Box: 11 Fold: 36 Anita Leslie to Leonie Blanche Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 37 Anita Leslie - Correspondence to Marjorie Ide Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 38 Anita Leslie - Correspondence to Marjorie Ide Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 39 Anita Leslie - Correspondence to Marjorie Ide Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 40 Anita Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 41 Anita Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 42 Anita Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 43 Anita Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie
Box: 11 Fold: 44 Anita Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 45 Anita Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 46 Anita Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 47 Anita Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 11 Fold: 48 Anita Leslie - Corres. Rec'd re Shane Leslie
Box: 11 Fold: 49 Anita Leslie - Correspondence Received (misc)
1. Alec Vidler, ALS stamped 12/4/1974, re obtaining a look at some letters by "Catholic modernists" such as William Gibson, Lord Ashbourne, which Shane Leslie had mentioned to him.
2. Fanny E. Holtzmann, lawyer, re Anita Leslie's biography on Jennie Churchill.
3. ALS signed, "Roger," probably a relative, discussing the disposition of furniture at Brede Place. Dated 11/29/1957.
Box: 12 Fold: 1 C. Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 2 Constance Leslie - Corres. to Sir John Leslie (II) Box: 12 Fold: 3 Constance Leslie to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 4 Constance Leslie - Corres. from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 5 Constance Leslie from Kitty Coke and Blanche Haygarth
2. Contains ALS from Blanche Haygarth to Constance Leslie re Lady Waterford. An autograph note by Iris Leslie explains Constance Leslie's nickname: "Boo was Lady Constance Leslie - nee Dawson Damer daughter of Minney Seymour - sister of Lord Portarlington SL's grandmother known in the family as Granny Boo."
Box: 12 Fold: 6 Constance Leslie - Corres. to Mrs. Irwin & from Mary Ponsonby
2. Contains ALS (9/26/1882) to Constance Leslie from Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby, wife of Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby (1825-1895), who was appointed private secretary to Queen Victoria (1870).
Box: 12 Fold: 7 Constance Leslie from Ethel Stronge Box: 12 Fold: 8 Constance Leslie from Gerald Wellesley Box: 12 Fold: 9 Constance Leslie from Various Individuals
@ ALS from Elsie Mahaffy.
@ ALS signed "Devry" (sp?)
Box: 12 Fold: 10 Desmond Leslie to Anita Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 11 Desmond Leslie to Iris C. Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 12 Desmond Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 13 Desmond Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 14 Desmond Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 15 Desmond Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 16 Dosia Leslie to Constance Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 17 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 18 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 19 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 20 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 21 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 22 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 23 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 24 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 25 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 26 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence to Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 27 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 28 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 29 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 30 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 31 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 32 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 33 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 34 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 35 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 12 Fold: 36 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie Box: 13 Fold: 1 Iris C. Leslie - Correspondence from Shane Leslie
Letter(s) dated 1/9/1928-11/1/1941
DESCRIPTION: Contains 7 ALS written by a young Anita Leslie to her grandmother, Leonie Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 10/6/1930-4/8/1932
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS & ALS from Anita Leslie to her mother, Marjorie Leslie. The typed letter of 10/6/1930 recounts the former's experiences as a student in Paris.
Letter(s) dated 1/26/1940
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from Anita Leslie to her mother Marjorie Ide Leslie, with news of her writing activities.
Incomplete dates
DESCRIPTION: Contains 2 ALS (no years shown) from Anita Leslie to Marjorie Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 12/23/1924
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from Anita Leslie to her father Sir Shane Leslie, relating her many doings and meetings with friends and family, including Richard (Dick) Sheridan, son of Clare Frewen and Wilfrid Sheridan.
Letter(s) dated 1/31/1930-8/1/1932
DESCRIPTION: Contains 5 TLS, 2 ALS from Anita Leslie to her father Sir Shane Leslie. Written while she was studying at the Sorbonne in Paris; some letters are in French.
Letter(s) dated 6/14/1943
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from Anita Leslie to her father Sir Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 3/3/1931
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from Anita Leslie to Shane Leslie re death of her mother, Marjorie Ide Leslie: "Everything has sounded nicer than I had hoped & her red room is kept cheerful with snowdrops & a night light I sometimes burn which gives a cozy yet ethereal quality..." Includes references to her brother Desmond Leslie and to Clare Sheridan.
Letter(s) dated 4/26/1961-12/23/1969
DESCRIPTION: Contains 9 ALS from Anita Leslie to Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 2/26/1970
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from Anita Leslie to Shane Leslie and Iris C. Leslie, written during a visit to India with her son Tarka King.
undated
DESCRIPTION: Contains 9 ALS, 1 TLS, 1 ACS postcard, 1 photostat copy of ALS from Anita Leslie to Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 4/19/1962-7/7/1969
DESCRIPTION: Contains 2 ALS from Shane Leslie to his daughter Anita Leslie.
c.1971-72
DESCRIPTION: Contains 30 letters to Anita Leslie about Shane Leslie, many written in memoriam. Identified correspondents include: Duchess of Abercorn, Angela Antrim, Natalie (sp. var. Nathaly) Bevan, Anne Compton-Oxley, Helen Dashwood, Anne Haight, Joan Haslip, David James, Sir Robert Lusty, Dorothy Meynell, Rosemary Peto, Sir Steven Runciman, Hazel Smith, Helen Spinola.
Letter(s) dated 11/29/1957-12/4/1974
DESCRIPTION: Contains correspondence sent to Anita Leslie from -
Incomplete date
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS signed "C. Leslie" addressed to "My dear Kinsman, Many thanks to you & Mrs. Leslie for your kind Xmas wishes..."
undated
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from Constance Leslie addressed to "Dear Son," (Sir John Leslie, 2nd. Baronet?). Refers to Marjorie Ide (later Leslie): "...We hear in round about ways such delightful things about Marjorie Ide..."
c.1890s-1907
DESCRIPTION: Contains 13 ALS, 3 ACS postcards, 1 AL fragment from Constance Damer Leslie to Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 11/20/1900-7/31/1922
DESCRIPTION: Contains 22 ALS from Shane Leslie to his grandmother, Constance Damer Leslie. Letters 1/24/1916, 2/10/1916, 2/26/1916 concern the death of his grandfather, Sir John Leslie (1st Baronet). Also, undated letter re death of King Edward VII, beginning: "London very tragic just now...."
Letters dated from 1891 to ?
DESCRIPTION: 1. Contains ALS (12/18/1891) from Kitty Coke to Constance Leslie re imminent marriage of Queen Mary to George V of England (July 1893).
Letter(s) dated 9/26/1882-6/13/1917
DESCRIPTION: 1. Contains 2 ALS from Constance Leslie to her friend Mrs. Constance(?) Irwin. Includes fragments of letters transcribed by Shane Leslie from Lady Constance to Mrs. Irwin.
c.September 1909
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from Ethel Stronge to Constance Leslie, with reference to the silver wedding anniversary of Leonie Blanche Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 12/16/1918
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from Gerald Wellesley (later 7th Duke of Wellington) to Constance Leslie, returning a book on Glaslough.
Letter(s) dated 10/18/1871-11/29/1895
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS to Constance Leslie from Harold Zelly (in French). An autograph note on the envelope by Constance Leslie explains: "Kind letter from...Harold...Zelly on our first coming to Glaslough to cheer me against Julia's (Leslie) unkindness." Other items include -
Letter(s) dated 1/10/1977
DESCRIPTION: Contains TLS from Desmond Leslie to his sister Anita Leslie: "Darling Anita, I'm so utterly THRILLED at the marvellous news that Katherine Rosin has chosen Clare as Book of the Month..."
Letter(s) dated 2/17/1974-3/4/1987
DESCRIPTION: Contains 4 TLS from Desmond Leslie to Iris C. Leslie, which include news of various family members, including the funeral of Lionel Leslie (TLS 3/4/1987).
Letter(s) dated 2/25/1943-5/12/1944
DESCRIPTION: Contains 1 ALS, 2 TLS from Desmond Leslie to his father Shane Leslie, reporting on conditions at Glaslough.
Letter(s) dated 10/19/1967-7/5/1969
DESCRIPTION: Contains 2 TLS from Desmond Leslie to his father Shane Leslie. TLS 7/4/1969 includes TL carbon from Desmond to "Mark" concerning the disposition of the Glaslough estate. As he notes in TLS 10/19/1967: "I took over Glaslough in 1963 with the set determination to restore its ruined finances, and despite so many setbacks and difficulties intend to carry on and make it work. With the new age of leisure and tourism, it could become a most valuable and unique asset, giving pleasure to many and supporting itself..."
undated
DESCRIPTION: Contains ACS postcard and TLS from Desmond Leslie to his father Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 4/12/1944-5/16/1944
DESCRIPTION: Contains 3 ALS and 1 TL in newsletter style from Shane Leslie to his son Desmond Leslie.
Letter(s) dated c.1880-1893
DESCRIPTION: Contains 2 undated ALS from Dosia Leslie to her mother Constance Leslie, re the death of her only son Desmond. Includes ALS dated (4/24/1893) describing a meeting at Albert Hall at which the Bishop of Derry delivered a speech.
Letter(s) dated 2/8/1953-6/11/1953
DESCRIPTION: Contains 9 ALS from Iris to Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 1/1/1954-10/14/1954
DESCRIPTION: Contains 15 dated, 1 undated ALS (possibly 1954) from Iris to Shane Leslie. Reference made to reading the latter's biography on Cardinal Gasquet (ALS 1/1/1954).
Letter(s) dated 1/11/1955-12/10/1955
DESCRIPTION: Contains 28 dated ALS, 1 undated ALS (possibly 1955?) from Iris to Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 1/2/1956-10/2/1956
DESCRIPTION: Contains 13 ALS, 1 ACS postcard from Iris to Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 1/5/1957-12/28/1957
DESCRIPTION: Contains 13 ALS from Iris to Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 1/3/1958-9/29/1958
DESCRIPTION: Contains 17 ALS from Iris to Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 4/24/1949-5/6/1959
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from Iris to Shane Leslie. With reference to reading and typing the manuscript of the latter's biography on Cardinal Manning (ALS May 3).
Letter(s) dated 11/23/1962-11/1/1964
DESCRIPTION: Contains 4 ALS from Iris to Shane Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 10/6/1966-4/23/1970
DESCRIPTION: Contains 6 ALS, 1 ACS postcard from Iris to Shane Leslie.
undated
DESCRIPTION: Contains 6 undated ALS from Iris to Shane Leslie. Includes sketch by Iris Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 12/17/1951-12/23/1952
DESCRIPTION: Contains ACS postcard & ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie, writing from on board ship enroute to the U.S.
Letter(s) dated 1/14/1953-10/10/1953
DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie, writing during his tour of the U.S.
Letter(s) dated 2/20/1954-10/13/1954
DESCRIPTION: Contains 11 ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 1/20/1955-5/31/1955
DESCRIPTION: Contains 16 ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie; one describing a tour of the haunted castles of the County of Armagh (2/9/1955).
Letter(s) dated 6/8/1955-12/30/1955
DESCRIPTION: Contains 30 ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie. References include death of Donald Frazer of Iris Leslie's first marriage (6/21/1955); a visit by Joan Haslip (9/10/1955).
Letter(s) dated 1/1/1956-7/2/1956
DESCRIPTION: Contains 23 ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie. Includes some references to Roger Casement (1/1/1956 & 4/17/1956).
Letter(s) dated 2/2/1956-12/31/1956
DESCRIPTION: Contains 20 ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie. Includes reference to lunching with Nancy Astor (8/2/1956); and to the funeral of Bernard W. Cardinal Griffin, Archbishop of Westminster (8/25/1956).
Letter(s) dated 1/3/1957-3/23/1957
DESCRIPTION: Contains 15 ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 4/6/1957-8/20/1957
DESCRIPTION: Contains 22 ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 10/6/1957-12/26/1957
DESCRIPTION: Contains 19 ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie.
Letter(s) dated 1/1/1958-2/28/1958
DESCRIPTION: Contains 25 ALS from Shane to Iris Leslie, written during a visit to the U.S.
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