
Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1913-1995 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
3 m of textual records.
120 photographs.
16 sound recordings
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Cook Leslie, 1882-1953, was born in Ontario. He worked for the Merchants Bank, which transferred him to Calgary, Alberta in 1902. In 1908 he quit the bank and established J.C. Leslie and Company, a real estate firm. He married Agnes Bell in 1912 and they had five children. He remained in the real estate business until his death.
Their son, John Clifford Leslie, 1920-2010, known as Jack, was born in Calgary. He spent four years as a pilot in the RCAF during the Second World War. He married Jean Logan, 1920-2016, also of Calgary, in 1942. He earned his AACI degree from the Appraisal Institute of Canada, and took over J.C. Leslie and Company after his father died. He was an alderman for the City of Calgary from 1961 to 1965, and served as mayor, 1965-1969. He was a strong supporter of the Progressive Conservative party. After his term as mayor he returned to the real estate business. Jean Leslie, an avid historian, has published several articles on Calgary history.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leslie, 1975-2008, and Marilynn Brown, 2017.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of John Leslie's family and business correspondence, and real estate ledger; Jack Leslie's election papers, correspondence, speeches, invitations and conference papers; photographs of the family and of functions attended by Mayor Leslie; and Jean Leslie's genealogical sketches, historical articles, research files and interviews.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
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Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
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Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
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Accession 5098 is in the vault and has no M number.
Note
December 2013. No restrictions, including the ones mentioned below, remain.
Note
As of August 29, 1991, only the Saucier, Cummer and Batchelor interviews are still restricted.
Note
M-3059, about the CPR/Eau Claire controversy, is restricted as of January 1, 1994. As of November 3, 2004, M-3059 is no longer restricted.
Note
On July 26 we received a letter from Jean Leslie removing any restrictions from the family, mayoral and business papers. The "CPR - City of Calgary Redevelopment" file is also no longer restricted.
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- Leslie, John (Subject)
- Leslie, Jack (Subject)
- Leslie, Jean (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Thursday, November 29, 2018