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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1068 Items

December 2, 1883 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother discussing improving his spelling and Meyer's wardrobe

July 7, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother describing July 4th supper and July 5th Academy "picnick,"and his expectation to enter "Nature" school in the fall

November 30, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Munich to his Mother in West Virginia about his plan to help pay for models for afternoon class, learning to ice skate and the Presidential election.

April 19, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding return to Munich and the Academy opening

August 16, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding swimming, boating, and beer at Chiemsee

December 20, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding painting through Christmas and possible sales of personal art works

July 12, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother describing summer activities of students and departure of Huben

January 9, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about receiving money from uncle, attending King Lear, finishing heads to sell, and asking to extend stay

May 23, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding Loefftz liking his "Head", how he works, and Uhde exhibit

January 13, 1889 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother about his possible opportunity to join Professor Deffreger's Composition School as well as work on his painting of a mother and baby that he would be able to sell

January 14, 1894 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh in Munich to "Mother" discussing Eckstein and Braun and studio Leigh has taken

September 12, 1932 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Blazer to Leigh regarding newspaper clippings being sent to Leigh and an enclosed draft of "Crooked Finger's Elk"

June 6, 1922 | ink on paper

Note from C. S. Barston, Salmagundi Club, to Leigh asking him to submit a story to be included in a book with fall publishing date

August 3, 1930 | ink on paper

Letter from Orra Wever Smith to Leigh praising Clipt Wings and his many talents

May 15, 1936 | ink on paper

Unsigned copy of letter to Ramesh Gupta from Leigh criticizing the play manuscript of The Idol

1939 | ink on paper

Unsigned letter to Mr. Frank Phillips, New York, NY discussing the paintings of William R. Leigh as outstanding examples of true Western Art, as the two Phillips has purchased, "Custer's Last Fight" and "The Lookout"

3/30/1931 | ink on paper

Letter from Richard to Leigh regarding a plan for Buffalo group in Buffalo Bill Museum

December 19, 1929 | ink on paper

Thank you note with envelope and two small tracts from Florence Scovel Shinn to Mrs. Leigh for her offering

early 20th century | ink on paper

Typescript of Leigh's "A Day with a Navajo Shepherd"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"Dead World - Earth's pallid satellite"