Finding Aid
Harold and Grace Leather fonds. -- Second accrual. -- 1793-1978. -- 1 m of textual records, graphic material and realia.
Box 1
Series 1:
Personal correspondence. -- 1919-1968. -- 1 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of series.
File 1 Correspondence, 1939-1965 to Harold Leather, predominantly consisting of congratulatory letters upon receiving the title of Member, Order of the British Empire in 1943.
Series 2:
Legal correspondence and documents. -- 1793-1924. -- 3.5 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of series.
File 2 Correspondence, 1807-1836, relating to various land transactions in Hamilton. Correspondents are George Hamilton, Peter Hunter Hamilton, James Durand and Richard Beasley.
File 3 Records of various mortgages and charges on property at 341 James St. South and adjoining parcels of land; Indentures, Deeds, 1864-1922.
File 4 Abstract of Title from County of Wentworth Registry office, 1793-1924.
Series 3:
Red Cross Society. -- 1944-1966. -- 4 cm of textual records.-- Title based on contents of series.
File 5 Correspondence with overseas Red Cross agencies. 1944-1966.
File 6 Red Cross conferences - invitations, brochures, photographs predominantly relating to XVIIIth International Red Cross conference, Toronto, 1952.
Series 4:
Samuel B. Freeman scrapbooks. -- 1851-1861. -- 2 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of series.
File 7 Samuel B. Freeman (lawyer) scrapbooks (2) containing clippings of defence of escaped fugitive slave, John Anderson, who travelled from Missouri to Canada in 1853.
Series 5:
Memorabilia. -- Title based on contents of series.
1 brown leather briefcase embossed with the initials, "H.H.L."
Box 2
Series 6:
Certificates and awards. -- 1914-1978. -- 44 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of series.
Certificates of merit, and awards for Harold Leather and Grace Leather. 25 items.
Box 3
Series 7:
Photographs and albums. -- 1911-1939. -- 44 cm of graphic materials. -- Title based on contents of the series.
Photograph albums (3) and postcard album (1).
Harold and Grace Leather fonds. -- Third accrual. -- 1943-1960. -- 3 cm of textual records. -- 1 photograph.
Box 11:
F.1 Two letters to Harold Leather, 1946 and 1960, encl. news clipping.
F.2 Two letters to Grace Leather (Mrs. Harold Leather), 1950 and 1960.
F.3 Letters of congratulations to Harold and Grace Leather re their son's knighthood, 1962.
F.4 News clippings about Harold and Grace Leather, and Harold's mother, Helen Leather (Mrs. Thomas E. Leather).
F.5 Photograph, b&w, of Harold Leather making a radio broadcast, n.d.
F.6 Program.
