Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
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
Mallard Drake Wendell Gilley Museum	Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving	Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.	1970			Mallard Drake Wendell Gilley Museum Identifier: wgm-1258 Type: Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Subject: Nature, Animals, Birds Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) O'Brien - Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Date: 1970 Description: Marked "Model made by Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Carved on a carving machine. Assembled + painted by Wendell Gilley." Has round label "1M" on bottom.
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 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.

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