Finding Aid
Edwin Leather fonds. -- First accrual. -- 1879-1995; predominant 1943-1995. --1.8 m of textual records, graphic material, and sound recordings.
Series 1:
Manuscripts, speeches and miscellaneous. -- 1879-1995. -- 33 cm of textual records.-- Title based on contents of series.
Box 4:
File 1 Partial manuscript of "A Dialectic of the British Empire" [working title]. 1986. 63 p. Holograph and typescript of table of contents, introduction, chapters 1, 2 and 4. Included is correspondence from Charles M. Johnson from 1987 and miscellaneous notes.
File 2 Speeches, typescripts of 9 speeches and broadcasts. 1946-1995.
File 3 Correspondence. 1953-1987.
File 4 Genealogy. Contains charts, correspondence, research notes, some photographs and sketches. 1906-1984. Also contains a letter from Princess Louise to County Council, County of Simcoe, Ont., 28 Feb. 1879; mimeo historical notes re All Saints Church, Hamilton, Ont., 1961.
File 5 Dairy/appointment book, 1973.
File 6 Miscellaneous. Publications, mementoes and copy of Parliamentary Debates, 1959-1960, vol. 612, 20 Oct.-6 Nov.
Series 2:
Certificates and awards. -- 1939-1994. -- 40 cm of textual records. -- 5 framed items. -- Title based on contents of series.
Box 5:
Certificates of merit (6) and copies of various citations and awards (9), plus one pencil sketch of Edwin Leather, 1980.
Box 6:
Framed certificates (5); also framed cartoon by Woolcock.
Series 3:
Photographs. -- 1939-1978. -- 40 cm of graphic material. -- Title based on content of series.
Box 7:
Ca. 100 loose photographs and one photograph album. Included are photographs taken in England, Bermuda and Canada. Some of the photographs are described below.
Bermuda: Royal Visits of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1975 and 1976. In 1976 she and Philip stopped briefly in Bermuda to board the Royal Yacht to sail to the United States. Leather performing ceremonial duties as Governor. President Tito of Yugoslavia and his wife being welcomed at the airport by Leather.
England: Leather campaigning for election to parliament, Sir Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath speaking at a Conservative Party conference in 1969, sports events from World War II. The sporting events are: Canadian Army vs. American Army, White City London, 13 Feb. 1944; group of Canadian soldiers at a boxing event; No. 1 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit, Canadian Army Boxing Team Champions, England 1943, Runner-Up 1941 and 1942; Capt. Leather (team manager) receiving the Canadian Army Boxing Championship Trophy, Aldershot, 1942.
Canada: Canadian Soldiers' Convalescent Home in Hamilton, Ont.; Trinity College School; sports events. The sporting events are: Prime Minister Lester Pearson at the Olympic Trials in Hamilton, Ont.; first international curling bonspiel, Montebello, P.Q., 1939.;
Series 4:
Newsclippings and journals. -- 1943-1976. -- 33 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.
Box 8:
Copies of Royal Gazette, Bermuda, predominantly from the 1970s and clippings from various newspapers. 2 magazines: Picture Post (1953) and Colliers (1951).
Series 5:
Sound recordings. -- 1942-1943. -- 35 cm of sound recordings. -- Title based on contents of series.
Box 9:
18 analogue discs (vinyl): 78 rpm. These discs contain a series of BBC broadcasts done by Edwin Leather, entitled "Khaki Scrapbooks".
Edwin Leather fonds. -- Second accrual. -- 1945-1996. -- 1 m of textual records and graphic material.
Series 1 Speeches, correspondence
Speeches, correspondence. -- 1945-1996. -- 12 cm of textual records. -- 2 b&w photographs. -- 1 audio cassette. -- Title based on contents of the series.
Box 10
F.1 Speeches, 1945-1959
1. 1945. Ts. (copy). "Canada's International Future". A radio address over the station CKOC.
2. 1950. Offprint. "Speeches by Mr. Leather on Atlantic Union in The House of Commons".
3. July 28, 1951. Ts. "Press handout for speech made by Mr. Leather, M.P. Batheaston Conservative Horticultural Show at 4:30".
4. February 7, 1951. Offprint. "House of Commons extract from the official report Miners' Compensation debate raised by Mr. Ted Leather, M.P.".
5. 1953. Ts. (carbon). "The primary desire of every human being...".
6. August 5, 1954. Ts. "Mr. E.H.C. Leather M.P. to the 15th Bennial (sic) Convention of the Canadian Legion in Toronto".
7. September, 1954. Offprint. "My Friends, For the fifth year I sit...".
8. December 4, 1954. Ts. (carbon). "The week in Westminster". Transmitted live from a BBC studio in Bristol.
9. 1955. Ts. (carbon). "Latin America - the long term view". London Latin American Chamber of Commerce.
10. 1955. Ts. (carbon). "A stake in the country". BBC Party Politics Broadcast.
11. April 7, 1955. Ts. "Y.C. rally".
12. April 30, 1955. Ts. (copy). "Mr. Leather - Adoption speech, Memorial Hall, Farrington Gurney".
13. September 22, 1955. Ts. (copy). "Paper to be read by E.H.C. Leather, M.P. to the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants in Bristol".
14. October, 1955. Ts. (carbon). "Speech at Party Conference".
15. November 30, 1956. Offprint. "House of Commons extract from the official report Commonwealth Economic Development speech by Mr. E.H.C. Leather, M.P.".
16. November, 1958. Ts. "Propaganda methods". Recorded speech to Young Conservatives, North Movement.
17. January, 1959. Ts. (carbon). "2nd draft of speech by Mr. Leather to the Truck Loggers Association, Vancouver : Trade unions in B.C." (Uncorrected.)
18. October 28, 1959. Offprint. "House of Commons extract from the official report Protection for the Small Investor speech by Mr. E.H.C. Leather, M.P."
F.2 Speeches, 1960-1969
1. 1960. Ts. (carbon). "Tonight I have chosen to speak...". Institute of Marketing Annual Conference.
2. September 28, 1960. Ts. (copy). Speech to North Somerset Young Conservatives.
3. September 2, 1961. Ts. (copy). Speech to Swinton Conservative College on "The road to self rule in the Commonwealth".
4. February 5, 1962. Offprint and ts. (copy). "Britain's uncommon dilemma". Address to the Canadian Club of Toronto.
5. March 12, 1964. Ts. (copy). "What use is the Commonwealth?". 5th and final draft of speech to the Empire Club, Toronto.
6. February 16, 1966. Ts. (carbon). Speech to the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce : Includes agenda and report.
7. March, 1966. Ts. (carbon). "Speech for Boca Raton, Florida". 33rd annual conference of the Southeastern Electric Exchange : Includes programme.
8. November 2, 1966. Menu for the 1966 annual dinner of the Institute of Marketing, London.
9. December 12, 1966. Ts. (carbon). "Party political broadcast". BBC Home Service.
10. November 1, 1967. Menu for the 1967 annual dinner of the Institute of Marketing, London.
11. December 13, 1967. Menu for the 1967 presentation dinner in honour of Sir Edwin Leather, London.
12. May, 1968. Ts. "Maybe love is not enough". London Rotary Club lunch.
13. May 21, 1968. Ts. (carbon). Speech by Sir Edwin Leather to the British American Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, California, during World Trade Week.
14. August 5, 1968. Offprint. "British-United States trade relations : An address". From : Commercial News.
15. December, 1968. Ts. (photocopy). "We meet here today in an atmosphere...". Kensington Conservative Fund Club.
16. 1969. Ts. (carbon). "After 5 years of almost incessant economic...". National Union of Conservative Associations.
17. 1969. Ts. "Well, how do you feel?...".
18. May 5, 1969. Ts. (copy). "Value for money : Party political broadcast on behalf of the Conservative and Unionist Party". Transcribed from a Telediphone recording.
F.3 Speeches, 1970-1972
1. 1970. Ts. (photocopy). "Management for what?". Institute of Management, London.
2. [1970]. Ts. "I have no crystal ball...".
3. [1970]. Ts. "I suppose cold blooded logic...".
4. February 10, 1970. Ts. "Marketing in action". Institute of Marketing, Coventry.
5. February 17, 1970. Ts. "Sales in the Seventies". Sykes International Ltd., sales conference, Leamington Spa.
6. March 22, 1970. Ts. "You have heard fine speeches...". Greater London Young Conservatives Conference, Margate.
7. April 18, 1970. Ts. and ts. (copy from the Conservative Central Office News Service). "It is the duty of a Chairman...". Speech introducing Mr. Heath at the Conservative Central Council Meeting, Cheltenham.
8. April 20, 1970. Ts. (photocopy). "The economic prospect". Institute of Directors - West County Branch.
9. May 28, 1970. Letter from The Economist (Alastair Burnet) with offprint. "Ted at Number 10", dated June 27, 1970.
10. June 3, 1970. Ts. (copy) and ts. "Of course one should sympathize...". Extract of speech in support of Bailie Walter Wober, Conservative candidate for Craigton.
11. June 4, 1970. Ts. "Music: It is fashionable to say...". General election broadcast Radio 4.
12. September 18, 1970. Ts. (copy from the Conservative Central Office News Service). "Probably the most difficult...". Extract from a speech by Sir Edwin Leather Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, at a Conservative Rally in Leicester.
13. October 6, 1970. Ts. "After such a great victory...". North Fylde Conservative Women's Lunch, Blackpool.
14. October 28, 1970. Ts. "At this moment I hold no office...". Speech made to Swansea West Conservative Supper Club, Swansea.
15. October 30, 1970. Ts. "I'm like inexperienced young reporter...". Speech made at the Colchester Oyster Feast : Includes invitation and menu.
16. November 21, 1970. Ts. (copy from the Conservative Central Office News Service). "No government can stop people asking...". Extract from a speech at Kent Young Conservative week-end school, Folkestone.
17. November 25, 1970. Ts. "New Bishop on length...". National Council of Women, 75th Anniversary Dinner, London.
18. December 29, 1970. Letter from The Executives Association of Great Britain (M.C. Waddilove) and ts. "Management for what? The great battle...".
19. March, 1971. Ts. "Like a man proposing to...". Annual meeting of London Centre of Arthritis, Royal Society of Medicine. Address.
20. April, 1971. Ts. "Budget. For a start 6d off income tax...". Speech made to the North Somerset Annual General Meeting.
21. April 16, 1971. Ts. "Bexley and the Prime Minister...". Bexley Conservative Association Dinner.
22. April 20, 1971. Ts. "Fair profit from merchandising...". The Motor Agents Association Limited Annual Forum, London : Includes programme.
23. June 26, 1971. Ts. "I am honoured to be your guest...". Address to the annual dinner of the National Advisory Council on Education, House of Commons.
24. June 29, 1971. Ts. "Reflections on being Canadian...". Canadian Women's Club, Canada Day Luncheon, London.
25. September 30, 1971. Ts. "This is a unique situation...". South Bucks Conservative Association, Beaconsfield.
26. November, 1971. Ts. "Your 21st birthday...". S.W. Herts Association - Gilbert Longdon.
27. November 15, 1971. Ts. "Delighted be your guest at...". Lighthouse Club, Grosvenor House, London.
28. January 4, 1972. Ts. "Thank and refer to...". City of London Travel Agents Club Luncheon.
29. February, 1972. Ts. "Gives me enormous pleasure...". National Sporting Club, London dinner.
30. February 3, 1972. Ts. "Resolved that this house is a rebublican..." : Includes page from Civil List and flyer from the Oxford Union Society Republican Debate.
31. February 17, 1972. Ts. "Not easy night to make speech...". Cambridge University Conservative Association, annual dinner.
32. March 20, 1972. Ts. and ts. (copy). "Well, what about the Common...". West Wilts Rotary, Warminster.
F.4 Speeches, 1974
1. January 11, 1974. Ts. "I am happy to be with you...". Bermuda Police Force Training School - Passing out Parade : Includes programme of order of parade.
2. January 19, 1974. Ts. "Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentleman (sic)...". Roya. Commonwealth Society Dinner.
3. January 29th, 1974. Ts. "I am delighted to be with you...". The Hotel and Catering College Graduation Ceremony.
4. February 1, 1974. Ts. "Thank the Premier...". Speaker's Dinner.
5. February 2, 1974. Ts. "Thank Cy Elkins - fellow Canadian...". Princess Hotel Travel Agents Dinner.
6. March 19, 1974. Ts. (photocopy). "I am delighted to have the opportunity...". Press handout for speech to Ladies Rotary Lunch.
7. August 12, 1974. Ts. "Mr. Premier, Honourable Presidents...". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
8. September 28, 1974. Ts. "When I was in London a few weeks ago...". Speech to the seminar of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.
9. November 27, 1974. Ts. "It was said by some people...". Message to police.
10. December 12, 1974. Ts. "I first had the pleasure...". Joint Luncheon, Empire and English Speaking Union, Toronto.
11. December 20, 1974. Ts. (carbon). "It gives me enormous pleasure...". Message for the Bermuda Bowl Bridge Tournament.
12. [December 25, 1974]. Ts. (photocopy and carbon). "When I had to deliver my first...". TV Christmas Message.
F.5 Speeches, 1975
1. January 11, 1975. Ts. and carbon. "Thank for characteristic hospitality...". American Technician Society, West Palm Beach.
2. January 25, 1975. Ts. "It gives me great pleasure to welcome...". Press handout for speech at the dinner for the Chambers of Commerce of the Americas to be held at Elbow Beach.
3. January 30, 1975. Ts. "I congratulate you on your achievements...". Hotel College Prize Giving.
4. June 3, 1975. Ts. "Bermuda and Canada of course have many...". Speech to luncheon of the Toronto Advertising Club.
5. June 8, 1975. Ts. (photocopy). "I take it that everything Rotary means...". Speech to International Rotary Convention, Montreal.
6. June 10, 1975. Ts. (photocopy). "Like all of my generation who entered...". Speech to English Speaking Union Dinner, Montreal.
7. November 13, 1975. Ts. "Mr. Premier, Mr. Speaker, Mr. President...". Speech at the Opening of 15th Congressional Parliamentary Conference.
8. November 13, 1975. Ts. (2 copies) "Since its formation in 1952...". Press handout for speech on the occasion of Presentation of Colonial Special Constabulary Long Service and good conduct medals.
9. November 26, 1975. Ts. (carbon). "The Rev. Cyril Butterfield...". Transcript of tape made in Bermuda Cathedral at the conclusion of the concert by the Avon Schools Orchestra.
F.6 Speeches, 1976
1. February 12, 1976. Ts. "If all of you proceed...". Speech - Hotel College Prize Giving.
2. April 1, 1976. Ts. and photocopy. "Welcome to Bermuda...". Speech to Young President's Organization.
3. April 4, 1976. Ts. "I am in some doubt about how to address...". Tenth anniversary of the founding of the Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps and the Bermuda Girls Nautical Corps.
4. April 28, 1976. Ts. (3 copies). "Mr. Premier, thank you for your closing...". Speech at the Speaker's Dinner.
5. April 29, 1976. Ts. "Thank Minister of Finance for kindly...". United States Trust Co. Dinner.
6. July 1, 1976. Ts. (photocopy). "I am deeply honoured, and frankly...". Acceptance speech, Graduation Dinner, Bath University.
7. October 12, 1976. Ts. "20th birthday - nearly 21...". Bermuda Technical Society, annual dinner.
8. October 17, 1976. Ts. "The history of the relationship...". Jamestown.
9. October 22, 1976. Ts. "Occasion when school is complete...". Hillfield-Strathallan College.
10. October 29, 1976. Offprint. "Compared with the economic background...". Address on the occasion of the Convening of Parliament.
11. November 13, 1976. Ts. "Welcome. 1 - delighted to see you...". Pennsylvania Bar Association.
12. November 19, 1976. Ts. "First duty tribute to Dr. Bill Tucker...". Bicentennial Conference Dinner : Includes 2 telegrams.
F.7 Speeches, 1977
1. January 26, 1977. Ts. (photocopy). "I would like to commence by making...". Speech to the Pilgrims of New York.
2. February 8, 1977. Ts. "I do not suppose that everyone...". Annual prize giving and dinner of Department of Hotel Technology, Bermuda College.
3. February 15, 1977. Ts. and copy. "In nearly 32 years of being one of...". Address at the Memorial Service for Lord Avon, Bermuda Cathedral : Includes obituary from The Saturday Times.
4. February 21, 1977. Ts. "What the free world is living...". Speech to the Kiwanis Club.
5. March 31, 1977. Ts. "Owed to Sir Edwin...". Comic poem composed by Marjorie Bean upon the appointment of Sir Leather as Governor of Bermuda.
6. April 9, 1977. Ts. from The Royal Gazette regarding Sir Leather's departure as Governor of Bermuda : Includes newsclipping.
7. April 22, 1977. Ts. "An awsome responsibility to stand...". The Queen's Silver Jubilee Dinner, Toronto.
8. October 27, 1977. Ts. "Tribute to the Lieutenant Governor...". Speech to dinner of the Royal Canadian Military Institute to commemorate the Queen's Jubilee.
9. December 8, 1977. Ts. "Anyone would be honoured to find...".Speech upon the occasion of receiving the gold medal of the National Institute of Social Sciences for Sir Leather's "Service to Humanity", New York.
10. December 16, 1977. Ts. "There are 2 thoughts, both daunting...". Memorial address at the service for Sir Terence Rattigan, Holy Trinity Church, Bermuda.
F.8 Speeches, 1979-1995
1. April 19, 1979. Ts. "Max Beaverbrook, Roy Thomson and me...". Speech at the Canadian Women's Club of Toronto.
2. August, 1979. Ts. "Christian faith in the Scientific Age"...". Bible conference, of the American Presbyterian Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia : Includes programme.
3. 1980. Ts. (incomplete). "The development of English Masonry into North America...". Lecture to AGM Grand Lodge of Canada (in Ont.).
4. 1980. Ts. "Might have been born in California...". San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
5. April 21, 1980. Ts. "At your international conference...". Cambridge Rotary Club Dinner.
6. November 26, 1981. Ts. "Thanks for intro...". T.C.S. Old Boys Annual Dinner, Toronto.
7. April 16, 1982. Ts. "Lorne - representing St. Andrew...". St. George's Society Annual Dinner, Hamilton.
8. April 27, 1983. Ts. "On understanding history...". Council of International Affairs, Bermuda.
9. September 28, 1983. Ts. "I am very happy to give...". Thistle Club, Hamilton : Includes newsclipping.
10. June 21, 1985. Ts. "Your excellency, Hon. Ministers...". 150th anniversary of the Mitchells in coal and 75th anniversary of Luscar, Edmonton.
11. April 25, 1986. Ts. "I christened the gym...". Hillfield-Strathallan College Builders' Dinner : Includes menu/programme.
12. February 9, 1990. Ts. "On speaking, public or private...". Mount St. Agnes School.
13. May 29, 1990. Ts. (incomplete). "You don't need me to tell you...". The First Truly International Conference on the Global Insurance Market, New York : Includes cover of press kit.
14. September 30, 1994. Ts. "Twelve years ago, I persuaded...". Address to the students of Trinity College Chapel.
15. January 17, 1995. Ts. "Your Excellency, Lady Waddington...". Bermuda Festival.
16. March 14, 1995. Ts. "On reading through the Fall...". American Technion Society Inc. annual conference, Bermuda.
17. April 20, 1995. Ts. "Thank Peggy. Dear friend of...". Toronto Ladies' Club.
18. October 11, 1995. Ts. "Some reminiscenses of English...". Bermuda English Speaking Union.
F.9 Speeches, 1996
November 14, 1996. "My last speech - ever". Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy Thirteenth Annual Dinner, Toronto : Includes correspondence, promotional material and tape cassette of speech; 10 items.
F.10 Correspondence, 1962-1970
1. June 2, 1962; 1 letter (telegram) to Sir Edwin Leather.
2. April 14, 1970; 1 letter (carbon) from Sir Edwin Leather.
Series 2 Political files
Political files. -- 1950-1973. -- 3 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of the series.
F.11 1950-1959. Adoption speeches, election addresses, press handouts; 22 items.
F.12 1970. Conservative Party Conference : Includes agendas, correspondence, menus, newsclippings and 2 b&w photographs; 50 items.
F.13 1973. Bermuda : Includes agenda for the licensing of Sir Edwin Leather as a Diocesan Lay Reader, newsclipping, poetry, press release, speeches; 13 items.
Series 3 Newsclippings
Newsclippings about Sir Edwin and Lady Leather. -- 1948-1994. -- 17 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of the series.
F.14 [Undated] and 1948-1959.
F.15 1960-1968.
F.16 1970-1994.
F.17 1976. Murder trial involving the death of former Governor, Sir Richard Sharples and his A.D.C., Capt. Hugh Sayers : Includes fax from Acting Governor G.P. Lloyd dated February 2, 1981 and photocopy of letter to Sir Leather from Erskin Durant Burrows, one of the men accused of the murder.
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.
Edwin Leather fonds. - Fourth accrual. - 1949-1999. -- 20 cm of textual records and graphic material.
Box 21:
Series 1:
Correspondence. - 1973-1999. - 6 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. - See also series 3.
F.1 Bernard Baskin, 1997
James S. Duncan to E.P. Taylor, 1978
Elizabeth ii, 1994
Geoffrey Jackson, 1974
Noel Larmore, 1984
Dave McIntosh, 1991
McMaster University (Peter George), 1999; encl. Leather's honorary Doctor of Laws citation
Stanley Wakefield, 1984
Brigadier General and Mrs. Denis Whitaker, 1994
Hella and Derick, Christmas card, 1999
F.2 Free Masons (Ruaridh Macleod, B.P. Gould), 1998, encl. program.
F.3 Gubernatorial, 1973-1977. File includes correspondence with: Sir Milo Butler, Governor-General of the Bahamas; Lord Mountbatten of Burma; H.S.H. Stanley, Sir Duncan Watson, M.P. Preston, Ted Rowlands of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Walter N.H. Robinson; government reports and reviews.
F.4 Yehudi Menuhin, 1973, 1986-1988; Verna Lamport. See also F.21-25.
F.5 Lord Mountbatten of Burma, 1978; Lord Romsey (re Mountbatten's death), 1979; Leather's reflections on Mountbatten's death, ts., 1 p.
F.6 National Institute of Social Sciences (Philip L.R. Du Val), 1977; includes program, Leather's acceptance speech of the Institute's Gold Medal, ts., 4 p.
F.7 Norman Vincent Peale, 1984-1991
F.8 Emma Pilkington (daughter of Sir Robert Neville), 1979, 1987; encl. Leather's memoir (mimeo) of Sir Robert
F.9 Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1983; encl. "Address Given by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Marriage of the Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer ... 1981" and "Full Text of Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Day Sermon in Canterbury Cathedral, 1982"
F.10 Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ont. (Rodger C.N. Wright, Richard Talbot, Angus C. Scott, David A. Chernushenko), 1981-1989; encl. student essays on Sir William Osler
Series 2:
Manuscripts and typescripts. -- [1956?]-[1994?]. - 5 cm of textual records. - Title based on content of series.
Autobiographical:
F.11 "Sir Edwin Leather", ts., n.d. but written when Leather was 75, thus ca. 1994, 92 p.
Speeches: See also F.6
Freemasonry
F.12 Speech in Hamilton Cathedral, 12 May 1974, 9 p.
Speech, n.d., 9 p. File also contains offprints of Freemasonry articles from 1961 and 1966, n.d. and a speech by B.N. Meade, 1992
Mitchell family
F.13 "Memorial Address to Mary Jean Mitchell Green," 28 June 1990, mimeo, 2 p., also program of church service
"Tribute to Colonel Sir Harold Paton Mitchell ...", 15 May 1983, mimeo, 5 p., also program of church service
"150th Anniversary of the Mitchells in Coal ...", 21 June 1985, mimeo, 6 p., also program of convention centre dinner
Sir William Osler
F.14 "William Osler, the Man", 14 November 1969, mimeo, 9 p.
"Sir William Osler," 1969, mimeo, 14 p. File also contains "Osleriana", ts., 2 p. and ms. notes, 1975
Other
F.15 "Memorial Address for Dorothy Gault," photocopy of ts., 2 p., [1956?]
"On the Educational Revolution," House of Commons, 16 June 1971, ts., 1 p.
"Sir Edwin's Address-1975 Montreal Convention, Rotary International," ts., 6 p. (two versions)
"Speech at 26th Annual University for Presidents, March 28-April 3, 1976," ts., 13 p.
"Address at Memorial Service for Erling Naess, St. Anne's Church, Southampton, 9th February, 1993," ts., 2 p.
Interview:
F.16 "Interview with Toronto Radio Station re Bill Stephenson, 17th March 1989," ts., 3 p.
Miscellaneous:
F.17 Quotations, Stories, and Anecdotes, n.d.
F.18 Miscellaneous writings, including poetry and notes, n.d.
Series 3:
Printed materials and photographs. - 1949-2000. -- 11 cm of textual records and graphic material.
F.19 The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ii, 1953, 2 programmes, 1 order of service
F.20 Marriage of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret with Mr. Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1960, 1 programme, 1 order of service
F.21 Bath Festival, 1964, programmes; one letter, possibly from Yehudi Menuhin
F.22 Bath Festival, 1964, news clippings
F.23 Bath Festival, 1965, programmes; 4 b&w photographs; letter and telegram; "Prologue to the Bath Festival," ts.; mimeos
F.24 Bath Festival, 1965, news clippings
F.25 Fiftieth Birthday of Yehudi Menuhin, 1966, programme and thank you card, possibly from Yehudi Menuhin
F.26 25th Anniversary Scottish Church Service, 10 May 1998, programme; The Royal Victorian Order, 29 April 1999, order of service
F.27 Bermuda Festival, 2000, programme
F.28 Sir William Osler, reprints and offprints of articles about Osler, 1949-1975
F.29 News clippings and magazine tear-sheets, 1973-1977
F.30 Miscellaneous printed materials
F.31 Photograph of Sheila Leather with her bridesmaids
Edwin Leather fonds. Fifth accrual. - 1973-1996. - 12.5 cm of textual records, graphic material, and sound recordings.
Box 22:
F.1 Colour photograph of medals and awards, n.d.
F.2 "Tribute to Lady Sheila Leather" by Sir John Sharpe, 7 September 1994.
Audio cassettes:
Speeches:
Sermon in the Anglican Cathedral, October 1973
Speech, 50th Anniversary of Hamilton, Bermuda Rotary Club, 19 March 1974
Speech to the Empire Club, 12 December 1974
Speech to the Montreal Convention, Rotary International, 1975
"Heresies of Modern Times," 26th Annual University for Presidents, March-April 1976
Speech at Ruth Seaton James Memorial Hall, 17 December 1975 (two cassettes)
Address to Toronto Ladies Club, 20 April 1995
Sermon at St. Paul's Church, Paget, 18 June 1995
Speech to the English Speaking Union, Bermuda, 11 October 1995
Speech to Churchill Society of Canada, 14 November 1996
Interview:
Re Bill Stephenson, 17 March 1989, on a Toronto radio station.
Edwin Leather fonds. - Sixth accrual. - 1940-2001; 1955-1970 predominant . -- 6 cm of textual records and graphic material.
Box 22 (continued)
Series 1:
Correspondence. - 1955-2001. - 3 cm of textual records and graphic material. -- Title based on content of series.
F.3 John Boyd-Carpenter, 1963
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood (Sir Ewen Fergusson, Anthony Mather),1998; encl. col. photograph of Leather coat of arms; 2 col. photographs probably of the Chancery
Alec Douglas-Home, 1960-1964
Editor of the Economist, 22 October 2001
Anthony Eden, 1955-1964
Elizabeth ii, 1976-1999 (telegram from the Queen and letter from Martin Charters)
[Maurice?] Gault, 1955
Alan Lennox Boyd, [196-?]
Selwyn Lloyd, 1962
Oliver Lyttelton, [196-?]
H.R.H. Princess Margaret, 1966-1975
Philip Moore, 1976-1984
Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1975
Lester Pearson, 1962, with mimeo ts., "Atlantic Economic Community Foundation of the Free World"
Jack Pickersgill, 1959
Quebec, Agent General, 1964
Lord John Reith, 1959
Martin Redmayne, 1962
Ted Rowlands, draft, 7 April 1977
Duncan Sandys, 1961-1962
Lord Scarborough, 1959
Sunday Times (William Rees-Mogg), 1962
Shorty Trimingham, poem, 1999
United States of America, Embassy in Britain (John Hay Whitney), 1957
Lady Jane Verdon Smith, 1959-1960
S.G. Warburg & Company, 1963
William Evans & Company (John Walker), 1964
Copies of letters concerning Sir Edwin's resignation from House of Commons, 1963. Letters to the Prime Minister, Rob[in Cooke], and Martin Redmayne. See also F. 19, box 14.
F.4 Hugh Foot, 1955-1962
Series 2:
Typescripts, programs, photographs and printed materials. -- 1974-2002. - 3 cm of textual records and graphic material. - Title based on content of series.
F.5 Typescripts and printed materials of reports and speeches:
Annual Review for Bermuda, 7 February 1974
Annual Review for 1975
Valedictory Despatch, 7 April 1977
"The Roots and Origins of English Freemasonry and Its Development in North America", 20 July 1966, Toronto
"Swearing in Speech by His Excellency Sir Edwin Leather, Bermuda, 16 July 1973"
"Address at Memorial Service for Erling Naess, St. Anne's Church, Southampton, 9th February, 1993"
"Churchill Society Dinner, 14 November 1966, Toronto, Ontario"
Undated, untitled speech to a dinner about friendship
F.6 Bermuda Festival program, 2000
John A. Ellison, "Sir Edwin Leather ... Father of the Festival", 20 August 1999
F.7 Programs:
Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy, 14 November 1996
Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of The Lord Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon ... 3 June 1999
Visit to South Carolina, 27 May-3 June, 2000?
Annual Burns Dinner, 21 January 2002
F.8 News clippings, 1940-1999
F.9 One b&w portrait of Sir Edwin Leather
2 col. photographs, one of Sir Edwin's daughter as a child, the other of a group of children
Edwin Leather fonds. – Seventh accrual. – 1957-1977. – 5.5 cm of textual records and graphic material.
Accrual consists of 2 guest books, a certificate, and 4 photographs of certificates. This material is in a black dispatch box, with “His Excellency the Governor of Bermuda” in gold letters and a gold coat of arms (a lion, unicorn, and crown) on the lid. Note: This box has not been numbered.
1. Guest book: Eden Park, 1957-1971 and Park House 1971-1976.
2. Guest book: Government House, Bermuda, 1973-1977
3. Certificate of Admission to Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather, M.P. to the Office of Reader in the Church. 1961.
4. 1 (+ duplicate) photograph : col.: certificate of Sir Edwin Leather’s knighthood (original to be received later). 1962.
5. 1 (+ duplicate) photograph : col. : certificate of Lady Sheila Leather’s appointment as Commander in the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (original to be received later). 1974.
Edwin Leather fonds. – Eighth accrual. – 1970-1994. – 10 cm of textual records and graphic material.
Box 23
Series 1:
Printed material series. – 1987-2002. – 3 items of textual records. – Title based on content of series.
F.1 Ann Spurling, “Bermuda Homes,” The Bermudian 57, no. 6 (June 1987); “Back to Bermuda: Chelsea,” City & Country Home 10, no. 1 (February 1991); “Plume Job,” Bermuda 2, no. 1 (spring 1994); “A Celebration of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee – past Royal visits to Bermuda,” The Royal Gazette (6 June 2002).
F.2 “Extracts of letters received when Sheila [Lady Leather] died 19th July, 1995”. [1995]. Ts., ms. annotations. 8 p.
F.3 Concert programme. The Menuhin Foundation annual student concert. 1 June 2002.
Series 2:
Photographs series. – 1970-1994. – 2 photograph albums. – Title based on content of series.
1. Kenya/Spain. Volume 8. 1970-1972. 73 photographs : col.
2. Chelsea, Paget, Bermuda: “The house that Sheila built completed 1989”. [1989-1994]. 65 photographs : col.
Edwin Leather fonds. – Ninth accrual. – 1992-2003. – 3 issues of Leather Lines: The Journal of the Leather Family History Society.
Box 23
F.4 Leather Lines: vol. 2, no. 1 (February 1992); vol. 7, no. 1 (February 1997); vol. 13, no. 1 (February 2003).
Edwin Leather fonds. Tenth accrual.1962-2005; 1962 predominant. – 12.5 cm of textual records.
Box 24
Knighthood, 1962
F.1 Letter from the prime minister, Harold Macmillan, notifying Leather of the award of a knighthood, 12 May 1962
Congratulatory correspondence. See also Box 12 in an earlier accrual.
F.2-4 Friends and others
F.5 Members of parliament, political organizations, others
F.6 Businessmen
F.7-8 Telegrams
F.9 Cards (flowers)
Other:
F.10 Dinner-Dance program, 1969
F.11 Letter of congratulations for sixty years membership in the United Grand Lodge of England (Freemasonry), 2002
F.12 News clipping, 2003 (interview)
F.13 Documents relating to his death, 5 April 2005, and funeral
Honours:
Oversize: (Map Cabinet 30)
Framed Royal Military College Club of Canada life membership
Framed Royal Canadian Legion Meritorius Service Medal Hon. Degree, McMaster
Hon Degree, U. of Bath, 1975. Note: a reproduction of this was framed
Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Richard, Duke of Gloucester) appointment orders, 1975:
for Sir Edwin, knight Note: a reproduction of this was mounted
for Lady Sheila, commander
National Institute of Social Sciences. Gold Medal award certificate, 1977. Note: a reproduction of this was framed.
Also a reproduction of his degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, May 1944, framed and a reproduction of a Blarney Castle certificate, 1965, framed.
