933 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh thanking him for a check received, noting Leigh's progress on his book, and details of the Mescaleros' story of origin

December 31, 1927 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from W. H. Prescott to Leigh regarding Owen's Cypher (code) and details about the life of Francis Bacon

June 1, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from H.W. Wack to Leigh regarding script of play

September 26, 1930 | ink on paper

Letter from William H. Perkins and Lillian Barlow to Leigh concerning their mutual concepts about Shakespeare being Queen Elizabeth's son

early 20th century | ink on paper

Typescripts of untitled work regarding "Art"

May 2, 1928 | ink on paper

Letter from Edith Terry to Leigh expressing interest in his African article and requesting advice for acquiring an agent

July 11, 1930 | ink on paper

Note and envelope from Margaret L. Wallace to Ethel Leigh denying authorship of book reviews