Three items of correspondence received by Dr. S.F. Leavine in his capacity as M.P.P (PC) for Waterloo North between 1954-1956.
The first item is a letter (dated June 4, 1954) to Leavine from Leslie F. Bowman, Clerk and Treasurer of the Town of Gananoque in Ontario. This letter contains information on Bowman's education and career, in response to a request from Leavine, and appears to form an application by Bowman for a position as a member of a city board (unspecified). The second is a letter (dated May 27, 1955) to Leavine from A.D. McKenzie at the Provincial Headquarters of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario regarding the voting rules as they relate to names omitted from the voters list, advance polls, and homes for the aged. The final letter is addressed to Leavine from Steven O'Casey of the law firm Wintermeyer, Askin & Casey relating to a panel discussion to be held on February 15, 1956, specifically the sequence of events and with a list of questions to be discussed by Leavine and other participants. Leavine's handwritten notes about on his answers to the questions are included.

Note to Dr. S.F. Leavine from Dr. Carl Smith and a b&w photograph of a church. In this note Dr. Smith says he knows that "this snapshot becomes a very sacred shrine to you".

Notebook containing handwritten speech notes by Mayor Leavine including a speech given at the YMCA in January 1957 and one at Waterloo County Automobile Club in February 1957. Also contains notes regarding the construction of the new police building, and regarding the municipalities and local politics. Loose ephemeral material includes gas bills sent to Dr. S.F Leavine in 1957; the business card of life insurance broker Syd Davies; the Civil Defence Identification card issued to Leavine on January 31, 1957; a clipping regarding a debate surrounding the appropriate location for the new police building in Kitchener; and a receipt and letter dated March 12, 1957 to Leavine from the Rev. Albert W. Lotz of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church thanking him for a donation.

Scrapbook containing loose and pasted-in clippings, as well correspondence (letters and cards), speech notes, invitations, programs, photographs, and other ephemera predominantly relating to Dr. S.F. Leavine's election as Mayor of Kitchener in 1949. Included are notes of congratulations; coverage of the mayoralty race and Leavine's activities as mayor; his participation on various city boards and commissions, including the Service Welfare Committee; and a proclamation signed by Mayor Leavine declaring that "Brotherhood Week" is to be observed in Kitchener from February 19-26, 1950, along with a photo from a related event. Also included is a typed welcoming speech made by Mayor Leavine at an unspecified event.

One of the loose photographs depicts "The Walking Mayor", as he came to be known, pictured on his daily walk to work as Mayor of Kitchener. A second photograph appears to have been taken on election day in 1955 when Dr. S.F. Leavine ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the Waterloo North constituency. The final photograph was taken at the official opening of the Carmicheal School Addition on March 7, 1950 which was attended by Mayor Leavine.

The loose clippings cover: Leavine's recommended changes to the Criminal Code as a means of bringing youth gang activity under control; a Waterloo North Conservative Progressive picnic at Waterloo Park in August, 1952 which was attended; and Leavine's nomination to contest the Waterloo North constituency in 1955.

Correspondence:

• Letter (Dec. 9, 1949) to Leavine from city clerk, C.G. Lips officially acknowledging Dr. S.F. Leavine's election to the position of Mayor, and asking him to subscribe the necessary Oath of Office prior to the Council's inaugural meeting on Jan. 3, 1950.
• Letter (Feb. 16, 1950) from H.E. McCallum, the Mayor of Hamilton, inviting Leavine to attend an evening event which will constitute part of the Third Canadian Sportsmen's Show in March, 1950. An invitation to the 43rd Annual Convention of the Canadian Gas Association in June 1950 is also contained in this file along with reservation forms for the event.