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Title
Interviews with Robert Walmsley
Dates of Creation
Jan. 1995 - Feb. 1995
Physical Description
1 file of textual records (includes 6 audio cassettes (ca. 330 minutes))
Scope and Content

File consists of oral history records documenting the life and career of Robert Walmsley (b. 1927), a lawyer who was appointed a Magistrate and later a Provincial Court Judge in 1968, subsequently becoming Senior Judge, Eastern Region (1977) and Associate Chief Judge of Family Court (1978). Interview topics include: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall Law School; articling; Walmsley & Walmsley; Magistrate, 1968; Provincial Court Judge, Family Division, 1968; Senior Judge, Eastern Division, 1977; Associate Chief Judge, Family, 1978; change in Young Offenders Act; Provincial Judges Association; select cases. Interview conducted by Christine J.N. Kates. File includes six audio cassette recordings from a series of two interviews and a transcript with index (160 p.).

Notes

Interview conducted as part of the Provincial Court (Family) Project.

File/Item Ref. Code
C 81-4-0-20
File or Item Forms a Part of

This file or item forms a part of the following group of records:

C 81-4 Osgoode Society Oral History Programme - Special Projects interview files

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None
Location and Ordering Information
Textual records are located in container B437131; sound recordings are located in container B436746 Note this information for retrieval of this item.To help you find what you need, also note the File/Item Ref. Code and/or the Creator Ref. shown above.