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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1068 Items

December 16, 1883 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother discussing student meanness, moving up to mature class, and sending her two sketches

August 3, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother regarding his Rothenburg visit with his friend, Huben

December 24, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother at Christmas including small sketches of himself at an easel and a clever still life of nuts and fruit

May 14, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding drawing class and an account of trip to Verona and Venice

September 16, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother from Chiemsee and enclosing two sketches

March 1, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding borrowed money from Uncle Chapman and the land lady increasing rent

August 18, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about being at Chiemsee Lake but wishing to be back in Munich

January 30, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother about returning home when Academy closes for summer, borrowing money to stay another year, and opening a studio

June 20, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding upcoming award which he probably will not receive and plans for trip home

June 11, 1889 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Bayerischzell to his mother in West Virginia regarding his trip up into the mountains

March 16, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from A.N. Blazer to Leigh about collaboration on proposed publication

September 23, 1933 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh including notes on Mescalero war paint and scalps and the Jarilla mountains

September 19, 1925 | ink on paper

Letter from Orra Wever Smith to Leigh thanking him for "Wyoming Bear Dog" painting and recalling a happy summer spent at Miss Mary Withers

February 5, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from A.V. McDermott to Miss Tyroler including copy of Clipt Wings review

20th century | ink on paper

Poem "The Two Poets" by C.W. Hopper on Shakespeare and Burns differences, thinking that Burns was lowly born while Shakespeare may have been Queen Elizabeth's son

February 14, 1950 | ink on paper

Letter to Mrs. Edith Rongstad from W. R. Leigh regarding mixture of paints to copy colors of "Home Sweet Home" painting

August 3, 1923 | ink on paper

Letter from Edith Terry to Leigh regretting he did not recover "The Black Peril" and enclosing her poem "Mother Love"

July 10, 1930 | ink on paper

Thank you note from Florence Scovill Shinn to Miss Traphagen for article on Leigh's book

1930 | pencil on paper

First draft of "Clipt Wings"

early 20th century | ink on paper

"William H. Bonney (The Kid)"