What newspapers, magazines, books and other archives printed about the Society and its members, 1948 to 2021, oldest first: 188 items. 131 are newspaper clippings on Newspapers.com, where anyone can read them free of charge; click one to see the clipping here. 34 are clippings kept in the Society’s own papers, given here by their summary while the publishers’ permission is sought. The other 23 are magazines, books, reports and the files of other archives, each with the place it can be read.
1940s (2)
- 7 September 1948 · On Newspapers.com
Special CNE handicraft prizes, 1948: leather gloves by Clarice Packham
Toronto Telegram, p. 9
List of special prizes in the CNE handicraft section, September 1948. The leather prize, donated by Lewis Craft Ltd., went to gloves by Clarice Packham of Weston, who was later a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 8 September 1948 · On Newspapers.com
CNE handicraft prizewinners, 1948: leather, Clarice Packham and Mrs. E. B. Roscoe
Toronto Telegram, p. 8
Prizewinners in the leather classes of the CNE handicraft section, September 1948, among them Miss Clarice L. Packham and Mrs. E. B. Roscoe of Weston and Mrs. H. J. Richardson of Ottawa: leatherworkers who were among the early members of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, formed in Toronto soon after.
1950s (51)
- 31 March 1950 · On Newspapers.com
Clarice Packham addresses the Brant Arts and Crafts Guild, Brantford, 1950
Brantford Expositor, p. 4
The Brantford Expositor reports a talk by Miss Clarice L. Packham of Toronto to the Brant Arts and Crafts Guild at the Y.W.C.A., March 1950. She taught leathercraft at Western Technical School, belonged to the International Federation of Hand Arts and had won first prize at its New York exhibition. She was later a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 24 August 1950 · On Newspapers.com
CNE craft awards, 1950: Mrs. H. J. Richardson and Clarice Packham win in leather
The Globe and Mail, p. 11
Globe and Mail report of the CNE craft awards, August 1950: first prize for carved leatherwork to Mrs. H. J. Richardson of Ottawa, top prize for untooled leatherwork to Miss Clarice Packham of Weston. Miss Packham was later a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 25 August 1950 · On Newspapers.com
CNE leatherwork prizes, August 1950: Richardson and Packham
The Toronto Star, p. 24
Toronto Star report of the CNE craft awards, August 1950: Mrs. H. J. Richardson of Ottawa won first prize for carved leatherwork and Clarice Packham of Weston the top prize for untooled leatherwork, a year before the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft was formed.
- 28 April 1951 · On Newspapers.com
New Leathercraft Group Fosters Canadian Talent: CSCL formed in Toronto, 1951
The Globe and Mail, p. 17
Mona Purser’s column reports the formation in Toronto of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft (CSCL), with Deane H. Russell as its first president. The new society aimed to encourage Canadian talent and original design in leatherwork.
- 2 July 1951 · On Newspapers.com
New Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft plans travelling exhibition, 1951
The Globe and Mail, p. 14
A short Globe and Mail note, two months after the society was formed, reminds readers of the new Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft. Under its president Deane H. Russell the society was arranging a travelling exhibition of members’ leatherwork, which later toured several provinces as ’Canadian Handmades in Leather’.
- Magazine or journal1952 · Magazine or journal
Hand-tooled shoes among Canada’s exhibits abroad
Foreign Trade
The Department of Trade and Commerce’s magazine lists among Canadian exhibits abroad a collection of hand-tooled shoes made by members of the Society, “an organization formed a short time ago”.
- Archives and reports1952 · Archives and reports
Leathercraft correspondence, 1952–1953
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff
A file in the Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds (M250 / I / 78) about leathercraft classes in Banff. It names the Society beside Mumart Studios of Creative Leathercraft and the Ontario Department of Education’s Community Programmes Branch.
- 29 March 1952 · On Newspapers.com
First travelling exhibition of the Creative Leathercraft society, Ryerson, 1952
The Toronto Star, p. 24
Notice that the society’s first travelling exhibition would be shown at Ryerson Institute, Toronto, 1 to 3 April 1952, with pieces lent by members. A highlight was a large writing case by Mrs. Iiva Limberg of Toronto (printed ’Tiva Limbers’): the Canadian coat of arms in colour, bordered with trilliums, maple and oak leaves, acorns, grapes and wheat. A fireside bellows was also shown.
- 1 April 1952 · On Newspapers.com
Creative Leathercraft Society exhibition, Ryerson Institute Library, April 1952
The Globe and Mail, p. 10
Listing for the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s exhibition at the Ryerson Institute Library, Toronto, open evenings 1 to 3 April 1952. One of the society’s first public exhibitions, held in the year after its founding.
- 12 April 1952 · On Newspapers.com
Leathercraft Gains High Peaks: Reta Larmour, Don McKinnon and Jane, 1952
The Globe and Mail, p. 3
Photo item from April 1952 on the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft. Mrs. R. K. (Reta) Larmour of Toronto, secretary of the national society, holds a hand-tooled leather ’painting’; Don McKinnon of Toronto is shown with his daughter Jane. The caption calls the society the first of its kind in America.
- 12 April 1952 · On Newspapers.com
New Canadian Society Is First on Continent: Mrs. Clifford Roscoe’s bellows, 1952
The Globe and Mail, p. 3
Globe and Mail report of April 1952 on the year-old Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, described as the first society of its kind on the continent; its officials argued that Canada’s top leather workers belonged in the art galleries. It shows a wood and leather bellows and a pair of intricately tooled shoes by Mrs. Clifford (Edith) Roscoe of Weston.
- 3 June 1952 · On Newspapers.com
Canadian Arts Council admits Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, 1952
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 17
Report of the Canadian Arts Council’s sixth annual conference, at which the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft was admitted to membership, a year after the society was founded. The report also lists the Council’s newly elected executive.
- Magazine or journal14 June 1952 · Magazine or journal
The new Society launches a travelling exhibition
Leather and Shoes
The trade paper reports that the newly formed Society has launched a travelling exhibition of fifty handmade belts, wallets, gloves, writing cases, luggage and other leather goods, to be shown through Ontario and Quebec.
- 16 October 1952 · On Newspapers.com
Shoe and Leather Fair, Toronto 1952: Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft
The Toronto Star, p. 26
Advertisement for the Canadian Shoe and Leather Fair, Toronto, 17 and 18 October 1952, billed as the first of its kind in Canada. Among the displays it announces a special display by the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, then in its second year.
- 3 December 1952 · On Newspapers.com
Reta Larmour takes the CSCL travelling exhibition to M’Lady fair, Montreal, 1952
The Toronto Star, p. 32
Social note reporting that Mrs. R. K. (Reta) Larmour, chairman of the travelling exhibition committee of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, was in Montreal with the society’s exhibition at the M’Lady fair, December 1952.
- Archives and reports1953 · Archives and reports
“Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft”, a file of 1953–1956
Library and Archives Canada
A file in the fonds of the Canadian Conference of the Arts (MG28-I189, volume 27), open for consultation in Ottawa.
- 10 January 1953 · On Newspapers.com
Creative Arts Body Widens Its Influence: Stasia Evasuk on the CSCL, 1953
Star Weekly, p. 22
Stasia Evasuk’s Star Weekly feature on the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft in its second year. It names Reta Larmour as exhibition chairman and says the travelling exhibition ’Canadian Handmades in Leather’ had toured centres in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan for almost a year.
- Magazine or journal24 January 1953 · Magazine or journal
Reta Larmour takes the travelling exhibit across the country
Saturday Night
The magazine describes Reta Larmour taking a travelling exhibit around the country for the Society, and her husband, Dr. R. K. Larmour, become practically an authority on dyeing leather.
- 27 January 1953 · On Newspapers.com
Leatherwork demonstrators at the Hobby and Homecraft Show, Toronto 1953
The Globe and Mail, p. 12
Preview of the Canadian International Hobby and Homecraft Show at the Coliseum, Toronto, 6 to 14 February 1953. Leathercraft is ranked among the leading Canadian handicrafts, and the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft is to present demonstrations; Edith Roscoe is pictured.
- Newspaper28 March 1953 · Newspaper
Canadian Handmades in Leather at the Peterborough Public Library
Peterborough Examiner
The paper announces the Society’s travelling exhibition at the library on 1 April 1953, sponsored by the city’s Recreation Commission. Its photograph of the show names Mrs. Rita Larmour of Toronto as the exhibition’s chairman.
- 19 June 1953 · On Newspapers.com
Leathercraft Body Holds Annual Meet: CSCL annual meeting, June 1953
The Toronto Star, p. 30
Report of the 1953 annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft. Deane Russell was re-elected president and Edith Roscoe secretary; members were named to Fellowship and associate standing; Ralph K. Larmour showed slides; Thor Hansen spoke on ’Design for Leathercraft’.
- 16 October 1953 · On Newspapers.com
CSCL sends 60 pieces to the first British International Handicraft show, 1953
The Globe and Mail, p. 16
The Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft sent a special exhibit of 60 pieces of members’ work to the first British International Handicraft, Homecraft and Hobby show, 1953: an early showing of Canadian creative leatherwork abroad.
- 26 November 1953 · On Newspapers.com
Canadian leatherwork at Olympia, London: Mona Purser, November 1953
The Globe and Mail, p. 16
Mona Purser’s Homemaker column, November 1953: the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft sent an invitation exhibit of 60 hand-crafted leather articles, lent by members, to the first International Handicrafts, Homecrafts and Hobbies Exhibition at Olympia, London, England, in October 1953.
- 5 January 1954 · On Newspapers.com
Reta Larmour and daughter Ann prepare the CSCL Hobby Show exhibit, 1954
The Globe and Mail, p. 9
Globe and Mail item of January 1954: Mrs. R. K. (Reta) Larmour and her daughter Ann were busy with the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s exhibit for that year’s Canadian International Hobby and Homecraft Show, 5 to 13 February 1954.
- 3 February 1954 · On Newspapers.com
Canadian International Hobby and Homecraft Show, Toronto, February 1954
The Toronto Star, p. 10
Advertisement for the Canadian International Hobby and Homecraft Show at the C.N.E. Coliseum, Toronto, February 1954, where the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft mounted a display of members’ work.
- 7 September 1954 · On Newspapers.com
Leather carving and glove-making demonstrations at the CNE, 1954
Toronto Telegram, p. 12
Toronto Telegram note of the craft demonstrations in the handicrafts room of the Women’s Building at the CNE, September 1954: Don MacKinnon demonstrated leather carving and Clarice Packham showed how to make leather gloves, both members of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 20 April 1955 · On Newspapers.com
International Assembly of Leathercraftsmen at the Royal York, May 1955
The Globe and Mail, p. 4
Notice of the International Assembly of Leathercraftsmen to be held at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, 7 and 8 May 1955, sponsored by the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 9 May 1955 · On Newspapers.com
Leather portraits of pioneer Canadians at the first International Assembly, 1955
The Globe and Mail, p. 4
Report of the first International Assembly of leathercraftsmen in Toronto, May 1955, sponsored by the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft. More than 500 commercial leather workers and hobbyists from Canada and the United States attended; experts demonstrated tooling and carving, and leather portraits of pioneer Canadians were shown.
- 9 October 1955 · On Newspapers.com
Dr. Ralph K. Larmour to address the Frontier Leather Art Guild, Buffalo, 1955
Buffalo Courier-Express, p. 32
Buffalo Courier-Express notice, October 1955: Dr. Ralph K. Larmour of Toronto, president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, was to speak to the Frontier Leather Art Guild on originality in leather design. His wife Reta was to demonstrate leather colouring, and Don McKinnon caricatures in leather.
- 14 October 1955 · On Newspapers.com
Dr. Larmour, CSCL president, to speak to the Etobicoke Community Art Group, 1955
The Toronto Star, p. 39
Toronto Star report of the Etobicoke Community Art Group’s opening meeting, October 1955: Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, was to speak on ’Creative Use of Leisure Time’.
- 16 October 1955 · On Newspapers.com
’Creative Inertia’ Got You? Pick Hobby: Dr. Ralph Larmour in Buffalo, 1955
Buffalo Courier-Express, p. 31
Buffalo Courier-Express feature, October 1955, on Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, director of research at Maple Leaf Milling and president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, who had taken up leatherwork seven years before. He argues that a craft is a cure for ’creative inertia’: people want to carry an idea through with their own hands. Don McKinnon is pictured with him.
- 17 November 1955 · On Newspapers.com
First CSCL exhibition and sale, Canadian Handicrafts Guild, November 1955
The Globe and Mail, p. 14
Notice of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s first exhibition and sale, 18 and 19 November 1955, at the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 77 Bloor St. W., Toronto. The sale became a yearly event at the Guild.
- 18 November 1955 · On Newspapers.com
All-Canada exhibits at the leathercraft sale, Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 1955
The Toronto Star, p. 36
Star report on the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s two-day exhibition and sale at the Canadian Handicrafts Guild: more than 300 pieces sent by members from across Canada, most of original design with Canadian scenes and symbols. Jean Newton served on the committee.
- 1 March 1956 · On Newspapers.com
Dr. Larmour, CSCL president, at the Etobicoke Community Art Group, 1956
Etobicoke Guardian, p. 3
Meeting notice of the Etobicoke Community Art Group, March 1956, at which Dr. Larmour, president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, was to speak on the creative use of leisure time.
- 1 March 1956 · On Newspapers.com
Etobicoke Community Art Group: Dr. Larmour on the creative use of leisure, 1956
Etobicoke Press, p. 10
Etobicoke Press notice, March 1956: Dr. Ralph Larmour, president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, was guest speaker at the Etobicoke Community Art Group on the ’Creative Use of Leisure Time’, with a display of the group’s painting classes.
- 20 April 1956 · On Newspapers.com
CSCL annual meeting at Ryerson Institute of Technology, 21 April 1956
The Toronto Star, p. 40
Listing for the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft at Ryerson Institute of Technology, 50 Gould St., Toronto, 21 April 1956, 9.15 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
- 20 April 1956 · On Newspapers.com
Ryerson Features Leathercraft Show, April 1956
The Toronto Star, p. 40
Star note on the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s show of members’ work at Ryerson Institute of Technology, Toronto, held with its annual meeting in April 1956.
- 29 May 1956 · On Newspapers.com
Canadian Handicrafts Guild tea: Reta Larmour and Jean Newton pour, May 1956
The Toronto Star, p. 8
Social report of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild’s tea and studio tour, May 1956. Mrs. R. K. Larmour and Jean Newton poured for the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 24 August 1956 · On Newspapers.com
CNE handicraft winners, 1956: leathercraft prizes to CSCL members
The Toronto Star, p. 33
Toronto Star list of CNE handicraft winners, August 1956. In leathercraft: Mrs. Anne Hook (printed ’Hock’), Robert Muma, D. W. MacKinnon, Clarice Packham, Mrs. Jean Agnew, Miss H. E. Arnold of Kirkland Lake and Endel Ruberg of Montreal, many of them members of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 25 August 1956 · On Newspapers.com
Craft Contest Prize Winners at the CNE, 1956: the leathercraft list
Toronto Telegram, p. 28
Toronto Telegram report of the Dominion-wide craft competition held by the Canadian Handicrafts Guild at the CNE, August 1956. Leathercraft prizes went to Mrs. Anne Hook, Robert Muma, D. W. MacKinnon, Miss Clarice Packham, Mrs. Jean Agnew, Miss H. J. Arnold of Kirkland Lake and Endel Ruberg of Montreal.
- 16 October 1956 · On Newspapers.com
Leathercraft Group Formed in Hamilton, 1956: the start of the Hamilton Branch
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 28
Hamilton Spectator report of the meeting that formed a Hamilton leathercraft group, October 1956, at the Hamilton Recreation Centre. Dr. Ralph Larmour spoke on Canadian leather decoration, introduced by Fred Brown; Mrs. Don (Jean) Newton, president of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, presided. Mrs. A. L. (Irva) Ford was elected chairman.
- Magazine or journalNovember 1956 · Magazine or journal
The Society in The Leather Craftsman, 1956–1961
The Leather Craftsman
The American magazine listed the Society among the leathercraft guilds of North America in some twenty-five issues from its first, November–December 1956, as “a national association of local branches and individual members”. It also reported a return visit to the Rochester Guild, the Society at the third International Assembly of Leather Craftsmen, Robert Muma as one of its founders, Fred Brown as its President, and a regional meeting at Vineland, Ontario.
March–April 1957 · July–August 1957 · January–February 1958 · July–August 1958 · January–February 1961
- 9 April 1957 · On Newspapers.com
Mrs. A. L. Ford Is Honored: Hamilton guild chairman made a CSCL associate, 1957
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 27
Mrs. A. L. (Irva) Ford, chairman of the Hamilton Leathercraft Guild, was one of seven associates accepted into the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft at its annual meeting at Ryerson Institute of Technology, 1957. She later became the society’s national president.
- 19 November 1957 · On Newspapers.com
Leathercraft Christmas sale, Canadian Handicrafts Guild, November 1957
The Toronto Star, p. 27
Notice of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s Christmas exhibition and sale at the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 77 Bloor St. W., Toronto, November 1957.
- 21 November 1957 · On Newspapers.com
CSCL Christmas exhibition and sale, 22–23 November 1957
The Toronto Star, p. 35
Listing for the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s exhibition and sale at the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, Toronto, 22 and 23 November 1957.
- Book1958 · Book
“To improve public taste”
The Arts in Canada (1958)
In A. T. Galt Durnford’s pages on the crafts, the book says that the Society “has sought by exhibition and display to improve public taste”, and names Endel Ruberg among the craftsmen it drew in (p. 158).
- 23 April 1958 · On Newspapers.com
Leathercrafters Elect Officers: Fred Brown CSCL president, 1958
The Globe and Mail, p. 13
Globe and Mail report of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s 1958 annual meeting at the Ryerson Institute of Technology, Toronto, at which Fred Brown was elected president.
- 6 December 1958 · On Newspapers.com
Ontario College of Art design seminars for four craft guilds, 1958
The Globe and Mail, p. 15
The Ontario College of Art planned design seminars for February and March 1959 for four guilds: the Canadian Guild of Potters, the Metal Arts Guild, the Spinners and Weavers of Ontario, and the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft. An example of the society’s early emphasis on original design.
- 14 March 1959 · On Newspapers.com
Leather Guild Elects Officers: Mrs. A. L. Ford chairman in Hamilton, 1959
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 13
Mrs. A. L. (Irva) Ford was elected chairman of the Hamilton Leathercraft Guild at its annual meeting, March 1959. The Hamilton guild’s members belonged to the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, and the group later became the society’s Hamilton Branch.
- 19 November 1959 · On Newspapers.com
Annual leathercraft exhibit and sale, 24–28 November 1959
The Globe and Mail, p. 17
Globe and Mail note on the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s annual exhibit and sale at the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, Toronto, 24 to 28 November 1959.
- 25 November 1959 · On Newspapers.com
Society of Creative Leathercraft annual exhibition and sale, November 1959
The Toronto Star, p. 54
Listing: the society’s annual exhibition and sale at the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 77 Bloor St. W., Toronto, 24 to 28 November 1959, 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Fridays until 9.
1960s (25)
- 12 April 1960 · On Newspapers.com
Hamilton Guild wins the Weston Trophy at the CSCL’s 10th annual meeting, 1960
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 23
The Hamilton guild was awarded the Weston Trophy at the 10th annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, held at Woodgreen Community Centre, Toronto, April 1960.
- 9 November 1960 · On Newspapers.com
CSCL annual Christmas sale and exhibition, 77 Bloor St. W., November 1960
The Globe and Mail, p. 13
Globe and Mail listing for the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s annual Christmas sale and exhibition at 77 Bloor St. W., Toronto (the Canadian Handicrafts Guild), 11 and 12 November 1960.
- 31 January 1961 · On Newspapers.com
Hobbies into money: Clarice Packham’s gloves at The Treasure Chest, 1961
The Globe and Mail, p. 11
Kay Rex in the Globe and Mail, January 1961, on The Treasure Chest, a Toronto shop selling work by about 40 craftspeople. Clarice Packham, a Weston teacher known for leathercraft and especially gloves, kept the shop supplied; she had begun leatherwork as a Y.W.C.A. volunteer and held Fellowship in the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 4 March 1961 · On Newspapers.com
Clarice Packham’s snakeskin purse and gloves in a Lord Simcoe window, 1961
Toronto Telegram, p. 31
Toronto Telegram note, March 1961, on a window display of Toronto women’s craftsmanship at the Lord Simcoe hotel, including Clarice Packham’s purse and gloves in Javanese snakeskin. Miss Packham was a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 10 May 1961 · On Newspapers.com
Study, Exhibit Leathercrafts: 7th International Assembly, Vineland, 1961
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 49
Dulce Waller’s Hamilton Spectator photo story, May 1961, on the Seventh International Assembly of Leathercraftsmen at Prudhomme’s Garden Centre Motel, Vineland, Ontario: almost 300 members and guests met to exchange ideas, see antique and modern work and attend workshop demonstrations.
- 9 November 1961 · On Newspapers.com
Leathercraft Christmas exhibition, Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 1961
The Globe and Mail, p. 25
Notice of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s Christmas exhibition and sale at the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, Toronto, November 1961.
- 15 November 1961 · On Newspapers.com
Leathercraft Sale, Canadian Handicrafts Guild, November 1961
The Toronto Star, p. 67
Star listing for the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s exhibition and sale at the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 77 Bloor St. W., Toronto, week of 15 November 1961.
- 20 November 1963 · On Newspapers.com
Ninth annual leathercraft sale: a Canada geese plaque, 1963
The Globe and Mail, p. 13
Globe and Mail item on the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s ninth annual exhibition and sale, November 1963, featuring a tooled leather plaque of Canada geese.
- 19 November 1964 · On Newspapers.com
A Swirl of Maple Leaves for Christmas: 10th annual leathercraft sale, 1964
The Globe and Mail, p. 18
Globe and Mail feature on the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’s 10th annual exhibition and sale, November 1964, with members’ work decorated with maple leaves.
- 20 August 1965 · On Newspapers.com
To Display And Teach Leathercraft: Irva Ford’s CNE first prize, 1965
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 21
Mrs. Arthur (Irva) Ford was the only Hamilton prize winner in the Canadian Handicraft Guild leathercraft competition at the Canadian National Exhibition, 1965: first prize for the best piece of decorated moulded leather and honourable mention for a leather-covered box. She taught leathercraft and was a leading member of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 27 September 1965 · On Newspapers.com
Many-talented fingers work at ’Unique Crafts’: Evelyn Burgess, Hamilton, 1965
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 27
Hamilton Spectator profile of Evelyn Burgess, who opened Unique Crafts, a small leather shop near Clappison’s Corners on Highway 5, in 1965: handbags, wallets, stools and coffee tables with stained and modelled calfskin designs, and tooled cowhide. She learned leathercraft in art classes in Dover, England, and came to Hamilton in 1951. She was later a member of the Executive Council of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 7 October 1966 · On Newspapers.com
Leathercraft demonstrations at Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1966
The Globe and Mail, p. 14
Members of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft demonstrated leatherwork at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto, in October 1966, alongside demonstrations of chair caning and rag-doll making.
- 17 November 1966 · On Newspapers.com
Hamilton Branch of the CSCL marks its 10th anniversary, 1966
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 43
Notice of the dinner marking the 10th anniversary of the Hamilton Branch of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, November 1966. Guests were received by branch president Alvin Haig and past president Mrs. Harold Wilson.
- Book1967 · Book
Five active guilds
A Heritage of Canadian Handicrafts (1967)
From Mrs. Robert Muma, then the Society’s President, the book reports active guilds at Barrie, London, Hamilton, Belleville and Toronto (p. 141).
- Kept by the SocietyAugust 1967 · In the Society’s papers
Mrs. Gladys Riddell (staff news)
Bell Canada staff bulletin, Toronto
A staff-news item in Bell Canada’s bulletin for its Toronto operators congratulating Gladys Riddell on her year’s leathercraft prizes. It credits her with the most points for her branch in the Society’s trophy competition, two craftsman awards at the International Assembly held in Toronto that April, and second place in leathercraft at the C.N.E.
- Archives and reports1968 · Archives and reports
“Leather Today” in the Circulating Exhibition Catalogue 1968–69
Art Gallery of Ontario
The gallery’s catalogue lists “Leather Today”, an exhibition assembled by the Society with a grant from the Community Programs Division of the Ontario Department of Education.
- 9 April 1968 · On Newspapers.com
Hamilton members at the CSCL annual meeting, 1968
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 34
The Hamilton Spectator reports that Hamilton leathercraft members attended the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, held in Toronto, April 1968.
- 10 August 1968 · On Newspapers.com
Something on the side: craft booths at a Toronto folk festival, August 1968
The Toronto Telegram, p. 51
Toronto Telegram report, 10 August 1968, on the craft booths at a folk festival, organized by the singer Larena Clark and her husband Gordon: pottery, a totem pole carved on site, rug-hooking, weaving, Indigenous crafts and leather sandals. The Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft had a working demonstration by several women, headed by Gladys Riddell, with wallets, purses and other leather items.
- Kept by the Society2 October 1968 · In the Society’s papers
Creative Leathercraft branch organized
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock
A photograph and report of the first meeting of the Society’s new Woodstock Branch, fourteen members strong, at the home of its president, Mrs. James Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Haig of Hamilton led the work session: he showed the members how to cut their own lacing and make one-piece wallets, and she demonstrated turning corners in leather.
- Kept by the SocietyJanuary 1969 · In the Society’s papers
Creative Leathercraft (notice)
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock (probably)
A community notice inviting craftsmen to the Woodstock Branch’s demonstration and workshop meeting on Thursday 30 January, where Mrs. Ford of Hamilton, a fellow member of the Society, was to show how leather trays are moulded and dyed.
- Kept by the Society4 February 1969 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft guild at work
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock, p. 8
A photo feature on the Woodstock Branch, which the paper calls a local branch of the Canadian Leathercraft Guild. Irva Ford of Hamilton is shown teaching the members to make hand-shaped and tooled leather trays, and the members found their leather discs large enough to make fruit bowls; Mrs. James Reynolds is named as branch president.
- Kept by the SocietyMarch 1969 · In the Society’s papers
Leatherworkers (notice)
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock (probably)
A community notice inviting leather workers to a session on dyeing techniques at the Woodstock Branch on 3 April, led by a teacher from the London Branch whose name the paper misprints; she was Helen Wheaton.
- 22 March 1969 · On Newspapers.com
Hamilton Branch hosts the CSCL annual meeting, 1969
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 58
The Hamilton Branch of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft was host to the society’s annual meeting at the Scottish Rite Club, Hamilton, March 1969, with clubs from London, Barrie, Toronto, Belleville and Woodstock represented.
- Kept by the Society20 October 1969 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft has made her a top prize winner
Bell Canada staff paper, Toronto Area
A Bell Canada staff-paper profile of Gladys Riddell, a switchboard operator with 24 years’ service, who that year won three major leathercraft awards at the C.N.E., among them the Chatelaine Award for the exhibitor with the most points across five categories, and her fourth first prize there in a row. It tells how she took up the craft eight years before, mentions her Associate standing in the Society and her hope of becoming a Fellow, and describes how she moulds heavy leather by hand.
- 24 October 1969 · On Newspapers.com
See and buy: Al Haig at the Hamilton Artisans’ Guild show and sale, 1969
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 10
Hamilton Spectator picture page by Tom Daly, 24 October 1969, on the Hamilton Artisans’ Guild’s annual show and sale at the Royal Botanical Gardens headquarters in Burlington. One photograph shows the leather craftsman Al Haig at work, with all eyes on him. Al Haig was a member of the Hamilton branch of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
1970s (60)
- Kept by the SocietyFebruary 1970 · In the Society’s papers
Exhibition: Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft (listing)
A Toronto paper
A listing for the Society’s exhibition at the Library in Toronto City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square, open on weekdays from 9 to 27 February 1970.
- Kept by the Society28 April 1970 · In the Society’s papers
Local leathercraftsmen at convention
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock
Five members of the Woodstock Branch attended the International Assembly of Leathercraftsmen in Toronto, which drew about 150 craftsmen from across North America. Mrs. James Reynolds and Mrs. Angus McLean passed their tests for Associate standing, Mrs. McLean taking the Society’s pin for the highest marks in the Associate class, and both won ribbons; the paper names Mrs. Arthur Ford as the Society’s president and Mrs. Robert Muma as chairman of the event.
- 5 October 1970 · On Newspapers.com
Leading Chemist Dies at 75: Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, 1970
The Sault Star, p. 19
Sault Star printing of the Canadian Press obituary of Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, cereal chemist, who died at Grimsby, Ontario, in October 1970 aged 75. Outside his science he was a leading figure in Canadian leathercraft and president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft in the 1950s.
- 5 October 1970 · On Newspapers.com
Obituary: Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, research director, Maple Leaf Mills, 1970
Welland Evening Tribune, p. 14
Canadian Press obituary of Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, a leading cereal chemist, who died at Grimsby, Ontario, on Saturday 3 October 1970, aged 75: Defence Research Board member, delegate to the founding conference of UNESCO, research director of Maple Leaf Mills to 1963. The notice does not say so, but he was also an early president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 5 October 1970 · On Newspapers.com
Ralph Larmour, 75, leading Canadian cereal chemist: Toronto Daily Star, 1970
The Toronto Star, p. 32
Toronto Daily Star obituary, 5 October 1970, of Dr. Ralph Kenneth Larmour, 75, cereal chemist, who died at his home in Grimsby on Saturday 3 October: Military Medal, degrees from Saskatchewan and Minnesota, research director at Maple Leaf Mills until 1963, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. The notice does not say so, but he was an early president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 5 October 1970 · On Newspapers.com
Ralph Larmour, chemist, dead: Niagara Falls Review, October 1970
Niagara Falls Review, p. 13
Niagara Falls Review printing of the Canadian Press obituary of Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, a leading cereal chemist, who died at Grimsby in October 1970 aged 75. He was also an early president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft; his wife Reta Larmour was among its first officers.
- 5 October 1970 · On Newspapers.com
Saskatoon remembers Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, cereal chemist, 1970
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, p. 4
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix obituary, October 1970: Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, former professor at the University of Saskatchewan, came to the province in 1927 to head a cereal chemistry project and from 1945 directed the National Research Council’s prairie laboratory. In Toronto he was a leading leathercraftsman and president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 6 October 1970 · On Newspapers.com
Chemist Dies: Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, 1970
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, p. 13
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder printing of the Canadian Press obituary of Dr. Ralph K. Larmour, cereal chemist, Defence Research Board member and UNESCO delegate, who died aged 75 in October 1970. He was also an early president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 19 January 1971 · On Newspapers.com
Endel Ruberg shows leather work and watercolours, Sault Ste. Marie library, 1971
The Sault Star, p. 13
Linda Richardson’s profile of Endel Ruberg, the Estonian painter and leather artist of Montreal, as his show opened in the Centennial Room of the Sault Ste. Marie public library: 30 watercolours, 30 works on leather, three inlays and work on seasoned wood. It describes his relief paintings on untreated leather, his Seven Days of Creation, and the leathercraft workshop he gave that week. He was a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- Kept by the Society27 February 1971 · In the Society’s papers
City will host annual meeting of Leathercraft Society
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock
A note supplied by the Woodstock Branch, formed in March 1968 and then twenty women strong under its president, Mrs. James Reynolds, announcing that it would host the Society’s twenty-first annual meeting on 17 April at Old St. Paul’s Anglican Church. It lists the six branches expected, the branch’s aims, and the workshops it had held the year before, from lace-cutting and tray-moulding to jewellery, handbag design and dyeing.
- Kept by the SocietyMarch 1971 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft group elects new officers
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock (probably)
The Woodstock Branch’s newly elected officers, with Mrs. Carol McLean as president and Mrs. Beula Reynolds as past president and programme convener, and the branch’s work session making name tags for the Society’s twenty-first annual meeting at Woodstock on 17 April 1971.
- Kept by the SocietyApril 1971 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft society meets
A regional paper, possibly The London Free Press
A photograph from the Society’s twenty-first annual meeting at Old St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Woodstock: Mrs. Angus McLean, president of the host Woodstock branch, discusses a leather wall plaque with Mrs. Carl Creamer and Mrs. James Reynolds.
- Kept by the SocietyApril 1971 · In the Society’s papers
Woodstock site for leathercraft national meeting
A regional paper, possibly The London Free Press
Looking ahead to the Society’s annual meeting at Old St. Paul’s Anglican Church on 17 April 1971, the paper lists the afternoon demonstrations planned by the six branches, among them dyeing, lace cutting, tool sharpening, round braiding and picture frames, the business meeting under Irva Ford, the national president, and the after-dinner speaker. Mrs. Angus McLean, the incoming Woodstock president, describes the branch’s aims of furthering leathercraft and supplying teachers for night schools.
- Kept by the Society20 April 1971 · In the Society’s papers
Woodstock Branch of CSCL is host to annual meeting
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock, p. 6
The paper’s account of the Society’s twenty-first annual meeting at Old St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Woodstock, where 110 people registered against the 80 expected, with a photograph of Irva Ford, the Society’s president, cutting the anniversary cake among the six branch presidents. Carol McLean, the Woodstock president, explains the three levels of membership, General, Associate and Fellow; the article lists the wide range of pieces on show and the evening’s speaker, the florist Henry Bruines Jr.
- 7 August 1971 · On Newspapers.com
Mother and daughter learn leathercraft, win CNE prizes: Hamilton, 1971
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 50
Hamilton Spectator feature on Mrs. Jonasson and her daughter Karen, who learned leathercraft in Irva Ford’s adult classes at Westdale Secondary School and took three prizes in the CNE handicraft competition. It explains how members of the Hamilton Branch of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft worked toward associate standing; Mrs. Ford was then the society’s national president.
- 13 May 1972 · On Newspapers.com
Zena Cherry, 1972: Irva Ford president, Olivia Smith exhibition chairman
The Globe and Mail, p. 32
Zena Cherry’s Globe and Mail social column, May 1972, on the leathercraft society: Mrs. Irva Ford of Hamilton was president and Olivia Smith of Toronto exhibition chairman. Founded 22 years before to promote leather as a handicraft, with high standards; members advance from General to Associate to Fellow, and there were then 45 Associates and 21 Fellows.
- Kept by the Society19 May 1972 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft display open
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock, p. 6
A staff photograph and note on the leathercraft exhibition sponsored by the Woodstock Branch at the Woodstock Art Gallery, with four pieces of North American Indian leatherwork lent by the Royal Ontario Museum among the work on show. Carol McLean, Beulah Reynolds and Grace Holmes, the branch’s president, vice-president and treasurer, are shown at the display, in which all three had work.
- Kept by the SocietyJune 1972 · In the Society’s papers
Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft (22nd Annual Meeting and Woodstock exhibition)
A craft bulletin, p. 11
A craft bulletin’s report of the Society’s twenty-second Annual Meeting at Barrie on 22 April 1972, with a Life Membership for Cathryn Bonis, Jessie Little and Gladys Riddell welcomed as Fellows, Helen Wheaton installed as President, and the Weston Trophy to the Toronto Branch. It goes on to the Society’s exhibition at the Woodstock Art Gallery from 13 May to 3 June 1972, chaired by Olivia Smith, with a case of North American Indian leather artifacts lent by the Royal Ontario Museum.
- Kept by the Society27 June 1972 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft end meetings
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock
A report of the Woodstock Branch’s last meeting of the 1971–72 season, at which Hilda Darbyshire was welcomed as a new member. The branch planned to show, sell and staff the Society’s exhibit at the C.N.E. in Toronto, with a work meeting at Tillsonburg in July to prepare pieces for the sale; a member showed slides of New Zealand and Australia.
- 8 November 1972 · On Newspapers.com
Irva Ford wins the top prize at the Artisans Guild of Hamilton show, 1972
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 48
Irva Ford of Hamilton took top honours at the 12th annual exhibition and sale of the Artisans Guild of Hamilton, RBG headquarters, November 1972: the Canadian Guild of Crafts award for the best entry, a leather belt, and the Tandy leather prize for craftsmanship and design. She was then president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- Archives and reports1973 · Archives and reports
The London and Woodstock branches in two reports
Ontario Legislature, Select Committee on the Utilization of Educational Facilities
The committee named the Society’s London and Woodstock branches in its interim (1973) and final (1975) reports.
- Kept by the SocietyApril 1973 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft group meets
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock (probably)
A report of the Woodstock Branch’s meeting of 19 April 1973 at Springbank Public School, where Clara Cavanagh, chairman of the Council of Fellows, came from Barrie to demonstrate handbag assembly. It looks ahead to the Society’s twenty-third annual meeting at Weston on 5 May, with Paul Bennett of the Canadian Guild of Crafts as speaker and Woodstock pieces entered for the Weston Trophy.
- 17 May 1973 · On Newspapers.com
Leather belt, doll win crafts prizes: Irva Ford, first Eedee craft awards, 1973
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 61
Hamilton Spectator report of Ontario’s first provincial Eedee craft design awards, May 1973, from the Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Irva Ford of Hamilton won a first prize for a woman’s leather belt; Deanna Skye of Ohsweken won for a corn husk doll. Mrs. Ford was a president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft in the early 1970s.
- 15 August 1973 · On Newspapers.com
Criticism of quality at CNE exhibit: Kay Kritzwiser, 1973, Irva Ford
The Globe and Mail, p. 15
Kay Kritzwiser’s Globe and Mail review of the CNE crafts competition organized by the Canadian Guild of Crafts, August 1973, in which the judges questioned the quality of much of the 530 items entered. Among the award winners named are Irva Ford of Hamilton and Rex Lingwood of Schomberg.
- Kept by the Society25 February 1974 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft consumes time, results rewarding
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock
A long staff profile of Carol McLean, then in her third year as Woodstock Branch president, the Society’s recording secretary and a night-school teacher of leathercraft at College Avenue Secondary School. It follows a hide from fleshing and tanning to the leatherworker’s bench, and lets her describe her own work: designs and working drawings, tooling and carving, free-form moulding and cuir bouilli, saddle stitching and finishing, and handbags that can take fifty hours.
- Kept by the SocietyMarch 1974 · In the Society’s papers
Leather flowers
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock (probably)
A report of the Woodstock Branch’s March 1974 meeting, at which Joy Hutcheson taught the members to make leather flowers. It notes the branch’s plan to show work at the Woodstock Library and Art Gallery in June, and the 23 May deadline for entries to Leather ’74 in Toronto, one of the exhibitions held with the World Crafts Council’s meeting there that summer.
- Kept by the Society30 March 1974 · In the Society’s papers
Artists in leather (officers, March 1974)
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock (probably)
A staff photograph of the Woodstock Branch at work at Springbank School, naming Kathleen O’Riley, the incoming president, Joy Hutcheson, Hilda Darbyshire and Carol McLean, the outgoing president.
- Kept by the Society4 April 1974 · In the Society’s papers
Elections are held
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock (probably)
The Woodstock Branch’s officers elected at its annual meeting in March 1974, with Kathleen O’Riley as president, and the lesson in round braiding that Edith Melchior of Tillsonburg and her daughter gave the members after the business meeting.
- Kept by the SocietyAugust 1974 · In the Society’s papers
Canadian National Exhibition ’74
A craft bulletin, probably the Canadian Guild of Crafts (Ontario), p. 9
A craft bulletin’s preview of the C.N.E. ’74 show sponsored by the Canadian Guild of Crafts (Ontario), at the Better Living Building from 14 August to 2 September 1974, for which 114 of more than 600 entries were accepted. It names the jurors, and its one photograph is of a laminated leather box by Anne Hook, printed there as Ann Hook.
- Kept by the SocietyOctober 1974 · In the Society’s papers
Artists in leather (September meeting, 1974)
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock (probably)
A report of the Woodstock Branch’s September 1974 meeting, chaired by Kay O’Riley, with plans for a design workshop by Pat Hart on 5 October and a demonstration by Hilda Darbyshire. It announces that Nora Huyck, misprinted as Nora Height, would demonstrate moulded leather trays at the October meeting.
- Kept by the Society7 October 1974 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft workshop held in Woodstock
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock
A staff photograph of the design workshop that Pat Hart, a teacher of interior design at Georgian College, Barrie, gave the Society in Woodstock, hosted by Hilda Darbyshire.
- Kept by the Society31 October 1974 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft tips
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock
A staff photograph of Nora Huyck of Newmarket, a member of the Society, who was the guest speaker at the October 1974 meeting of the Woodstock leathercraft group at Springbank Public School.
- Kept by the Society30 November 1974 · In the Society’s papers
Creative leathercraft instruction
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock, p. 6
A staff photograph of the Woodstock Branch at work: its president, Kay O’Riley, is taught by Edith Melchior of Tillsonburg, a Fellow of the Society.
- 30 May 1975 · On Newspapers.com
Mrs. Irva Ford of Hamilton wins an award for leatherwork, 1975
St. Catharines Standard, p. 8
St. Catharines Standard column, May 1975: Mrs. Irva Ford of Hamilton won an award for her leatherwork, and, the writer adds, wins at most of the shows she attends. Mrs. Ford was a president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft in the early 1970s.
- Kept by the Society7 July 1975 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft Society tours pottery studio
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock
A report of the Woodstock Branch’s June 1975 picnic at the pottery studio of Roma Middleton, where Beulah Reynolds held the business meeting, members arranged to staff the Society’s booth at the C.N.E., and Carol McLean reported on the programme for 1975–76. Mrs. Middleton then showed the members her studio and her work.
- Kept by the Society3 October 1975 · In the Society’s papers
Craft group eyes spring competition
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock
A report of the Woodstock Branch’s early-autumn 1975 meeting, chaired by Beulah Reynolds, at which members were urged to prepare work for jurying by the Canadian Guild of Crafts in February 1976 for Leather ’76 in Toronto, and Edith Melchior showed how to assemble her leather plant hanger, her mystery pattern. It lists coming events: Jean Hunter demonstrating at the Terryberry Library, Hamilton, and Fred Brown on desk blotters at the October meeting.
- 6 March 1976 · On Newspapers.com
Leather ’76 at the Craft Gallery of the Ontario Crafts Council, March 1976
The Globe and Mail, p. 31
Listing for Leather ’76, the exhibition of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft at the Craft Gallery of the Ontario Crafts Council, 346 Dundas St. W., Toronto, 6 to 28 March 1976.
- Kept by the Society4 May 1977 · In the Society’s papers
Woodstock branch is host to leathercraft annual meet
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock (probably)
A full account of the Society’s twenty-seventh annual meeting, held at Stratford on 22–24 April 1977 with the Woodstock Branch as host and Carol McLean as chairman, attended by members from the Ontario branches and from Rochester, Buffalo and Detroit. It reports the business meeting under the president, May Corbett (printed Mary), the Weston Trophy to the Toronto Branch, a mock judging panel, the afternoon demonstrations and who gave them, and an evening talk on Indonesia by David Darbyshire.
- 9 May 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Ontario Crafts Council touring show, Art Gallery of Algoma, 1977: Irva Ford
The Sault Star, p. 20
Sault Star gallery listing, May 1977: the Ontario Crafts Council travelling craft exhibit and sale at the Art Gallery of Algoma, with textiles by Frances Downing, ceramics by Harlan House, glass by Roman Bartkiw, leatherwork by Irva Ford of Hamilton and enamels by Allan Perkins.
- 11 May 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Travelling craft exhibit opens at the Art Gallery of Algoma: Irva Ford’s leather
The Sault Star, p. 22
Sault Star feature, May 1977, on an Ontario Crafts Council touring exhibit funded by Wintario. Irva Ford of Hamilton, one of five craftsmen shown, moulded and stitched leather into jugs, vases, picture frames and a piggy bank, using cuir bouilli (baked leather) and hand saddle-stitching. She was a president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft in the early 1970s.
- 16 May 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Ontario crafts at the Station Tower gallery, Sault Ste. Marie, May 1977
The Sault Star, p. 22
Second Sault Star listing for the Ontario Crafts Council touring show at the Art Gallery of Algoma’s Station Tower gallery, May 1977, including leatherwork by Irva Ford of Hamilton, a leading member of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 21 May 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Folk Arts Festival crafts show at Fairview Mall, 1977: Irva Ford’s leather
St. Catharines Standard, p. 65
St. Catharines Standard preview, May 1977, of the Folk Arts Festival’s third invitational crafts show at Fairview Mall, with more than 30 crafters chosen from the year’s shows. Leatherwork was represented by the award-winning work of Irva Ford of Hamilton, a president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft in the early 1970s.
- 23 July 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Ontario Craft Council touring show in Oakville, summer 1977: Irva Ford, leather
The Globe and Mail, p. 31
Globe and Mail advertisement, July 1977, for an Oakville exhibition, 23 July to 7 September: ’In Praise of Clay’ by Oakville Art Society potters, with the Ontario Craft Council touring show of hangings by Don Stuart, leather by Irva Ford, batik by Anne Suzuki and enamels by Alan Perkins.
- 24 August 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Trial piece in leatherwork was a winner: Daniel Hanington at the CNE, 1977
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 37
A small moulded leather bird, which its maker called a trial piece, won second prize for Daniel Hanington of Hamilton in the leatherwork competition at the CNE, 1977. Mr. Hanington is described as a member of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 3 September 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Ruth Haig wins four CNE prizes for leatherwork, 1977
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 58
Ruth Haig of Hamilton, an associate member of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft and a pupil of Irva Ford, entered the CNE for the first time in 1977 and won four prizes for leatherwork: two firsts, a second and a third.
- 10 September 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Sixth Annual Fall Festival of Arts and Crafts, 1977: Irva Ford’s leatherwork
The Toronto Star, p. 60
Toronto Star preview of the Sixth Annual Fall Festival of Arts and Crafts, September 1977: ’for fine leatherwork, look for the booths of David Trotter and Irva Ford’, the latter described as a meticulous craftswoman whose work was rarely seen in Toronto. Mrs. Ford died a month later.
- 13 October 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Death notice of Irva E. Ford of Hamilton, Toronto Star, October 1977
The Toronto Star, p. 22
Toronto Star death notice for Irva E. Ford of Hamilton, who died at home on Wednesday 12 October 1977 in her 72nd year, widow of Arthur Ford. A leathercraft teacher and prize-winning craftswoman, she was a president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft and a founder of its Hamilton Branch.
- 13 October 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Obituary for Irva E. Ford, Hamilton Spectator, 13 October 1977
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 37
Hamilton Spectator death notice for Irva E. Ford, who died at home in Hamilton on 12 October 1977 in her 72nd year, widow of Arthur Ford. She chaired the Hamilton leathercraft group from its founding in 1956 and was later national president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 14 October 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Death notice of Irva E. Ford, Globe and Mail, 14 October 1977
The Globe and Mail, p. 41
Globe and Mail death notice for Irva E. Ford of Hamilton, who died 12 October 1977 in her 72nd year, widow of Arthur Ford. She was a national president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft and a much-awarded leatherworker.
- 14 October 1977 · On Newspapers.com
Irva E. Ford death notice, Hamilton Spectator, 14 October 1977
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 27
Second-day printing of the Hamilton Spectator death notice for Irva E. Ford, who died 12 October 1977 in her 72nd year. A prize-winning leatherworker and teacher, she was a president of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- Kept by the SocietyDecember 1977 · In the Society’s papers
Horticultural News & Notes: Swansea
The Villager, Toronto, p. 12
A community paper’s horticultural column reporting the Swansea Horticultural Society’s meeting of November 1977, at which Gladys Riddell, one of its members, demonstrated making a leather maple-leaf pin in ten steps. The column calls her President of the Society; she was then president of its Toronto Branch.
- Kept by the SocietyMarch 1978 · In the Society’s papers
Leathercraft skilled art
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock
A note on the Woodstock Branch under its president, Beulah Reynolds: its monthly meetings at Springbank Public School, the season’s programmes and who taught them, among them butterfly mobiles, masks, inverted carving and saddle-stitched bottles, Helen Wheaton’s two-day glove workshop, and a sandal workshop planned for April. It names the branch’s officers and notes that the 1978 annual meeting would be in Toronto.
- 1 April 1978 · On Newspapers.com
Canadian Leathercraft, the CSCL newsletter, noted in the Star, 1978
The Toronto Star, p. 113
The Toronto Star’s list of newsletters notes Canadian Leathercraft, published by the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft and free to members, with membership through Hope Drysdale of Hamilton.
- Kept by the SocietyMay 1978 · In the Society’s papers
Five winning pieces
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock (probably)
A staff photograph of Hilda Darbyshire and Carol McLean with the five pieces that won the Weston Trophy for the Woodstock Branch in 1978: flower wall plaques by Lorene Manuel, a handbag by Joy Hutcheson, a leather-covered bottle by Beula Reynolds, a sculpture by Madeleine Mitchell and a book cover by Carol McLean.
- 1 November 1978 · On Newspapers.com
Art, crafts displayed: CSCL leatherwork and Michelangelo at Etobicoke, 1978
The Toronto Star, p. 13
Notice that drawings by Michelangelo and seven display cases of work by the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft would be shown at the Etobicoke Civic Centre in November 1978.
- 1 November 1978 · On Newspapers.com
Michelangelo drawings and CSCL leathercraft at Etobicoke Civic Centre, 1978
Etobicoke Guardian, p. 38
Local notice: drawings by Michelangelo from the Art Gallery of Ontario, shown together with leathercraft by the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, at the Etobicoke Civic Centre, 3 to 30 November 1978.
- Newspaper1 November 1978 · Newspaper
The Norland group joins the Society
Haliburton County Echo
The paper reports the new Norland group’s affiliation with the Society.
- 6 November 1978 · On Newspapers.com
Displays at centre: CSCL members’ work at Etobicoke Civic Centre, 1978
The Toronto Star, p. 11
The Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft showed members’ work in seven display cases at the Etobicoke Civic Centre, November 1978, alongside reproductions of 55 works by Michelangelo.
- 18 November 1978 · On Newspapers.com
CSCL leathercraft display at Etobicoke Civic Centre Gallery, November 1978
The Toronto Star, p. 134
Listing for the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft’s display of leatherwork at the Etobicoke Civic Centre Gallery, to 29 November 1978.
- Newspaper22 November 1978 · Newspaper
A visit to Tom Spatfore at Coe Hill
Haliburton County Echo
The Norland members visit the leathercraftsman Tom Spatfore at Coe Hill.
1980s (22)
- Newspaper7 May 1980 · Newspaper
Two craftsman awards for Hilda Chynoweth
Haliburton County Echo
Hilda Chynoweth wins two craftsman awards at the Society’s convention in Belleville, 18–20 April 1980.
- Newspaper24 September 1980 · Newspaper
Hope Drysdale teaches cuir bouilli at Norland
Haliburton County Echo
Hope Drysdale, the Society’s President, teaches cuir bouilli at the Norland Community Hall.
- 26 June 1982 · On Newspapers.com
CSCL seventh biennial exhibition at Bramalea Civic Centre, 1982
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 23
Notice of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft’s seventh biennial exhibition at the Bramalea Civic Centre, 2 July to 1 August 1982 (Leather ’82).
- 20 July 1982 · On Newspapers.com
Leather ’82 at the Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery
The Toronto Star, p. 124
Listing for Leather ’82, works by members of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft, at the City of Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery, to 1 August 1982.
- 27 July 1982 · On Newspapers.com
Leather works: Leather ’82 continues in Brampton, July 1982
The Toronto Star, p. 124
Star listing: Leather ’82, featuring work by members of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft, continued at the Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery into August 1982.
- Newspaper18 May 1983 · Newspaper
A tea and bake sale
Haliburton County Echo
The Norland members hold a tea and bake sale.
- Archives and reports1984 · Archives and reports
Grants to the Woodstock and Hamilton branches, 1984–1988
Ontario Arts Council
The council’s annual reports record grants to the Society’s branches: to Woodstock, $3,500 in 1984–85, $2,250 in 1985–86 and $2,958 in 1986–87; to Hamilton, $3,000 in 1987–88.
- Newspaper25 April 1984 · Newspaper
Seven Norland members at the convention in Woodstock
Haliburton County Echo
Seven Norland members attend the Society’s 34th annual convention in Woodstock.
- 3 July 1984 · On Newspapers.com
Designs in leather at Scarborough Civic Centre, July 1984
The Toronto Star, p. 88
Listing: members of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft showing their work at the Scarborough Civic Centre through July 1984.
- 3 July 1984 · On Newspapers.com
Leather ’84: CSCL and the Estonian Art Centre at Scarborough Civic Centre, 1984
The Globe and Mail, p. 16
The Globe and Mail’s Diary lists an exhibit by the Estonian Art Centre and the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft at the Scarborough Civic Centre, until August: the Society’s juried Biennial Show, Leather ’84, which opened on 5 July 1984.
- 17 July 1984 · On Newspapers.com
Designs in leather: CSCL exhibition at Scarborough Civic Centre, 1984
The Toronto Star, p. 121
Second Star listing for the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft’s members’ exhibition at the Scarborough Civic Centre, July 1984.
- 12 January 1985 · On Newspapers.com
Artist promotes the fun of working with leather: Lillian Kay, Toronto Star, 1985
The Toronto Star, p. 142
Toronto Star crafts column by Ankaret Dean, January 1985, on the leather artist Lillian Kay (printed Kaye), working full-time in her Downsview studio, whose prize-winning leather pictures were touring North York’s public libraries. Her work had won awards at the big craft shows, among them the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft’s, printed here as Leatherwork. The Star also ran the column on 5 January 1985, page L8.
- Kept by the Societyabout March 1985 · In the Society’s papers
They turn crafts into works of art
Lindsay Daily Post
A Lindsay Daily Post feature on Paul and Beverley Williams, whose studio, gallery and shop in an old general store at Bethany was to be on the Victoria County Studio Tour, ahead of their show at the Lindsay Gallery. Beverley, who works mainly in fabric, describes weaving and texturing leather, Paul’s medium; Paul describes moulding leather over old hat moulds and wooden masks set into landscapes.
- 27 August 1986 · On Newspapers.com
Leather ’86 with Quilt Expressions and Leather Creations, 1986
Etobicoke Guardian, p. 11
Leather ’86, the biennial exhibition of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft, shown with quilts from the Oxford Quilters Guild and the Ontario Crafts Council’s travelling show Leather Creations; opened by Walter Sumahara of the Ontario Arts Council.
- Archives and reports1987 · Archives and reports
Madeleine Mitchell represents the Society
Ontario Crafts Council
The council’s annual report for 1987–88 names Madeleine Mitchell for the Society in its list of member organisations’ representatives.
- 4 October 1987 · On Newspapers.com
Death notice of Olivia Smith, member of the CSCL, 1987
The Toronto Star, p. 79
Toronto Star death notice for Olivia Smith, who died 2 October 1987, describing her as a member of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 5 October 1987 · On Newspapers.com
Death notice of Olivia Smith, member of the CSCL, Globe and Mail, 1987
The Globe and Mail, p. 72
Globe and Mail death notice for H. M. Olivia Smith, ’Member of Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft’, who died on Friday 2 October 1987 at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto. She had been the society’s exhibition chairman in 1972.
- 25 September 1988 · On Newspapers.com
Leather ’88 exhibition, Hamilton, October 1988
The Toronto Star, p. 11
Second Star listing for Leather ’88, the joint exhibition of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft and the Hamilton Quilters Guild, Hamilton, October 1988.
- 25 September 1988 · On Newspapers.com
Leather ’88 with the Hamilton Quilters Guild, Spectator Gallery, 1988
The Toronto Star, p. 50
Listing for Leather ’88, presented by the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft with the Hamilton Quilters Guild at the Spectator Gallery, Hamilton; opening 6 October 1988, running to 30 October.
- 6 October 1988 · On Newspapers.com
Leather and Quilts: CSCL and Hamilton Quilters Guild joint exhibition, 1988
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 24
Hamilton Spectator feature on the joint exhibition of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft and the Hamilton Quilters Guild, 27 September to 30 October 1988. It describes the society’s aim of improving creative expression in leather.
- 12 March 1989 · On Newspapers.com
CSCL annual general meeting at Nottawasaga Inn, May 1989
The Toronto Star, p. 57
Listing for the annual general meeting of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft at the Nottawasaga Inn, near Alliston, Ontario, 5 to 7 May 1989.
- 17 May 1989 · On Newspapers.com
David McPherson wins the Irva Ford Award at the CSCL competition, 1989
Niagara Falls Review, p. 18
Niagara Falls Review, May 1989: David McPherson of the Niagara Guild of Crafts won the Irva Ford Award at the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft competition at the Nottawasaga Inn with a free-form blue leather box set with a Brazilian agate. The box had also won a best-box award at Leather ’88. He took four Craftsmen ribbons and a Salon award; his Hamilton Branch won a Branch Award.
1990s (10)
- 4 April 1990 · On Newspapers.com
Harold Brister demonstrates sharpening leathercraft tools, Hamilton 1990
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 35
Meeting notice: the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft met in Hamilton on 6 April 1990, with Harold Brister demonstrating how to sharpen leathercraft tools.
- 12 July 1990 · On Newspapers.com
Death notice of Lillian Moyer Beech, Hamilton Leather Guild member, 1990
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 28
Hamilton Spectator death notice of Lillian Moyer Beech, formerly of Smithville and Burlington, who died at Albright Manor, Beamsville, on 10 July 1990, aged 88; wife of the late George Beech, with burial at St. Luke’s Anglican Church Cemetery, Smithville. She was a member of the Hamilton branch of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- Kept by the SocietyAugust 1990 · In the Society’s papers
Area Obituaries: Lillian Moyer Beech
A community paper of the Smithville and West Lincoln area, p. 6
A community paper’s obituary of Lillian Moyer Beech, formerly of Smithville, who died at Albright Manor, Beamsville, on 10 July 1990, aged 88. Born at Campden on 28 March 1902, she had lived at Burlington and Smithville; the notice records her funeral at Smithville and her burial in St. Luke’s Cemetery.
- 3 July 1991 · On Newspapers.com
Death notice of Clarice Packham, leather craftsman, Toronto Star, 1991
The Toronto Star, p. 72
Toronto Star death notice for Miss Clarice Packham, ’a well known craftsman of leather craft’, who died peacefully in her 96th year on Sunday 30 June 1991 at Central Park Lodge. She was a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft and a prize-winner at the CNE from the 1940s.
- 30 November 1994 · On Newspapers.com
Oxford Quilters Guild and CSCL show at Etobicoke City Hall, 1994
Etobicoke Guardian, p. 101
Listing for the joint show of the Oxford Quilters Guild and the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft at Etobicoke City Hall, 1 December 1994 to 2 January 1995.
- 7 July 1997 · On Newspapers.com
Obituary for Maurice (Sandy) Windatt, husband of Emma Windatt, 1997
The Toronto Star, p. 30
Toronto Star death notice for Fletcher Maurice (Sandy) Windatt, who died at Lindsay on Saturday 5 July 1997 in his 90th year, husband of Emma Windatt (née Graham) of Fenelon Falls. Both appear in the records of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 31 December 1997 · On Newspapers.com
Juried exhibitions at Etobicoke City Hall: CSCL, January 1998
Etobicoke Guardian, p. 58
The Etobicoke City Hall Art Gallery announced juried exhibitions from 8 January to 1 February 1998 featuring the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft and the Canadian Wildlife and Animal Art Group.
- Book1998 · Book
The Society in a history of Ontario’s studio crafts
A Fine Line: studio crafts in Ontario from 1930 to the present (1998)
The book dates the Society to 1950, its quarterly bulletin to the next year and its first travelling exhibition to the year after, and credits Robert Muma with forming it (pp. xii, 154).
- 10 January 1998 · On Newspapers.com
Captured in leather: a leather quilt at Leather ’98, Etobicoke
Etobicoke Guardian, p. 51
Photo of a leather quilt on display at Leather ’98, the exhibition of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft at the Etobicoke Art Gallery, January 1998, shown with the Canadian Wildlife and Animal Art Group.
- 10 January 1998 · On Newspapers.com
Leather ’98 at the Etobicoke Art Gallery, January–February 1998
Etobicoke Guardian, p. 59
Notice of Leather ’98, original work in leather by Ontario members of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, at the Etobicoke Art Gallery, Etobicoke Civic Centre, 8 January to 2 February 1998.
2000s (14)
- 13 September 2004 · On Newspapers.com
Death notice of John (Jack) H. Meharg, CSCL Toronto Branch, 2004
The Toronto Star, p. 26
Toronto Star death notice for John (Jack) H. Meharg, member of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft and past president of its Toronto Branch, recipient of the 2003 Ontario Volunteer Service Award.
- 14 May 2005 · On Newspapers.com
Bill Whittingham shows leathercraft at the Bradford library, May 2005
The Bradford Times, p. 13
Bradford Times feature on Bill Whittingham, who had started Northern Lights Leathercraft, making leather goods at his Bradford home, and set up a display of his work in the rotunda of the Bradford Public Library, demonstrating there in May 2005. It tells how he came to leathercraft in 1985 as a Tandy Leather store manager, describes his jewellery, boxes, belts, wallets, leather mache vases, sculptures and masks, and says he joined the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 4 March 2006 · On Newspapers.com
Dreamcatcher workshop with Bill Whittingham, Bradford library, March 2006
The Bradford Times, p. 21
Library notice, March 2006: a dreamcatcher workshop with Bill Whittingham for ages 9 to 12 at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library on 16 March. Bill Whittingham was a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 4 March 2006 · On Newspapers.com
Leather belt workshop with Bill Whittingham, Bradford library, March 2006
The Bradford Times, p. 20
Library notice, March 2006: Bill Whittingham to teach a leather belt workshop at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library on 21 March, for ages 13 and up, with stamping, antiquing, staining and finishing; tools and materials supplied. Bill Whittingham was a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 18 March 2006 · On Newspapers.com
Leather belt workshop and Stitch in Time contest prizes, Bradford, March 2006
The Bradford Times, p. 18
Bradford library news, March 2006: Bill Whittingham’s leather belt workshop on 21 March, and the library’s Stitch in Time contest, whose prizes were donated by his Northern Lights Leathercraft and by The Leather Factory of Canada. Bill Whittingham was a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 1 May 2006 · On Newspapers.com
Death notice of Nora Huyck (née Penrose), Toronto Star, May 2006
The Toronto Star, p. 26
Toronto Star death notice for Nora Alberta Huyck (née Penrose), formerly of Magnetawan, who died at Huntsville on Saturday 29 April 2006 in her 91st year, widow of Henry Huyck. She was a long-time member of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft.
- 7 July 2007 · On Newspapers.com
Pirate Treasure Pouch: leather workshop with Bill Whittingham, Bradford, 2007
The Bradford Times, p. 16
Library notice, July 2007: Bill Whittingham’s Pirate Treasure Pouch workshop at the Bradford library, 18 and 19 July, for children aged 4 to 8 and 9 to 12, making a leather and suede drawstring pouch. Bill Whittingham was a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 28 July 2007 · On Newspapers.com
Mini leather teepee workshop with Bill Whittingham, Bradford library, 2007
The Bradford Times, p. 12
Library notice, July 2007: a mini leather teepee workshop with Bill Whittingham at the Bradford library on 8 August, for children aged 4 to 8. Bill Whittingham was a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 20 October 2007 · On Newspapers.com
Bill Whittingham’s Pumpkin Pocket at the Bradford library craft show, 2007
The Bradford Times, p. 16
Bradford Times photograph of the leather artisan Bill Whittingham with his Pumpkin Pocket at the Arts and Crafts Show held at the Bradford Public Library on 13 October 2007, part of the town’s sesquicentennial. Bill Whittingham was a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 27 October 2007 · On Newspapers.com
Fun with Leather: Pumpkin Pocket workshop with Bill Whittingham, Bradford, 2007
The Bradford Times, p. 20
Library notice, October 2007: Fun with Leather, making a Pumpkin Pocket with Bill Whittingham at the Bradford library, for ages 4 and up, all materials supplied. Bill Whittingham was a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 1 November 2007 · On Newspapers.com
Death notice of Audrey Alice Gorton of Elliot Lake, 2007
The Hamilton Spectator, p. 20
Hamilton Spectator death notice for Audrey Alice Gorton, aged 75, who died on Sunday 28 October 2007 at St. Joseph’s Manor, Elliot Lake: church choir member, lay reader, quilter and McMaster University graduate. An Audrey Gorton appears in the records of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 10 November 2007 · On Newspapers.com
Candy cane holder ornament workshop with Bill Whittingham, Bradford, 2007
The Bradford Times, p. 16
Library notice, November 2007: More fun with leather, making a candy cane holder tree ornament with Bill Whittingham at the Bradford Public Library on Saturday 17 November, for ages 4 and up. Bill Whittingham was a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 17 November 2007 · On Newspapers.com
Leather angel tree ornament workshop with Bill Whittingham, Bradford, 2007
The Bradford Times, p. 11
Library notice, November 2007: a leather angel tree ornament workshop with Bill Whittingham at the Bradford library on Saturday 8 December 2007, a glue-together project. Bill Whittingham was a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 2009 · Magazine or journal
A Norwegian craft magazine follows the Society, 2009–2024
Lær, Sko og Skinn, Norway
Lær, Sko og Skinn (“Leather, Shoe and Skin”), an independent Norwegian craft magazine, followed the Society from 2009, mostly through its editor Alf Bjørnar Luneborg, a Member at Large, and Madeleine Mitchell: the 60th anniversary, an article about the Society, the “Creative Versability” exhibition, the Annual Weekends, the cancelled 70th annual meeting and the virtual competitions. The nine pages of 2015 are published here with his permission.
2010s (3)
- 9 August 2012 · On Newspapers.com
Death notice of Gloria Cousins of Coboconk, 2012
Kawartha Lakes This Week, p. 42
Kawartha Lakes This Week death notice for Gloria Cousins of Coboconk, who died at home on Tuesday 31 July 2012 in her 87th year, widow of Arthur Cousins; City of Kawartha Lakes Senior of the Year in 2007. Gloria and Art Cousins both appear in the records of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft.
- 2015 · Magazine or journal
CSCL in Lær, Sko og Skinn, No. 1 – 2015
Lær, Sko og Skinn, No. 1, 2015
Nine pages of the issue, set out in full: its visit to Canada, an interview with Rex Lingwood on cuir bouilli, a necklace by Peter Main, the Society’s annual general meeting of 2 May 2015, and a Garry Greenwood boot sculpture at the Bata Shoe Museum.
- Archives and reports2016 · Archives and reports
Canadian Leathercraft at Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada
The national library holds part of the run of the Society’s newsletter: the issues of 2016 to 2023 online, and a catalogue record of the first issue, 1951. The whole surviving run is in this archive.
2020s (1)
- 6 March 2021 · On Newspapers.com
Obituary of Dorothy Elaine McPherson (née Woodman), 1937–2021
St. Catharines Standard, p. 22
Obituary of Dorothy Elaine McPherson, who died at home on 24 February 2021 aged 83: journalist, playwright, historian, folk artist, dollmaker and quilter, born in Grand Cascapedia, Quebec. It says she made lifelong friends through the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft, the Niagara Guild of Crafts and the London Arts Council. Her husband David and daughter Lauren Malec were also members.
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