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Fonds Description
Edwin Leather fonds. -- Third accrual. -- [1940?]-1997. -- 1.7
m of textual records, graphic material and sound recordings.
Series 1:
Box 12:
Correspondence. -- 1943-1994. -- .6 m of textual records. -- Title based
on content of series.
Congratulatory correspondence:
F.1 Letters of congratulations re his knighthood, 1962, predominantly
from businessmen and members of parliament
F.2 Letters of congratulations re his knighthood, 1962, predominantly
from friends and some members of parliament. Includes letter from Earl
Mountbatten of Burma.
F.3 Letters of congratulations re his appointment as Governor and Commander-in-Chief
of Bermuda, 1973. Includes letter from Yehudi Menuhin.
F.4 Letters of congratulations re his appointment as Governor and Commander-in-Chief
of Bermuda, 1973. Includes letter from Jeffrey Archer.
F.5 Letters of congratulations re his appointment as Governor and Commander-in-Chief
of Bermuda, 1973. Includes letters from Walter Annenberg, Lincoln Alexander,
William Stephenson, Roland Michener, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and Edward
Heath; also some replies.
F.6 Letters of congratulations re his appointment as Knight Commander,
Order of St. Michael and St. George, 1974. Includes letters from Walter
Annenberg and Edward Heath.
Box 13:
Family correspondence:
F.1 Letters from his wife, Sheila, 1943-1945; one reply
F.2 Letter to his mother, Grace, 1950
F.3 Letters from his cousin, Melvin K. Leather, 1950-1954, re family genealogy
F.4 Letters to and from the College of Arms, 1962-1964
F.5 Letters of condolence on the death of his father, 1981; letters concerning
the memorial service
General correspondence:
Note: Original order retained; chronological and then alphabetical.
F.6 Card from A. W. Bennett, 1949, encl. news clipping
F.7 1975-1977. Includes Lincoln Alexander and Roland Michener
F.8 1977-1978. Includes Norman Vincent Peale, Pauline McGibbon
F.9 1979. Includes Norman Vincent Peale, Pauline McGibbon, John P. Robarts
F.10 1980-1981. Includes J. W. Pickersgill, John Robert Colombo, Peter
C. Newman
F.11 A, 1976-1983
F.12 B, 1974-1976
F.13 C, 1953, 1975-1977. Includes Jimmy Carter.
F.14 D, 1974-1977. Includes Moyshe Dayan, John Diefenbaker.
F.15 E, 1976-1984. Includes photocopies of a telegram from Elizabeth II,
and letter written on her behalf.
F.16 F, 1963-1981. Includes Ellen Fairclough.
F.17 G, 1975-1977
F.18 H, 1973-1983
F.19 I-J, 1974-1975
F.20 Imperial Order of Knights Bachelor, 1962
F.21 K, 1974-1982. Includes Duchess of Kent, Mama Ngina Kenyatta.
F.22 L, 1975-1977. Includes Gaby Léger.
F.23 M, 1975-1986. Includes Princess Margaret, Earl Mountbatten of Burma,
George McGovern, Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Philip Moore encl. letters from Terence
Rattigan.
F.24 Mountbatten Memorial Trust, 1980-1981. Includes Prince Charles.
F.25 N, 1976-1977
F.26 Angus Ogilvie, n.d.
F.27 Laurie Pavitt, 1977
F.28 R, 1973-1977
F.29 S, 1975-1983. Includes Sir William Stephenson.
F.30 T, 1975-1976
F.31 W, 1975-1977
Box 14:
Gubernatorial correspondence:
F.1 Japan, trip to, 1974. Letter from Kakuei Tanaka, Prime Minister of
Japan.
F.2 Hong Kong, trip to, Oct. 1974. Includes tentative schedule, correspondence
with Y. K. Pao, World-Wide (Shipping) Ltd.
F.3 Jamaica, trip to, Oct. 1975. Includes itinerary, programs, news clippings.
File also contains a press release concerning the Jamaican Governor-General's
visit to Bermuda in 1974, and a letter re a fishing tournament in Jamaica
in 1976.
F.4 Canada, trip to, 2-11 June 1975. Includes itinerary, programs, invitations.
F.5 Virginia, U.S.A, trip to, Oct. 1976. North American Heritage Bicentennial.
Includes programs, letter from the governor, Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
F.6 New York, U.S.A., trip to, Jan. 1977. Annual meeting of the Pilgrims
of the United States. Includes itinerary, programs. Washington, D.C. Canadian
Embassy. Includes dinner program.
F.7 Visit of President Tito of Yugoslavia to Bermuda, March 1976. Includes
program, correspondence with the British Embassy in Belgrade.
F.8 Photocopies of correspondence with Foreign and Commonwealth Office
in London, 1975-1977. From the office of the Deputy Governor of Bermuda.
Literary correspondence:
Note: Some author letters are also in other classes of correspondence.
F.9 Jeffrey Archer, 1993-1994. Six letters to Leather with replies. Includes
ts. of short story, "Shoe Shine Boy", 44 p. The story concerns Leather
and Mountbatten. It was published, with the names changed, in Twelve
Red Herrings (London: HarperCollins, 1994). See also Congratulatory
correspondence, F.4.
F.10 Hugh MacLennan, 10 November 1981, to Leather
F.11 Terence Rattigan, n.d, 1975. Seven letters to Leather. See also General
correspondence, F.23.
F.12 P. G. Wodehouse, 20 Jan. 1975, to Leather
F.13 Correspondence related to Leather's monograph, Memorandum on
a Choice of Countries, 1943. File includes ts. carbon of the text,
copies of the monograph, a mailing list of recipients, and letters from
readers, including Lionel Curtis and Quinton Hogg, 1944.
F.14 Correspondence related to his novels, 1972-1981. Many of the letters
concern background research done for his fictional character, Rupert Conway;
some concern the publication of the novels; others concern the BBC production,
"Conway". Includes letters from Sir William Stephenson, Edmund de Rothschild,
Frederick Forsyth, Antony Terry, Sarah Gainham (Rachel Ames), Field Marshal
Sir Gerald Templer, Peter Davison, and Philip L. R. Du Val, and Otto von
Habsburg.
F.15 Newspaper Features Ltd., 1956-1958. Letters mainly concern his weekly
commentary column; there are a few tss. of his comments. Also letters
from John Bassett, Toronto Telegram, and Bristol Evening
World.
F.16 Other newspapers, 1957-1959
F.17 "Five to Ten", 4 talks by Leather on the BBC, April-May 1968, about
Jesus Christ. File includes mimeograph scripts, letters from listeners
and replies from Rev. Peter Firth.
F.18 Anonymous. Letter of reaction to an article by Leather about a Plymouth
shoe factory, n.d.
Political correspondence:
F.19 Resignation from House of Commons, 1963. File includes draft letter
of resignation, letters of reaction to the resignation, and some replies.
Includes letter from Robin Cooke.
F.20 Edward Heath, 1965-1977, 27 letters to Leather; some replies. See
also Congratulatory correspondence.
F.21 Various, 1953-1970. See also Congratulatory and General correspondence.
Research correspondence:
F.22 Re Sir William Stephenson, 1980-1992. File includes program for the
Donovan Award, letters from Hugh Trevor-Roper, Richard Dunlop, and Richard
Rohmer.
F.23 Re Lt.-General Kenneth Stuart, 1990
Series 2:
Manuscripts and Typescripts. -- 1943-1995. -- 32.5 cm of textual records.
-- Title based on content of series.
Box 15:
Autobiographical:
F.1 Journal, ts./ms., begun at Whitley Camp, 24 Sept. 1944- 16 Nov. [1944]
Books, non-fiction:
Note: See also Literary correspondence, Box 14, F.13
F.2 Draft for a book on "Human Nature and the Profit Motive", ts. begun
12 April 1943
F.3 Partial draft, "Some Reflections on the British Imperial Scene in
the Twentieth Century and Observations on Some of the People Who Dominated
It", ts. of chapter 1 and one page of chapter 2, April 1987
Broadcast scripts:
Note: See also Literary correspondence, Box 14, F.17
F.4 "This Week in Westminster", ts. carbon, BBC Home Service, transmitted
4 December 1954
Lay Sermons:
F.5 Tss. and mss., 1956-1975
F.6 Tss. and mss., 1976-1995
F.7 Undated notes and fragmentary materials
Newspaper columns:
F.8 Newspaper Features Ltd., "Ted Leather's Coventry", 1957-1958, tss.
and mimeos
F.9 Newspaper Features Ltd., "Ted Leather's Coventry", 1958-1959, tss.
and mimeos
Box 16:
Novels:
F.1 "Plot for a Political Novel", ms. outline, [1943-1944]
F.2 "The Renaissance Trap", novel?, ts., second draft of chapter 1, Feb.
1979
F.3 Untitled novel "about a piece of fine jade", photocopy of ts., 1980.
The novel features the character, Rupert Conway, of Leather's previous
three novels.
Poems:
F.4 "Lets Do It in Jamaica", 1960, revised edition, ts.; "Owed to Bermuda",
photocopy of ts., n.d.
Screen Plays:
F.5 "The American Squadron", ts., June 1982
F.6 "Ulsi", ts., Dec. 1983, written with James Martin
Speeches:
F.7 Untitled, ts. carbon, n.d. but c.1948
F.8 "To the Truck Loggers' Association", ts. carbon, Vancouver, Jan. 1959
F.9 "William Osler, the man", mimeo ts., 14 Nov. 1969, Bath, England
F.10 "Toast to the Pioneers", ts., 28 Nov. 1966, St. George's Benevolent
Society, Hamilton, Ont.
Stories:
F.11 Story outline, "The American Squadron", photocopy of ts., 1 Jan.
1973
Uncategorized:
F.12 Ts. carbon, 19 Oct. 1957, possibly a newspaper article
F.13 "Ladies and Gentlemen", ts., n.d. re public speaking
F.14 Miscellaneous mss.
Box 17:
Series 3:
Printed Materials. -- 1942-1997. -- 62.5 cm of textual records. -- Title
based on content of series.
Military reports:
"Art Looting Investigating Unit", final report, O.S.S., 1 May 1946
"The Roberts Report", Parts I-III, [May 1947]
"The Roberts Report Part IV, Mediterranean, North West Europe, Germany
and Austria", [May 1947], with annotations by Leather
Box 18:
Publications by Leather:
Note: See also Literary correspondence, F.13
F.1 Combat without Weapons, handbook, Aldershot: Gale & Polden,
1942
F.2 Newspaper articles, 1948-1959
F.3 Periodical article in Oxford Tory
F.4 Speeches, 1955-1962. See also F.26
F.5 University of Chicago Round Table NBC Radio Discussion, 1952 on whether
Britain should join a North Atlantic union
F.6 Speech, "The Roots and Origins of English Freemasonry and Its Development
in North America", July 1966
F.7 Letters to editors, 1980-1988
Reviews:
F.8 Reviews of novels, 1977-1980
F.9 Extracts from reviews of a broadcast, n.d.
News clippings, etc. about Leather:
F.10 Royal Military College document, 1937
F.11 Re Leather and his family, 1940-1949
F.12 Re campaigning, 1945-1949
F.13 Election pamphlets and other publications, 1948-1959
F.14 "Newspaper Cuttings, General Election 1950 and Outstanding Events
of Ted's Parliamentary Career", part 1
F.15 "Newspaper Cuttings, General Election 1950 and Outstanding Events
of Ted's Parliamentary Career", part 2
F.16 1950 campaign
F.17 Opening of Parliament program, March 1950
F.18 1951 campaign
F.19 Re Leather as a member of parliament, 1950-1959
F.20 Re Leather as a member of parliament, 1960-1961
F.21 Re Leather's knighthood, 1962
F.22 Re Leather as a member of parliament, 1962-1964
F.23 Re Leather, 1966-1969
F.24 Re Leather, 1970
F.25 "Evidence submitted to the review committee by Sir Edwin Leather",
mimeo, 1970
F.26 Official Oath and Oath of Allegiance, as Governor and Commander-in-Chief
of Bermuda, 1973. File also contains other documents, speeches, lists,
1973-1977.
F.27 Re Leather as Governor of Bermuda, 1973
F.28 Re Leather as Governor of Bermuda, May 1973-Dec. 1974, part 1. Begins
with rumours of his appointment.
F.29 Re Leather as Governor of Bermuda, May 1973-Dec. 1974, part 2
F.30 Re Leather as Governor of Bermuda, May 1973-Dec. 1974, part 3
Box 19:
F.1 Re Leather as Governor of Bermuda, May 1973-Dec. 1974, part 4
F.2 Re Leather as Governor of Bermuda, May 1973-Dec. 1974, part 5
F.3 Re Leather as Governor of Bermuda, May 1973-Dec. 1974, part 6
F.4 Bermuda press release, 1974
F.5 Re Leather as Governor of Bermuda, Jan.-Dec. 1975
F.6 Elizabeth II's visit to Bermuda, 1975, The Bermudian, March
1975
F.7 Re Leather as Governor of Bermuda, Jan.-Aug. 1976
F.8 Re Leather as Governor of Bermuda, 1976-1977
F.9 President Tito's visit to Bermuda, 1976
F.10 Re Leather, 1979
F.11 Re Leather, 1981-1985
F.12 Re Leather, 1996-1998
F.13 News clipping photographs of Leather, n.d.
F.14 Re Sheila Leather, 1965, n.d.
F.15 Re Leather's children, 1950-1973
F.16 Leather's membership certificate, McMaster Society, 1997
F.17 Real estate prospectus, sale of Leather's home, Park House, Batheaston
Subjects:
F.18 News clippings re inquest into murder of Sir Richard Sharples, 1975
F.19 Re Burrows and Tacklyn murder trial, 1976
F.20 Re murder of Sir Richard Sharples, March [1993]
F.21 Re Sir William Stephenson
Box 20:
Programs:
Note: Programs of events attended by Leather
F.1 Freemasons, 1952
F.2 Programs, 1950s
F.3 Programs, 1960s, part 1
F.4 Programs, 1960s, part 2
F.5 Programs, 1970s-1980s
Other:
F.6 Hansard, 1950-1956
F.7 Conservative Party conferences, 1967-1970
F.8 Stamp covers: Bermuda, wedding of Princess Anne, 1973; Canada, centennial
of Royal Military College.
Series 4:
Photographs. -- [1940?]-1997. -- 10 cm of photographs. -- Title based
on content of series.
F.9 Edwin Leather as a young man. One photograph is with his parents,
Harold and Grace Leather. The other is in a boat named after his mother,
with his mother, and two unidentified women. Both b&w.
F.10 Studio portrait in military uniform. Studio portrait with his wife,
Sheila, both in military uniform. Both b&w.
F.11 Oxford University Brains Trust, Dec, 1942, b&w. Also news clipping
containing a slightly different photograph.
F.12 Campaign photographs. Two, b&w.
F.13 Photographs taken outside Buckingham Palace, 1962, after being knighted.
With his wife and two daughters. Two, b&w. Also news clipping of one
of the photographs.
F.14 Official photograph as Governor of Bermuda. Colour.
F.15 Portrait, b&w, n.d.
F.16 Various photographs, colour and b&w, carrying out duties as governor,
1973-1977
F.17 Photograph proof strip of President Tito's visit to Bermuda, 1976
F.18 Photographs of the presentation ceremony of masonry, from the Palace
of Westminster, at Government House, 1997. Three, colour. Also news clipping
of one of the photographs.
F.19 Various wedding photographs, n.d., colour
F.20 Miscellaneous photographs, b&w and colour
Series 5:
Sound recordings. -- 1977-1996. -- 2 cm of sound recordings. -- Title
based on content of series.
F.21 Audio reel. Sermon at the cathedral, 27 Feb. 1977
F.22 Audio cassette. Speech to the Churchill Society of Canada, 14 Nov.
1966.
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