Contents include: (1) Diaries; (2) Letters to Miss Leak; (3) Various documents relating to her life and professional career; (4) Gardening diaries from 1944 to 1987; (5) Accounts of her travels in Britain and abroad; (6) Other miscellaneous memorabilia
Miscellaneous letters and papers of Dorothy Mary Leak
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- ReferenceGB 206 MS 893
- Dates of Creation1909-1989
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description160 items in 4 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Dorothy Mary Leak (1903-1989) was a sub-librarian in the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds, until her retirement in 1968
Access Information
Access is unrestricted with the exception of the diaries, which are closed until 2019
Acquisition Information
The gift of the executors of Miss Leak, October 1989
Note
Mainly in English
Other Finding Aids
Contents are listed in Handlist 114