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Leake collection

Leake collection

  • ZA ZAR STS 2022-004
  • Collection
  • 1970

The Collection consists of 2 albums, a box of correspondence and a few loose printed items and photographs. These include:
1) Printed items, particularly those relating to the Rand Aid Association of which Leake was a longstanding chairman and Methodist Churches in Johannesburg. Some brochures refer to Mountcollins House, which was named after Leake's association with the founding benefactors of the College;
2) Monochrome photographs including formal portraits, family photographs and incidental photographs;
3) Newspaper cuttings mostly related to the contribution that Leake made over his many years of involvement in the College, in the Rand Aid Association and the Methodist Church as well as a few social occasions;
4) Artefacts include Leake's passport and cards used to promote his candidacy in a Transvaal provincial election.
5) Correspondence acknowledging Leake's contribution to the development of Johannesburg and the Rand Aid Association.
6) Original certificates and licences issued to Leake and dating back to 1896.
7) Documents of the Wesleyan Church Trust.

Leake, Charles Hobson

Leake Collection: other items not in albums

These items are part of the Leake collection and record the contribution that Leake made to social welfare in Johannesburg as well as the history and achievements of the Association.

Rand Aid Association

Leake Photograph collection

20 loose photographs of Charles Leake, his family and events relating to his brother.
Some photographs can be dated, but some are undated and therefore dates are estimated.

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes] page 3

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes] page 3

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes providing his birth date, spouse, residence, employment and associative details.]
The biographical notes appear to have been compiled and written for a display as the 3 pages are edged with old sellotape marks.

Unknown

Berea Methodist Church. Fifty Golden Years 1904 - 1954

Programme of the celebrations of the Berea Methodist Church. Fifty Golden Years 1904 - 1954
The brochure includes a photograph of the Doris Elaine Leake Memorial Hall honouring Leake's late daughter who died in 1923.

Methodist Church

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes] page 2

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes] page 2

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes providing his birth date, spouse, residence, employment and associative details.]
The biographical notes appear to have been compiled and written for a display as the 3 pages are edged with old sellotape marks.

Unknown

Chas. H. Leake. Unionist candidate for Troyville. Provincial Council election: verso

Chas. H. Leake. Unionist candidate for Troyville. Provincial Council election: verso

Pamphlet issued by Leake in support of his candidacy in the 1920 provincial election. The verso includes his manifesto addressed to the Electors of the Division of Troyeville (Johannesburg) and ends with the words: "I have the honour to be, Gentleman, Yours truly, Chas. H. Leake" indicating that it was only men that were entitled to vote at that time.

Leake, Charles Hobson

Leake Collection: Album 2

The physical album was compiled from photographs, newspaper cuttings, programmes etc. reflecting the life and contribution of Leake.

Leake, Charles Hobson

1950c Leake in a garden

1950c Leake in a garden

1950c Leake in a garden, presumed to be the garden of his home in The Valley Road, Westcliff.

Unknown

Rand Provident Building Society. 56th Annual Report, 1946

Rand Provident Building Society. 56th Annual Report, 1946, pages 1-3. The digital item excludes pages 4 -8 which are not considered sufficiently relevant to the St Stithians Archive context.
Page 2 includes a paragraph on Leake.

Rand Provident Building Society

Quotation

Quotation

A quotation identified as follows:
Often misattributed, this quotation is actually derived from an essay written by Bessie A. Stanley of Lincoln, Kansas. This is a link to an article about her essay that was published in the Emporia Gazette of Emporia, Kansas on December 11, 1905 [https://quoteinvestigator.com/]

Leake, Charles Hobson

Quotations

Quotations

A small collection of quotations identified as follows:

"Real kindness means ...". The source of this quotation cannot be identified.

"Life, like war, is a series of mistakes; and he is not the best Christian nor the best general who makes the fewest false steps. Poor mediocrity may secure that; but he is the best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes. Forget mistakes; organize victory out of mistakes.“ Frederick William Robertson, 1895 [Source: https://quotepark.com]

"There is no wealth but life. Life, including all its powers of love, of joy, and of admiration. That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest numbers of noble and happy human beings; that man is richest, who, having perfected the functions of his own life to the utmost, has also the widest helpful influence, both personal, and by means of his possessions, over the lives of others.“ John Ruskin, 1860. [Source: https://quotepark.com/quotes]

"Twelve things to remember" is derived from an essay written by Bessie A. Stanley of Lincoln, Kansas. Here is an article about her essay that was published in the Emporia Gazette of Emporia, Kansas on December 11, 1905 [Source: https://quoteinvestigator.com/]

"Not what we have, but what we use ..." is a quote from Joseph Fort Newton (1880 – 1950) [Source: https://www.preaching.com/articles/past-masters/joseph-fort-newton/]

Motto: "I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." Stephen Grellet 1773–1855 [Source: https://www.oxfordreference.com/]

This last quotation is headed Motto and reflects the life that Leake led.

Leake, Charles Hobson

Trust [prose]

Trust [prose]

Prose writing, unidentified. Sellotape marks indicate that the document could have been displayed at some stage. Similar items are included in the Leake Collection albums.

Unknown

An adaptable friend [prose]

An adaptable friend [prose]

Prose writing, unidentified. Sellotape marks indicate that the document could have been displayed at some stage. Similar items are included in the Leake Collection albums.

Unknown

Leake's blotter

Leake's blotter

Leake's blotter containing reverse images of his signature.
[Blotting paper, dating back to the 15th century was used in the days of dip pens or fountain pens to absorb excess ink. It was a common sight on a gentleman's desk, often in a leather or similar frame. A sheet of blotting paper was also an essential piece of school stationery to prevent smudging up until the advent of the ballpoint pen. Note added by MR]

Leake, Charles Hobson

1946 Leake family group at Durban beachfront

1946 Leake family group at Durban beachfront

Group photograph of Leake and his family on the Durban beachfront. The youth is dressed in a Hilton College uniform.
The date of 1946 was established courtesy of the Hilton College Archives. With their help, the young man was identified as Anthony Charles Turner who attended Hilton from 1946 - 1949. The Hilton archive was further able to establish that the others in the photograph included Anthony's father, Ernest James Turner, his mother Muriel (nee Leake) and his sisters.
It was from this information that the photograph of a youthful Anthony was dated to 1946.
The location of the Durban beachfront was identified from general knowledge and the lack of a lighthouse on the Bluff in the background confirms the date between 1941 and 1953.

Unknown

W Hosken etc. [document]

W Hosken etc. [document]

W Hosken etc. [document]
The purpose of the document is not indicated and it is undated. It contains a list of names including those of the College founders, Collins and Mountstephens and early Trustees such as DF Corlett, C H Leake and his brother E O Leake. It also refers to the [Methodist] Central Hall and may well relate to the efforts to raise funds for the building of a Methodist Church in Johannesburg.

Unknown

Valuable work of the Rand Aid Association [NC] 12/07/1944

Valuable work of the Rand Aid Association [NC] 1944. The photograph identifies Leake and the Minister of Welfare and Demobilisation. at Wedge Farm, part of the Rand Aid Association's properties supported by the Chamber of Mines.

1945c Leake with his Chrysler Airstream Convertible

1945c Leake with his Chrysler Airstream Convertible

1945c Leake with his 1935 Chrysler Airstream Convertible.
The car was identified courtesy Courtney Watson (BC staff).
The Matoppo Inn is believed to be the one still in existence in Beaufort West. (Subject to verification).

Unknown

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes]

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes providing his birth date, spouse, residence, employment and associative details.
The biographical notes appear to have been compiled and written for a display as the 3 pages are edged with old sellotape marks.

Unknown

Reception at Norwegian Hall [NC]

Reception at Norwegian Hall [NC]

Reception at Norwegian Hall [NC] referring to the farewell to Mr & Mrs C H Leake after his retirement as Consul of Norway.
Source of NC is not identified. Item is dated form an adjacent cutting.

Unknown

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes] page 1

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes] page 1

Charles Hobson Leake Esq. J P [biographical notes providing his birth date, spouse, residence, employment and associative details.]
The biographical notes appear to have been compiled and written for a display as the 3 pages are edged with old sellotape marks.

Unknown

Rand Aid Association: The Sixty-sixth Annual Report 1969 - 1970 content

Rand Aid Association: The Sixty-sixth Annual Report 1969 - 1970 content

Rand Aid Association: The Sixty-sixth Annual Report 1969 - 1970: content
The content of this report includes a section on Mount Collins House, a charity financed by Charles Leake and named after his great friends: William Mountstephens and Albert Collins, founders of St Stithians.

Rand Aid Association

Ever Open Door: Rand Aid Association: Opening of the new hall at Mount Collins, 18th November 197...

Ever Open Door: Rand Aid Association: Opening of the new hall at Mount Collins, 18th November 1970 [invitation] content

The Ever Open Door: Rand Aid Association: Opening of the new hall at Mount Collins, 18th November 1970 [invitation and programme] content
Mount Collins House, is a charity financed by Charles Leake and named after his great friends: William Mountstephens and Albert Collins, founders of St Stithians.

Rand Aid Association

Leake Collection: Album 1

The physical album was compiled from photographs, newspaper cuttings, programmes etc. reflecting the life and contribution of Leake.

Leake, Charles Hobson

Johannesburg's Golden Future. A Rand Pioneer Industry. Messrs. W.F. Johnstone and Company's enterprise [NC] The Star 12th July 1924

Johannesburg's Golden Future. A Rand Pioneer Industry. Messrs. W.F. Johnstone and Company's enterprise [NC] The Star 12th July 1924
Newspaper cutting featuring the company for which Leake was associated for most of his working life and of which he was the director in Johannesburg. The article includes details of Leake's early life as well as of his professional career.

The Star

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