Accession #	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
	1203	Letter to Nina Gormley from Norman Ashley Willock	Document, Correspondence	Birds Carvings	Letter to Nina Gormley from Norman Ashley Willock Identifier: 1203    Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Willock - Norman Ashley Date: 1990-06-07 Description: Letter concerning the packing and shipping of a pintail duck carving commissioned from Wendell Gilley by Norman Willock and returned to the museum for repair.
	1218	Letter 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.
	1219	Letter 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.
	1220	Letter 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
	1435	Letter 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
	1434	Lobby display, Bostitch Company, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 1961	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Lobby display, Bostitch Company, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 1961 Identifier: 1434    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Date: 1961 Description: Photograph of a display in the lobby of Bostitch in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, including a pair of terns carved by Wendell Gilley.
	1568	Long-billed Curlew	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Long-billed Curlew Identifier: 1568    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Date: 1980-11 Description: Snapshot of curlew carved by Wendell Gilley placed on a coffee table. "Addie's Xmas present" written on reverse side of photograph
	1436	Marbled Godwit	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Marbled Godwit Identifier: 1436    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Photograph of a marbled (?) godwit carved by Wendell H. Gilley. The carving appears to be part of a diorama. On reverse side in pencil: "George W. Pepper 3rd" . "Roche Photography, Caldwell N.J." stamp on reverse.
	1477	Osprey	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Osprey Identifier: 1477    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Osprey with wings raised placed in setting of rocks and branches. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1486	Osprey relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Osprey relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1486    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Art Creator: Farrin - Robin Farrin Date: 1997 Description: Panel carved by Gilley Museum Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau ca 1995 ; one of a series marking the fifteenth anniversary of the museum.
	1490	Owl relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Owl relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1490    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Art Creator: Farrin - Robin Farrin Date: 1997 Description: Panel carved by Gilley Museum Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau ca 1995 ; one of a series marking the fifteenth anniversary of the museum.
	1441	Photograph of Donald M. Fenner and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967.	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Photograph of Donald M. Fenner and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Identifier: 1441    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1967-05 Description: Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. Back of photograph marked: "DMF, Wendell Gilley, NWCA Meeting Herkimer, N.Y. May 1967, examining carvings by Erwin Caldwell".
	1442	Photograph of Helen Lay Strong, Ed Gallenstein and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967.	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Photograph of Helen Lay Strong, Ed Gallenstein and Wendell Gilley at the National Woodcarvers Association Meeting, Herkimer, N.Y., May 1967. Identifier: 1442    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Date: 1967-05 Description: Photograph accompanies letter from Donald M. Fenner to the Gilley Museum. Back of photograph marked: "Helen Lay Strong - died June 13, 1995, Ed Gallenstein - President National Woodcarvers Association, Wendell Gilley, NWCA Herkimer Meeting, May 1967".
	1425	Pileated Woodpecker	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Pileated Woodpecker Identifier: 1425    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983) Date: 1969-09 Description: Photograph of a carving by Wendell Gilley of a pileated woodpecker perched on driftwood
	1515	Pileated Woodpecker	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Pileated Woodpecker Identifier: 1515    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Rockefeller - Dori Selene Rockefeller Description: Black and white photograph with label: "Pileated woodpecker. 1970 carving by Wendell Gilley - Collection of Wendell Gilley Museum - photo by Dori Selene Rockefeller" on reverse
	1417	Postcard Showing Canada Goose Carving	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Birds Carvings	Postcard Showing Canada Goose Carving Identifier: 1417    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Postcard depicting a carved Canada goose which appears to be flying over a hedge ; "Canada Goose bird carving by Wendell Gilley" printed on reverse side of card.
	1416	Postcard showing Mallard Drake	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Birds Carvings	Postcard showing Mallard Drake Identifier: 1416    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Postcard depicting a carved mallard on a driftwood base signed "Gilley" ; "Mallard Drake bird carving by Wendell Gilley" printed on reverse side of card.
	1487	Puffin relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings Object, Art	Puffin relief on side of Wendell Gilley Museum building Identifier: 1487    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Object, Art Creator: Farrin - Robin Farrin Date: 1997 Description: Panel carved by Gilley Museum Artist-in-Residence Steven Valleau ca 1995 ; one of a series marking the fifteenth anniversary of the museum.
	1519	Ruffed Grouse	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Ruffed Grouse Identifier: 1519    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Rockefeller - Dori Selene Rockefeller Description: Black and white photograph labeled "Ruffed Grouse. 1981 carving by Wendell Gilley - collection of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gilley - photo by Dori Selene Rockefeller" on reverse
	1475	Sandpiper	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings	Sandpiper Identifier: 1475    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings Description: Carved sandpiper on driftwood placed on a sandy surface with painted backdrop. "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
2024.01.07	1642	Want to carve a duck? : a beginner's guide	Publication, Book	Birds Carvings	Want to carve a duck? : a beginner's guide Accession #: 2024.01.07 Identifier: 1642    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Birds Carvings Creator: Guthe - Elizabeth Corey Guthe Date: 1984 Description: Published: Southwest Harbor, Maine : Publisher's Northeast. Inscription to Nina Gormley by the author on title page.
	1541	Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley and Steven Rockefeller Identifier: 1541    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gilley, holding a carving of a ruffed grouse, with Steven Rockefeller. On reverse side of photograph: "Wendell Gilley in his S.W. Harbor Studio"
	1454	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird Identifier: 1454    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1456	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Bird Identifier: 1456    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: "Credit: Roche, Caldwell N.J." stamped on reverse.
	1596	Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant	Image, Photograph	Birds Carvings People	Wendell Gilley Carving a Pheasant Identifier: 1596    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Birds Carvings People Description: Wendell Gillley seated at his workbench carving what appears to be a miniature pheasant. Pieces of driftwood are on table behind him

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