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Two images of James Leatham. In the second, Provost Leatham is first on the left, beside his wife.

The obituary describes Leatham as ‘prophet, publicist, pioneer and printer’ and points out that he had a ‘practical outlook’.

J. Ramsay MacDonald praises the Gateway. In common with many other correspondents, MacDonald points out that although he does not often agree with everything that Leatham publishes, he still admires the quality of it. He also suggests that Leatham…

In this letter, J. Ramsay MacDonald tries to reassure James Leatham that in spite of what he [Leatham] might think, MacDonald and his colleagues do consider themselves to be members of the Labour party.

In this open letter to his friend, Ramsay MacDonald, which he published in Gateway, Leatham points out that the government has not delivered the socialist promises made in 1918. As Leatham states at the end of the letter, ‘What we want is to stop the…

Letter from Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald to James Leatham. Leatham and MacDonald had a long correspondence, mainly about political matters. Ramsay writes to thank Leatham for his support of the National Insurance Bill in a leader he wrote for the…

This letter to Leatham is from Christopher Murray Grieve, better known as the writer Hugh McDermaid, who at this time was a Scottish Nationalist. The letter reads:

Postponed sending p.o. [postal order] with intention of visiting you - but alas!…

This pamphlet is one of James Leathams's early publications. In 1891 he was a committed Socialist, who spent any spare hours campaigning for social change. This monologue is written in the Aberdeenshire dialect in an attempt to win over potential…

In this pamphlet, Leatham argues that land should not be owned by individuals - wealthy capitalists. Instead, it should be under collective ownership and used for the good of all.

James Scott Skinner (1843 - 1927) and James Leatham (1865 - 1945) were friendly and collaborated on more than one occasion. Skinner composed this dance tune as an advertisement for LEatham's periodical, The Gateway. He published The Gateway from 1912…