Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Get the Full Story

Classification: Manuscripts

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
"Old Settler or Western Cherokee Fund,' booklet prepared by George W. Benge and W. W Hastings Native American, Cherokee 3726.363
Newspaper article from Milwaukee "Journal" on William R. Leigh's book "Frontiers of Enchantment" whose sketches supplement Carl Akeley's work in Africa American 4127.760.28
"Venturito's Escape" Armer Newton Blazer American 4027.8520.17
Letter to Captain William M. Boyce from Prairie de Chien Zachary Taylor 3826.60
Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother describing a walk to Royal Park, watching the ice skaters, pretty girls and the beauty of the snowy woods William Robinson Leigh American 3876.2137
"The MasterMind" American 4027.8406 pencil on paper
"Let Us Not Despond" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2493-.2 ink on paper
Letter from Stone to Gilcrease with enclosed sketch for a bird bath and meanings of each part Willard Stone, Thomas Gilcrease Native Americans, Cherokee 3827.7871-.1
Newspaper article for the Rochester "Democrat", "Eastman Associate Here, Shows Paintings of Africa "with photo of William R. Leigh in wildlife exhibit American 4127.760.45
Receipt of payment for consultation fee American 3827.2652.1
Draft of "The Club-Foot Mind" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.386 ink on paper
Letter from Major J. W. Powell to A.E.W. Robertson, Tullahassee, concerning Pike's vocabulary Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson American 3826.2878-.2
Brooklyn Eagle Newspaper article "The Old West Came to Life On the Heights" article on William R. Leigh American 4117.763.14
Newspaper clipping "Borah Scorches Heflin's Bigotry" American 4127.734
"O I seen a crow on a hickory limb" William Robinson Leigh American 4027.8525
Article and photo of William R. Leigh's "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" on display at the Old North Church in Boston American 5027.4369 ink on paper
"With a munkeyrench and an oil can" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.398 ink on paper
Portrait of a Young Boy Unknown American TU2009.39.270.148
Unreleased final copy of Leigh's article, "Why did I go to the West?" American 4027.349.1-2
Clipping from The Chicago Daily News featuring "Renegade at Bay", "Dodging Bullets", "Westward Ho", and "Navajo Fire Dance" American 4127.755