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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

682 Items

early 20th century | ink on paper

Draft board for short advertisement for "Frontiers of Enchantment" with notes

early 20th century | ink on paper

Article for immediate release regarding Scroll Award presented to Leigh by the NY City Federation of Women's Clubs, Inc.

January 1, 1950 | ink on paper

Newspaper clipping with photos of painting "Leader's Downfall"

mid-20th century | ink on paper

Biography card used as enclosure

August 14, 1960 | ink on paper

Newspaper clipping from "New York Mirror Magazine" encouraging donations to purchase William R. Leigh's painting "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"

1960 | gelatin silver process

Two black and white photos of Martha Lee Edgerly, descendant of Paul Revere holding his lanterns in front of William R. Leigh's painting "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"

October 24, 1951 | ink on paper

Newspaper photo of painting by Leigh "The Water Hole" with short caption from The Christian Science Monitor

March 25, 1960 | ink on paper

Copy of "The Christian Science Monitor" with article about what visitors can see in Historic Boston's Freedom Trail

January 30, 1930 | ink on paper

New York Sun newspaper article, "Wants Bard's Grave Opened"

October 22, 1958 | ink on paper

Draft of article for "New York Mirror" on William R. Leigh's painting "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" on display in Old North Church in Boston

1923 | ink on paper

"Days of 1923" with addresses and advertisements

early 20th century | ink on paper

Draft board with sketch of carnivores fighting in Africa

early 20th century | ink on paper

Article "Exhibition of Western Paintings by W. R. Leigh" at the Grand Central Art Galleries

mid-20th century | ink on paper

Newspaper clipping with photo of painting "Buffalo Drive"

April 20, 1960 | ink on paper

Newspaper clipping from "New York Journal American" with photo of Paul Revere's descendant holding his lanterns in front of "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" painting

early 20th century | ink on paper

Copies of magazine page "Frontiers of Enchantment Color Study for the Water Hole Group"

1954 - 1955 | ink on paper

Clipping from "Fashion Digest" advertising a showing of William R. Leigh's painting "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" at the Grand Central Art Galleries in New York

December 8, 1950 | ink on paper

Newspaper photo of Leigh's painting "A Humdinger" with short caption from the Monroe, GA Tribune

April 5, 1957 | ink on paper

Newspaper clipping of "Daily News' mentioning the name of Paul Revere's horse, Sickle in Walt Disney's "Johnny Tremain"

late 19th century | ink on paper

Newspaper clipping, "Congressional Barbarism" regarding U. S. congress placing 30 per cent duty on imported works of art