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Title
Interviews with William Parker
Dates of Creation
Nov. 1994 - Mar. 1995
Physical Description
2 files of textual records (includes 15 audio cassettes (ca. 810 minutes))
Scope and Content

Files consist of oral history records documenting the life and career of William Parker (b.1914), a lawyer who was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario in 1961, later becoming Associate Chief Justice in 1977, and the Chief Justice of the Criminal Trial Division in 1985. Interview topics include: articling; Osgoode Hall Law School; Junior, Bowlby; World War II; Partner, Bowlby & Parker; professional associations; Justice, Supreme Court of Ontario; opinions on select judges; opinion on Chart of Rights and Freedoms; Associate Chief Justice; Chief Justice, Trial Division. Interviewer unknown. File consists of 15 audio cassette recordings from a series of six interviews and a transcript (441 p.).

Notes

Interview conducted as part of the Hamilton Law Association Project.

File/Item Ref. Code
C 81-4-0-70
File or Item Forms a Part of

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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 B437264; 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.