William Robinson Leigh

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early 20th century | ink on paper

early 20th century | ink on paper

Booklet with "French words" and a list of words with meanings
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | ink on onion skin paper

early 20th century | ink on onion skin paper

Typescript of "My Life", with pencil corrections and notes by Margaret Louise Wallace
William Robinson Leigh

September 7, 1884 | ink on paper

September 7, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Mother regarding school fees and obtaining a teacher to learn more German and French
William Robinson Leigh

January 20, 1885 | ink on paper

January 20, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother explaining that sickness kept him from writing sooner but overall good health this winter
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | ink on paper

early 20th century | ink on paper

"To the Average Citizen of the USA on The Inferiority Complex in High Places"
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

List of unusual words
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Bluffing"
William Robinson Leigh

November 25, 1883 | ink on paper

November 25, 1883 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother concerning news of the Academy and his trial drawing of a death masque
William Robinson Leigh

August 30, 1884 | ink on paper

August 30, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Mother relating sketching with Huben and more about medals won
William Robinson Leigh

January 25, 1885 | ink on paper

January 25, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter from Leigh to Mother inquiring about the future prospects of his relatives,Tommy, Rawleigh, Watkins and Colstone
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | ink on paper

early 20th century | ink on paper

"What is the matter with our art?"
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Ideas for stories
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | ink on paper

early 20th century | ink on paper

A list of William R. Leigh poems
William Robinson Leigh

April 14, 1884 | ink on paper

April 14, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother reporting his return from the Tyrol and Meyer dropping out of the trip
William Robinson Leigh

September 22, 1884 | ink on paper

September 22, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother describing a town he visited and meeting Meyer in Munich
William Robinson Leigh

February 1, 1885 | ink on paper

February 1, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to his brother, Rawleigh T.C. Leigh in West Virginia telling of a German songbook and a recent sword fight he and his friend witnessed
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

List of plants
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Thoughts on Absinthe
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | ink on paper

early 20th century | ink on paper

"The Bogy-Man"
William Robinson Leigh

April 27, 1884 | ink on paper

April 27, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother concerning Meyer, Leigh, and Paul moving to separate rooms and the new school year bringing a group of, in Leigh's judgment, questionable students
William Robinson Leigh

September 29, 1884 | ink on paper

September 29, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother discussing the merits of European and American mountain scenery and describing the art of Professor Raupp of Munich
William Robinson Leigh

February 15, 1885 | ink on paper

February 15, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother telling that he has four cavities
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

List of little-used words
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Definitions of rubrics and secular notions
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | ink on paper

early 20th century | ink on paper

"Dead World - Earth's pallid satellite"
William Robinson Leigh

May 11, 1884 | ink on paper

May 11, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother reporting veterans parade, "King's" carriage ride, and Leigh maintaining that his "health was neglected in America"
William Robinson Leigh

October 5, 1884 | ink on paper

October 5, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother decorated with border sketches of trees at Chiensee, a still life with pistols and a skull, and boots bought by Meyer and also mentioning Mr. Hugh Newell
William Robinson Leigh

February 22, 1885 | ink on paper

February 22, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother hoping for a trip to Venice at Easter and explaining his hope to have new inspiration for drawing
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Notes on two-headed monster, Priestcraft and Capital
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Thoughts on "Original Sin"
William Robinson Leigh

May 19, 1884 | ink on paper

May 19, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother discussing Leigh's charcoal drawing of Venus, time frame to begin painting, and his health issues
William Robinson Leigh

October 13, 1884 | ink on paper

October 13, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother with sketches of a woman spinning, a man with a walking stick, and the toe of a boot. Leigh's Mother added a note to the letter regarding his age
William Robinson Leigh

March 1, 1885 | ink on paper

March 1, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to Mother regretting the death of his cousin, Eddie Williams
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Notes on Truth
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

List of ideas for stories and books to be written
William Robinson Leigh

June 8, 1884 | ink on paper

June 8, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother concerning his health, date to return to school, drawing schedule, and sketch to be sent to her
William Robinson Leigh

October 19, 1884 | ink on paper

October 19, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother relating that school begins the following day and Professor Nicolas Gysis will be his drawing teacher
William Robinson Leigh

March 8, 1885 | ink on paper

March 8, 1885 | ink on paper

Letter and envelope from Leigh to Mother about working on several trial drawings to be presented for decisions on which students will be expelled before Easter
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

List of words
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Comments on a man's problems
William Robinson Leigh

June 15, 1884 | ink on paper

June 15, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother regarding his improving German and his daily schedule
William Robinson Leigh

October 26, 1884 | ink on paper

October 26, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother describing attendance a performance of "The Magic Flute" with a post script regarding finances
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Amid the rocks and ferns, forever down"
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Break the Power of Tradition"
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"The Victim…Which?"
William Robinson Leigh

June 22, 1884 | ink on paper

June 22, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother regarding his Grandfather's opposition to Aunt Ana's marriage and Leigh's dumbbell exercises
William Robinson Leigh

November 2, 1884 | ink on paper

November 2, 1884 | ink on paper

Letter with envelope from Leigh to Mother describing work at school and ending with a sketch of a building in Rothenburg
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

Notes for a story about a maître 'd hotel
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"Thoughts on a woman"
William Robinson Leigh

early 20th century | pencil on paper

early 20th century | pencil on paper

"The Educated Fool"
William Robinson Leigh