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1215Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Vise
  • People
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
Identifier:
  • 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.
1216Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Birds
  • Places, Island
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
Identifier:
  • 1216   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • 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.
1218Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Birds
  • Carvings
  • Object, Other Object, Decoys
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
Identifier:
  • 1218   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
  • Object, Other Object, Decoys
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.
1219Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Birds
  • Carvings
  • Object, Other Object, Decoys
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
Identifier:
  • 1219   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
  • Object, Other Object, Decoys
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.
1220Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
Identifier:
  • 1220   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
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
1221Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Birds
  • Other, Literature
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Donal C. O'Brien, Jr.
Identifier:
  • 1221   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Other, Literature
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.
1558Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Goodwin J. Knight
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Carvings
  • People
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Goodwin J. Knight
Identifier:
  • 1558   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Carvings
  • 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.
1557Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from J. Edgar Hoover
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Carvings
  • People
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from J. Edgar Hoover
Identifier:
  • 1557   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Carvings
  • 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.
1565Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Lemuel T. Ward, Nov. 8, 1965
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Events
  • People
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Lemuel T. Ward, Nov. 8, 1965
Identifier:
  • 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
1435Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Sherman L. Smith, November 9, 1961
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Sherman L. Smith, November 9, 1961
Identifier:
  • 1435   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Birds
  • Carvings
Creator:
  • Smith - Sherman Lewis Smith (1895 - 1973)
Date:
  • 1961-11-09
Description:
Letter accompanying a photograph of the Bostitch Company lobby where Wendell Gilley's carving of terns were on display
1210Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Thomas C. Schuller
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Carvings
Letter to Wendell H. Gilley from Thomas C. Schuller
Identifier:
  • 1210   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Carvings
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.
1446Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Note from Ted Madara to Nina Gormley
Identifier:
  • 1446   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Other, Literature
  • 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]
1480Rough Draft of Article by Fred Clark for The Mallet
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Carvings
  • People
Rough Draft of Article by Fred Clark for The Mallet
Identifier:
  • 1480   
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Carvings
  • People
Creator:
  • Clark - Fred Clark
Date:
  • 1980 c
Description:
The published version of this draft appeared with the title "A Visit with Wendell Gilley, A Legend in the Carving World" in the National Carver's Museum publication, The Mallet. The author indicates that in Nov. 1979 Wendell told him about the planned building of the Wendell Gilley Museum.
1554University of Maine at Orono Distinguished Achievement Award Citation
  • Document, Certificate
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
University of Maine at Orono Distinguished Achievement Award Citation
Identifier:
  • 1554   
Type:
  • Document, Certificate
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1983-05-14
Description:
Citation honoring Wendell Gilley read at University of Maine, Orono Commencement May 14, 1983
1555University of Maine at Orono Class of 1925 Golden Anniversary Certificate
  • Document, Certificate
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
University of Maine at Orono Class of 1925 Golden Anniversary Certificate
Identifier:
  • 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
1553University of Maine at Orono Distinguished Achievement Award to Wendell H. Gilley
  • Document, Certificate
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
University of Maine at Orono Distinguished Achievement Award to Wendell H. Gilley
Identifier:
  • 1553   
Type:
  • Document, Certificate
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
Date:
  • 1983-05-14
Description:
Distinguished achievement award recognizing Wendell Gilley's accomplishments presented posthumously at University of Maine at Orono commencement exercises on May 14, 1983.
1589Wendell Gilley's Maine Master Plumber License
  • Document, Permission, License, Occupational License
  • Businesses, Service Business
  • People
Wendell Gilley's Maine Master Plumber License
Identifier:
  • 1589   
Type:
  • Document, Permission, License, Occupational License
Subject:
  • Businesses, Service Business
  • People
Date:
  • 1944
Description:
Original master plumber license issued by the State of Maine to Wendell Gilley, owner of Gilley Plumbing Company, in 1944