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Brooklyn Eagle Newspaper article "The Old West Came to Life On the Heights" article on William R. Leigh

Unreleased final copy of Leigh's article, "Why did I go to the West?"

Comic book of Walt Disney's Paul Reer's Ride' with Johnny Tremain"

Letter from C. J. Harris, Executive Office, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Indian Territory

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease with enclosed sketch for a bird bath and meanings of each part

Empty Album

Letter to Colonel Pitchlynn from A. Harris regarding a plan of the campaign

early 20th century | ink on glossy card stock

Magazine-quality black and white photos of two paintings by Leigh, "The Top of Mt. Mikeno, Africa" and "An African Tree Without a Name"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"The Visitor"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"These charming white shirts"

early 20th century | ink on paper

Draft of "Where is Hope?"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"The gray tumble-weed is drifting"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Essay on the Occident and Orient

early 20th century | ink and pencil on paper

An essay about art critics

March 11, 1929 | ink on paper

Letter from Mary H. Witheise to Leigh seeking to borrow $500

December 10, 1941 | ink on paper

Jehovah's Witnesses' booklet publication, "Consolation"

September 12, 1854 | ink on paper

Personal letter to Colonel Peachland from M. Bokee about theatre tickets

July 26, 1841 | ink on paper

Personal letter to R.F. Pitchlynn from Pitchlynn

Handwritten Letter from Franklin Van Voorhis to Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis

Diary by MRL of W. R. Leigh's African expeditions, the Akeley expedition of 1926-27, and the Clark-Carlisle trip of 1928