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Collection: Willard Stone Manuscript Collection

109 Items

October 17, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Hargrett telling of infection in two of his fingers

March 10, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Gilcrease to Stone about moving

April 16, 1947 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease describing difficulties casting and about a visit from Acee Blue Eagle

August 15, 1962 | pencil and ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Krakel regarding Wunderlich showing

June 6, 1945 | ink on paper

Letter Wiesendanger to Stone requesting price for two wood carvings.

July 15, 1947

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease describing difficulty working with clay in hot weather, finding a source for wood in New York and wood is best medium for sculpture

March 28, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Gilcrease to Stone agreeing with Stone's need to do his best

January 9, 1963 | ink on paper

Letter from Willard to Krakel listing pieces sold and enclosing typed copy of letter (January 5, 1963) from Mrs. Hermann Wunderlich

September 12, 1945 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger inquiring about commission.

December 28, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease about having started on bust of Opothle Yohola from a book by Grant Foreman

April 6, 1947

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease telling of finishing" Let Them Live", also has self portrait

June 15, 1959 | ink on paper

Carbon copy of Forrest's letter apologizing for absence during Stone's visit

October 9, 1945 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger in which Stone requests clay and meeting with Wiesendanger and Thomas Gilcrease

December 3, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease concerning idea of making busts of tribal leaders

May 24, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Mrs.Teenor about a beam that Gilcrease wants carved

Feburary 14, 1963 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Krakel, droppping letterhead and brochure, talks of cutting down walnut tree on Tom Gilcrease's "Dad's place"

December 7, 1942 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease offering wood carvings

January 26, 1948 | ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease about receiving pictures of Chiefs from Chronicles of Oklahoma

June 7, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease hoping he likes the carving done on light fixtures and indicates he will carve the fireplace when it is finished

September 28,1959 | ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Forrest concerning purchases by Bill Butler