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File consists of oral history records documenting the life and career of Sydney Harris (b. 1917), a Toronto-area lawyer who became a judge in 1977. Interview topics include: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall Law School; articling; early practice; Harris and Rubenstein, 1949-1976; select cases; Canadian Jewish Congress, President, 1974-1977; opinion of death penalty; select cases; Body Politic case; effect of the charter; R. v. Ciccarelli. Interview conducted by Christine J.N. Kates. File includes five audio cassette recordings from a series of two interviews and a transcript with index (137 p.).
Interview conducted as part of the Provincial Court (Criminal) Project.
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C 81-4 Osgoode Society Oral History Programme - Special Projects interview files
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