Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley exhibit opening invitation Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Events	Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia	1976			Downeast Bird Carvings by Wendell Gilley exhibit opening invitation Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1630 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Events Creator: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Date: 1976 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.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Thomas C. Schuller Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Schuller - Thomas C.	1970-02-01		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Thomas C. Schuller Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1210 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Schuller - Thomas C. Date: 1970-02-01 Description: This letter asks Gilley to repair one of a pair of herons that was damaged in a move.
University of Maine at Orono Class of 1925 Golden Anniversary Certificate Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Certificate	Organizations, School Institution People		1975-06-07			University of Maine at Orono Class of 1925 Golden Anniversary Certificate Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1555 Type: Document, Certificate Subject: Organizations, School Institution People Date: 1975-06-07 Description: Certificate marking Wendell Gilley's fifty years as an alumnus of the University of Maine
Letter from Robert M. Peck to Wendell Gilley, March 1, 1977 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Events	Peck - Robert M. Peck	1977-03-01		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from Robert M. Peck to Wendell Gilley, March 1, 1977 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1240 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Events Creator: Peck - Robert M. Peck Date: 1977-03-01 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.
Letter to Wendell Gilley from Barbara Tyson Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Events	Tyson - Barbara Tyson	1977 c		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell Gilley from Barbara Tyson Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1241 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Events Creator: Tyson - Barbara Tyson Date: 1977 c 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
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 from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, December 2, 1979 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1979-12-02		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, December 2, 1979 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1438 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1979-12-02 Description: Letter to the President of Warren Tool Co., Fred Clark, discussing carving knives and blades
Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 17, 1978 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1978-11-17		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from Wendell H. Gilley to Fred Clark, November 17, 1978 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1437 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1978-11-17 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.
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	Christmas Card from Addie and Wendell Gilley, 1976 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1413 Type: Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Bragdon - Addie (Bragdon) Gilley (1905-1983) Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1976 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
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	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1220 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1970-05-25 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 Other	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1972-03-29		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1221 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Other Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1972-03-29 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.
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	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1218 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Object, Other Object Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1970-06-10 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	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1207 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Other Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-05-11 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	Letter from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. to Belton Kleberg (B. K.) Johnson, May 6, 1971 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1355 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-05-06 Description: Letter describes a carving of a blue quail and bobwhite purchased by Johnson
Letter from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. to Wendell H. Gilley, June 10, 1971 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Other	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1971-06-10		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. to Wendell H. Gilley, June 10, 1971 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1351 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-06-10 Description: This letter accompanied O'Brien's submission of his draft foreword to Gilley's book The Art of Bird Carving
Letter to Byron Cheever from Wendell H. Gilley, April 29, 1971 Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Other	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983)	1971-04-29			Letter to Byron Cheever from Wendell H. Gilley, April 29, 1971 Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1329 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1971-04-29 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]
Letter From Byron Cheever to Wendell H. Gilley Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Other	Cheever - Byron Cheever	1971-04-08		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter From Byron Cheever to Wendell H. Gilley Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1213 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other Creator: Cheever - Byron Cheever Date: 1971-04-08 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.
Letter From Byron Cheever to Wendell H. Gilley Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Other	Cheever - Byron Cheever	1971-04-03		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter From Byron Cheever to Wendell H. Gilley Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1328 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other Creator: Cheever - Byron Cheever Date: 1971-04-03 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.
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Nature, Animals, Birds Places, Island	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1970-06-04		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1216 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Places, Island Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1970-06-04 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.
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	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1971-04-29		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1205 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-04-29 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	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1219 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Object, Other Object Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-08-05 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	Other	O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1971-05-06		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1206 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other Creator: O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1971-05-06 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.
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 Wendell H. Gilley from Byron Cheever Wendell Gilley Museum	Document, Correspondence	Other	Cheever - Byron Cheever	1971-05-08		Copyright Not Evaluated	Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Byron Cheever Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1209 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Other Creator: Cheever - Byron Cheever Date: 1971-05-08 Description: Contains instructions for making changes to Gilley's book The Art of Bird Carving for a new edition.

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