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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1068 Items

October 7, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his return to Munich and money received from Uncle Alfred

March 20, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother making comments about Meyer and Schencka

September 24, 1888 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding opening a studio, Loefftz will accept him in the Academy, sending seven studies to Baltimore for sale

September 15, 1889 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother telling of a friend who is sending money, as well as his continued work on the panorama

February 17, 1932 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Blazer to Leigh with more about the Mescaleros

July 20, 1934 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Blazer to Leigh regarding his revision work on Leigh's manuscript and Leigh's approaching visit

January 21, 1929 | ink on paper

Letter from Agnes C. Robinson to Leigh thanking him for depicting a "Madonna of the Dark Continent"

March 7, 1933 | ink on paper

Letter from W. Seward to Miss Wallace regarding the Leigh play The Witch

October 21, 1938 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Mr. William Madison in Los Angles hoping to get a copy of Leigh's play, "Clipt Wings" to John Barrymore, hoping that his acting and its controversial subject will make it a famous play

6/14/1922 | ink on paper

Letter from Richard to Leigh thanking him for Christmas presents and discussing Groll's {Albert}, an artist friend, dyspepsia

March 3, 1932 | ink on paper

Transcript of letter from Terry to Leigh about her readings of "Black Peril"

July 29, 1930 | ink on paper

Thank you note from Sara K. Burton to Miss Traphagen upon receiving a copy of "Clipt Wings" and an article on "The French Fashion Factory"

1933 | ink on paper

Four unbound drafts of "Western Ponies"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"What is the matter with our art?"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"Wontinell do they mean by Hell?"

early 20th century | pencil on paper

2 pages of suggestions for plays

early 20th century | pencil on paper

List of little-used words

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Definitions of rubrics and secular notions

October 1951 | ink on paper

Article from Long Island Forum magazine, "Westerns for Ranch Houses" with photo of Leigh painting "Old-Time Longhorn Roundup"

early 20th century | ink on paper

Encyclopedia of American Biography" article on William Robinson Leigh