Papers of Leslie Prince

This material is held atUniversity of Southampton Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 738 MS 195
  • Dates of Creation
    • c.1935-85
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 66 boxes

Scope and Content

Correspondence, photograph albums, and related papers; papers relating to organisations including the Corporation of London, the Jewish Colonisation Association, the City Livery Club, the Worshipful Company of Farriers and the Old Cliftonian Society, c.1935-85.

Administrative / Biographical History

Leslie Prince, CBE, FCA, was sheriff of the city of London, 1954-5; chairman of the finance committee, Corporation of London, 1957-70; chief commoner of the city of London, 1971; and played a part in the work of the Jewish social service and refugee organisations and the Anglo-Jewish Association.

Access Information

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