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Collection: William R. Leigh Manuscript Collection

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Draft of "Where is Hope?" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.395-.4 ink on paper
Newspaper articles concerning exhibition of Leigh's "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" American 4117.763.6
A review of "Buffalo Hunt", a painting by William R. Leigh American 4027.8520.31
Letter from Leigh to A.N. Blazer requesting details of Mescalero tales for stories Leigh wants to write to sell American 3837.2638
Sheets four and five of unidentified letter signed by Blazer relating to the history of Mescalero country American 3837.8331.1
Draft of "With a munkey-rench and an oil can" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.410 ink on paper
Log book for the S.S. Reliance cruise around the world with handwritten notes January 14-27 American 3627.276
Clipping from The Patrician, "William Robinson Leigh" American 5317.272
Photocopy of Every Week magazine cover featuring "Navajo Shepherd Boy" American 5327.240
Two copies of the typescript essay "The Black Buffalo Group" William Robinson Leigh American 4067.2453
Essay against religion William Robinson Leigh American 4017.8437.41 pencil on paper
Handwritten short essay "Shelling Corn" about the Havasupai in Cataract Canyon William Robinson Leigh American 4010.2366 pencil on paper
Two newspaper reviews from Massachusetts and West Virginia of William R. Leigh's book "Frontiers of Enchantment" American 4127.760.23
"Dangerous Trails" article with reviews and excerpts from "Time Magazine" American 4027.2511
An essay on the origin and meaning of new art American 4027.8403.14-.15 pencil on paper
Typed list of "Studies from Central Africa" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2380 ink on paper
Newspaper article in the Negaunee, Michigan "Iron Herald" with photo of William R. Leigh and his painting "The Rough Riders" American 4127.760.39
Ideas for a play William Robinson Leigh American 4027.8484
Letter to President Eamon de Valera from W. R. Leigh offering a reproduction of "Waiting the Epitaph" American 3827.2740 ink on paper
"The very lap of luxury" William Robinson Leigh American 4017.2500 ink on paper