Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
Letter to Mrs. Otis D. Wolfe from Steven C. Rockefeller Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art People	Rockefeller - Steven C.	1992-06-01			Letter to Mrs. Otis D. Wolfe from Steven C. Rockefeller Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1199 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art People Creator: Rockefeller - Steven C. Date: 1992-06-01 Description: Letter to the donor of a bronze sculpture by Walther Matia in memory of Foster Whitlock . The letter thanks her for her donation of the sculpture to the museum and describes the dedication ceremony.
Letter to Raymond L. Stearns from Wendell Gilley Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1981-10-21		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Raymond L. Stearns from Wendell Gilley Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1202 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1981-10-21 Description: Written on museum letterhead, this letter describes the opening of the Wendell Gilley Museum and mentions Wendell Gilley's donation of his carvings to the museum
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from C. G. Wellington Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Wellington - C. G. (Clarence George) Wellington (1890-1960)	1957-03-04			Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from C. G. Wellington Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1559 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Wellington - C. G. (Clarence George) Wellington (1890-1960) Date: 1957-03-04 Description: Letter typed on Kansas City Star letterhead from Executive Editor Clarence G. Wellington thanking Wendell Gilley for carved birds sent on behalf of Frank S. Land.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Lemuel T. Ward, Nov. 8, 1965 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Events People	Ward - Lemuel T. Ward (1896-1984)	1965-11-08			Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Lemuel T. Ward, Nov. 8, 1965 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1565 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Events People Creator: Ward - Lemuel T. Ward (1896-1984) Date: 1965-11-08 Description: Lemuel T. Ward, the noted decoy carver, wrote this letter to Wendell Gilley after meeting him at an unnamed carving show
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Goodwin J. Knight Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Knight - Goodwin Knight (1896-1970)	1957-04-08			Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Goodwin J. Knight Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1558 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Knight - Goodwin Knight (1896-1970) Date: 1957-04-08 Description: Thank you letter from the Governor of California thanking Wendell Gilley for a carving of a quail, which he placed on his desk in the Governor's Mansion.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from J. Edgar Hoover Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Hoover - J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)	1957-05-01			Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from J. Edgar Hoover Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1557 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Hoover - J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) Date: 1957-05-01 Description: Letter typed on FBI letterhead and signed by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in gold ink thanking Wendell Gilley for the gift of carved bobwhites sent on behalf of Frank S. Land.
Letter from Frank S. Land to Wendell H. Gilley. Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Land - Frank S. Land (1890-1959)	1956			Letter from Frank S. Land to Wendell H. Gilley. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1552 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Land - Frank S. Land (1890-1959) Date: 1956 Description: Letter from the founder of the Order of Demolay, Frank S. Land, instructing Wendell Gilley to choose and send carvings to Harry S. Truman, Dr. Frank Stanton, president of CBS, Leon Leonidoff, producer of Radio City Music Hall shows, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and White House aide Bernard Shanley. The cost of the five carvings was $250.
Letter from Raymond L. Stearns to Nina Gormley Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	People	Stearns - Raymond L.	1992-04-29		Copyright Undetermined	Letter from Raymond L. Stearns to Nina Gormley Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1200 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: People Creator: Stearns - Raymond L. Date: 1992-04-29 Description: Letter to the Museum Director about sending the museum copies of letters received from Wendell Gilley. Enclosed are two letters by Wendell Gilley to Mr. Stearns.
Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from John A. Silver, Sept. 9, 1986 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Silver - John A. Silver	1986-09-09		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from John A. Silver, Sept. 9, 1986 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1410 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Silver - John A. Silver Date: 1986-09-09 Description: Letter describes Mr. Silver's visit to Elmer Crowell's workshop where he purchased several miniature bird carvings, and his subsequent visit to Wendell Gilley's workshop. Enclosed are photographs of a greater yellowlegs and a duck carved by Crowell. Silver also describes Wendell Gilley's trip to Abercrombie and Fitch where he was inspired to start bird carving.
Letter from Steven C. Rockefeller to Members of the Wendell Gilley Museum Nominating Committee Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	People	Rockefeller - Steven C.	1992-09-01			Letter from Steven C. Rockefeller to Members of the Wendell Gilley Museum Nominating Committee Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1198 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: People Creator: Rockefeller - Steven C. Date: 1992-09-01 Description: Letter concerning the proposed nomination of Arthur Rogers, Jr. for trustee of the museum by Jim Wallis
Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Other People	Madara - Ted Madara			Copyright Not Evaluated	Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1446 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other People Creator: Madara - Ted Madara Description: Notecard reads "Dear Nina: We are lifelong summer residents of SWH and had the great fortune growing up to meet Wendell several times in his workshop while he was carving birds for my grandparents which we now cherish. My mother Linda Madara was asked by Downeast Magazine to write a story about Wendell and to photograph him and his carvings. We came across the text and original copy this summer and thought you may want it for the archives. Best regards, Ted Madara" Note accompanies a typescript of the magazine article, "Wendell Gilley - The Art of Fine Bird Carving" and photographic negatives. [show more]
Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 6, 1978 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1978-11-06		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 6, 1978 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1439 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978-11-06 Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, containing Wendell Gilley's pencil illustrations of carving knives and blades
Letter to the Wendell Gilley Museum from Sonia Cohn, Apr. 4, 1983 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	Cohn - Sonia Cohn.	1983-04-04		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to the Wendell Gilley Museum from Sonia Cohn, Apr. 4, 1983 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1365 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: Cohn - Sonia Cohn. Date: 1983-04-04 Description: The letter writer is asking for more information on Wendell Gilley after watching a Boston television program profiling him. She also mentions owning a Gilley carving of a mallard pair.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Vise People	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1971-04-23		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1215 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Vise People Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-04-23 Description: This letter thanks Gilley for sending a vise. O'Brien also encloses correspondence with Byron Cheever about publishing Gilley's book.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1971-04-15		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1212 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving People Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-04-15 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.
Letter to Byron Cheever from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Vise Other People	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1971-04-23		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Byron Cheever from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1214 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Vise Other People Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-04-23 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.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Byron Cheever Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Other People	Cheever - Byron Cheever	1971-05-23		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Byron Cheever Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1211 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Other People Creator: Cheever - Byron Cheever Date: 1971-05-23 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.
Letter from James C. Collins to The Eider Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Other Object People	Collins - James C.	1983		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from James C. Collins to The Eider Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1196 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Other Object People Creator: Collins - James C. Date: 1983 Description: Letter to the editor of the Wendell Gilley Museum's publication, The Eider, from James C. Collins after learning of Wendell Gilley's death
Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from Isabel Thacher Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Nature, Animals, Birds People	Thacher - Isabel	1991			Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from Isabel Thacher Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1197 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds People Creator: Thacher - Isabel Date: 1991 Description: This letter describes three birds (a bobwhite, a yellowlegs, and a gull) carved by Wendell Gilley and owned by the letter writer, Isabel Thacher.

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