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Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Sherman L. Smith, November 9, 1961
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Smith - Sherman Lewis Smith (1895 - 1973)
  • 1961-11-09
Description:
Letter accompanying a photograph of the Bostitch Company lobby where Wendell Gilley's carving of terns were on display
Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1969
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983)
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1969
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Christmas card featuring a carving of a family of bald eagles, the female perched on the edge of the nest of two chicks, the male on a branch above with wings spread. Marked 1969 on reverse of card
Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1976
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983)
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1976
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
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
Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983)
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Christmas card featuring a pair of carved wood ducks on a piece of driftwood. No date. Signed "Addie & Wendell Gilley"
Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1968
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983)
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1968
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Christmas card featuring a carved saw-whet owl. Signed "Wendell & Addie Gilley" below image. Marked 1968 on reverse side of card.
Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1967
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983)
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1967
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Christmas card featuring a carved saw-whet owl surrounded by snow covered greenery. Signed "Sincerely, Wendell & Addie Gilley" and dated 1967 on reverse side of card
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
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
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • 1970-05-25
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Thank you letter for a gift of a carved pair of ruffed grouse
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Object, Other Object
  • O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • 1970-06-10
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Letter describing the making of 36 duck decoys.. O'brien also mentions picking up a finished woodcock from Gilley.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Other
  • O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • 1971-05-11
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
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.
Letter from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. to Belton Kleberg (B. K.) Johnson, May 6, 1971
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • 1971-05-06
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Letter describes a carving of a blue quail and bobwhite purchased by Johnson
Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Donal C. O'Brien, Jr., May 9, 1980
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)
  • 1980-05-09
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Discusses carvings to be included in the museum collection.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • 1971-04-29
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
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
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
Wendell Gilley Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Object, Other Object
  • O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • 1971-08-05
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
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.
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
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 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
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.