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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

1068 Items

December 7 - 12, 1926 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh in Uganda to Ethel describing the jungle plants, adventures with wild animals and his pride in having Mr. Akeley trust him with painting the African trip

August 1883 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding entry for Paul and William into Academy of Art

December 30, 1883 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother regarding sketching limbs and Christmas visits to several churches for décor and music

August 24, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother describing girls gathering water at Rothenburg fountains and also enclosing a letter to Mr. Fry, an uncle who helps financially

January 17, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother concerning his early tries at ice skating and regret that the etchings he sent were given to the wrong recipients

May 24, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding his stay in Venice

September 27, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to his mother about money and painting

March 13, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding painting and work on nude figure

September 7, 1886 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother discussing a brief return from Chiemsee to Munich and a visit to Barkhaus who was on his death bed

February 13, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding not attending the Academy ball because of the expense

July 5, 1887 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to his mother regarding last painting at school of nude girl, departing with Hallweg on August 6

June 23, 1889 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to his mother reporting he is back in Munich as the weather in the mountains was so rainy

October 28, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from Blazer to Leigh enclosing seventy pages of notes on Mescaleros

January 12, 1934 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Blazer to Leigh noting Blazer's sparse information to report on Mescalero death observances

February 22, 1928 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from W. H. Prescott to Leigh regarding the marriage of Francis Bacon and Marguerite de Valois

June 16, 1931 | ink on paper

Letter from H.W. Wack to Leigh regarding his health and improvements to property

20th century | ink on paper

Note from National Arts Club to Leigh about a review in Variety of a play "Elizabeth the Queen" remarking that Leigh's play would have been better

early 20th century | ink on paper

Transmittal note with sketch

September 4, 1930 | ink on paper

Letter from Edith Terry to Leigh wishing him well after long hospital stay and thanking him for the copy of "Clipt Wings"

July 12, 1930 | ink on paper

Thank you note from Elizabeth Koeniger to Miss Traphagen for booklets and press excerpts