Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft

1950–2026

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The Documents

Document Archive

← Documents · 238 documents in 12 collections

Every paper the Society kept, in 12 collections by kind, each listed by year. The papers of the annual meetings are here among the rest, and are also gathered in one table under Annual General Meetings. A paper that has been transcribed opens on its own page, with the original PDF beside it; the rest open the PDF itself.

First page of Carol McLean: some memories of the Society, in a letter

First page of Della Bryant Chynoweth: the Life Membership citation, 2024

First page of Ruth Haig: her résumé, prepared for the John Mather Award nomination, 2005

Member Biographies & Memoirs1970–2026 · 14 documentsMembers’ own accounts of their lives and their work in leather, and the biographies written of them. Each is set out in full on the member’s page under Biographies.

First page of History of the Hamilton Leathercraft Guild, 1956–2002: the Guild’s own typescript, set out in full on the Hamilton branch history page

Branch Histories2003 · 1 documentThe Hamilton Leathercraft Guild’s own history of itself, 1956–2002, as its members typed it. It is set out in full on the Hamilton branch page.

First page of Nine pages from the Norwegian craft magazine Lær, Sko og Skinn, No. 1, 2015: pages 8–9, 14–15, 19, 27–28, and the interview's attachment pages 1–2

Press Clippings1965–2015 · 43 documentsWhat the newspapers printed about the Society and its members, 1965–1990: mostly the Woodstock Sentinel-Review’s reports of the Woodstock Branch, with the Hamilton Spectator, the Toronto Star and others. Each clipping is shown as it was cut out, with its words set out beneath.

First page of Threading the Needle: stitching with drilled-eye needles, by Lauch Harrison FCSCL

First page of Canadian Society For Creative Leathercraft 1993 Convention

First page of Hinged Box, CSCL Workshops, Mississauga, 19 March 2017: outline, history, pattern and steps

Craft Notes & Articles1993–2021 · 3 documentsMembers’ written instructions and articles on the craft: tools, materials, methods and projects.

First page of 67th Annual General Meeting report, Hamilton, 5–7 May 2017

First page of Fellows’ meeting report, 27 February 2024

First page of Fellows’ meeting agenda, 24 February 2021

Reports & Fellows’ Reports1989–2026 · 28 documentsThe officers’ and the Council of Fellows’ reports to the Society, year by year: membership, money, competitions and the work of the branches.

First page of Fellows’ judging report, Annual Competition, 3 May 2024

First page of Fellows’ judging report, Virtual Annual Competition, 23 April 2024

First page of Fellows’ judging report, Virtual Annual Competition, 26 April 2025

Judging Reports1972–2025 · 7 documentsThe judges’ written reports on the Annual and Virtual competitions: who entered, what was marked and why, and who won.

First page of Mississauga Branch meeting minutes, 9 January 2020

First page of Mississauga Branch meeting minutes, 7 September 2022

First page of Mississauga Branch meeting minutes, 13 February 2020

Meeting Minutes1993–2025 · 59 documentsThe minutes of the annual meetings, of the Executive Council and of the Mississauga branch (MSCL): who was appointed, what was moved and decided, meeting by meeting.

First page of Executive Council 1978–79: the officers as the Society listed them

First page of Toronto Branch membership list, 1979–80

First page of Society membership list, 1989

Membership & Executive Lists1978–2023 · 7 documentsThe Society’s rolls of members and its executive slates, as they were typed. Lists dated 2010 or earlier are shown as printed, addresses included; personal contact details are removed from later lists and from the application forms.

First page of Craftsman Ribbon certificate: Lauchlan Harrison, Green Letter Opener

First page of Best Leatherwork made by a General Member: Gregory Belenky, Cranes Purse

First page of Salon Ribbon certificate: Gregory Belenky, Cranes Purse

Award Certificates2008–2022 · 24 documentsThe certificates the Society gave for its ribbons and awards, each naming the member and the piece.

First page of Constitution and By-laws, Revised May 2016

First page of Slate of officers for the Executive, 2021–2022

First page of Fifty Years of Leather Art (2000)

Governance1960–2021 · 13 documentsHow the Society ran itself: its Constitution and By-Laws, its executive slates, its standards and requirements for Associate and Fellow, and its own written histories.

First page of 70th Annual Convention Weekend, Hamilton, 8–10 May 2020: invitation and programme (Hamilton Leather Guild; the sheet prints the year as 2017)

First page of News Flash: 69th Annual Convention Weekend, Lindsay, 3–5 May 2019 (Norland Leathercraft Society)

First page of 64th Annual Convention Weekend, Liuna Gardens, Stoney Creek, 2–4 May 2014: registration flyer (Hamilton Leather Guild)

Invitations & Programs1974–2025 · 37 documentsThe invitations, programmes, registration forms and workshop notices the Society sent its members for its conventions and annual meetings.

First page of CSCL Leather Library: the list of books, 25 April 2020

First page of Index of Patterns Available: the Library’s pattern index

The Society’s Library2016–2020 · 2 documentsThe lists of books and patterns in the Society’s lending library. The library’s own story is on the CSCL Library page.