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1630 | Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley exhibit opening invitation |
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| Description: Invitation to a black tie dinner celebrating the opening of the exhibit Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pa. On the back page is a handwritten note from Barbara Tyson to Wendell. | |
1210 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Thomas C. Schuller |
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| Description: This letter asks Gilley to repair one of a pair of herons that was damaged in a move. | |
1240 | Letter from Robert M. Peck to Wendell Gilley, March 1, 1977 |
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| Description: Letter congratulating Gilley on the success of the exhibition Downeast Bird Carvings of Wendell Gilley at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. On exhibit were sixty-one carvings of birds "on display together for the first time." 34, 272 people attended the exhibit during its ten week run from October 29, 1976 to January 7, 1977. | |
1241 | Letter to Wendell Gilley from Barbara Tyson |
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| Description: Letter thanking Wendell Gilley for the loan of his carvings for the exhibit Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley held at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Oct. 29, 1976 through Jan. 7, 1977 | |
1439 | Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 6, 1978 |
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| Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, containing Wendell Gilley's pencil illustrations of carving knives and blades | |
1438 | Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, December 2, 1979 |
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| Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, discussing carving knives and blades | |
1437 | Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 17, 1978 |
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| Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, concerning wood carving tools and ways of holding tools on a work bench. Also mentioned is a grouse carving loaned to Harry Meech, one of the founders of the National Carvers Museum. | |
1413 | Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1976 |
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| Description: Christmas card featuring a carved barn owl on a piece of driftwood. Signed "Addie & Wendell Gilley." Marked "Xmas 1976" on reverse side of card | |
1220 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: Thank you letter for a gift of a carved pair of ruffed grouse | |
1221 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: Letter discusses publishing Gilley's book in a limited edition as well as including a photograph of Gilley with an osprey as an insert. It also mentions a carving of an owl and another of a bobwhite quail on a hatchet. | |
1218 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: Letter describing the making of 36 duck decoys.. O'brien also mentions picking up a finished woodcock from Gilley. | |
1207 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: Letter discusses sending text, artwork, and photos for the book, Art of Bird Carving, to Byron Cheever. Flying goose, bob-white and blue quail carvings are also mentioned. | |
1355 | Letter from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. to Belton Kleberg (B. K.) Johnson, May 6, 1971 |
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| Description: Letter describes a carving of a blue quail and bobwhite purchased by Johnson | |
1351 | Letter from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. to Wendell H. Gilley, June 10, 1971 |
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| Description: This letter accompanied O'Brien's submission of his draft foreword to Gilley's book The Art of Bird Carving | |
1329 | Letter to Byron Cheever from Wendell H. Gilley, April 29, 1971 |
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| Description: Wendell suggests carvings he had on hand that could be photographed to illustrate his book. Birds he suggests are: bob white quail, scaled quail, flock of 7 Canada geese, pair of Wilson snipe, pair of grouse, single woodcock, several miniature birds of all types, great blue heron with trout in mouth, group of three pintails, life size eagle, pair of life size wood duck, spotted sandpiper on mussel shell, life size pileated woodpecker, pair of eagles with two babies in nest. [show more] | |
1213 | Letter From Byron Cheever to Wendell H. Gilley |
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| Description: Photocopy from the original by Byron Cheever listing questions he had regarding publishing Gilley's book. Gilley's answers as dictated to Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. are in pencil after each question. | |
1328 | Letter From Byron Cheever to Wendell H. Gilley |
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| Description: Original letter from Byron Cheever, Publisher of North American Decoys, expressing Cheever's willingness to publish Wendell Gilley's book and asking questions about publication and printing details. | |
1216 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: Letter describing O'Brien's sailing trip around Buckle Island, Swans Island and others and the eiders and ospreys he saw. This letter also mentions Gilley's idea for a museum. | |
1215 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: This letter thanks Gilley for sending a vise. O'Brien also encloses correspondence with Byron Cheever about publishing Gilley's book. | |
1205 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: This letter acknowledges receipt of a letter and chisel from Gilley, and discusses various carvings including a spotted sandpiper on a mussel shell and two pairs of quail | |
1219 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: O'Brien acknowledges receipt of a spotted sandpiper carving from Gilley and discusses a handle Gillely designed for an X-Acto blade as well as decoy designs. | |
1206 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: This letter discusses correspondence between Wendell Gilley and Byron Cheever, author and magazine publisher, about Gilley's book. The author of the letter makes suggestions about paper and cover art and discusses copyright. | |
1212 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: Note from O'Brien included with a copy of a letter from Byron Cheever. O'Brien mentions having been asked by Peggy Rockefeller if Gilley would sell her a flock of geese. | |
1209 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Byron Cheever |
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| Description: Contains instructions for making changes to Gilley's book The Art of Bird Carving for a new edition. | |
1214 | Letter to Byron Cheever from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. |
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| Description: This letter praises Wendell Gilley's inventiveness, his carving and his book . O'Brien refers to a vise for holding decoys and carvings for painting that Wendell includes in the book. | |
1208 | Letter to Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. from Byron Cheever |
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| Description: Letter acknowledges receipt of a copy of O'Brien's letter to Wendell H. Gilley. Cheever promises to work on the material for Gilley's book but says hes is in the process of getting the summer issue of North American Decoys ready for the printer. | |
1211 | Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Byron Cheever |
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| Description: Cheever writes that he has received the materials for Gilley's book and that he read the new chapter on decoys and thought it was well done. He also talks about meeting carver Harold Haertel in Chicago at a meeting of decoy collectors. |