Series consists of Judge Peter O'Hearn's records regarding his professional activities and studies in the area of family law, including the Newfoundland Family Law Study, the Child Welfare Act, the Adoption Act, marriage, family courts, divorce and separation. Series contains correspondence, meeting minutes, booklet, newspaper clippings, typescripts, and other textual records.
File includes a booklet entitled Family budgeting: a guide for welfare and health agencies, a certificate of appreciation from Lions International to Judge Peter O'Hearn for his participation as a guest speaker.
Series consists of Judge Peter O'Hearn's records regarding his professional activities and studies around criminal law, including regarding the Motor Vehicle Act, bigamy, drugs, impaired driving, lotteries, homicide, and corruption. Series contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, typescripts, and other textual records.
File includes an annotation in a loose-leaf and a typescript of Suggestions for amendments to the criminal code, possibly written by Judge Peter O'Hearn.
File contains a contract between O'Hearn and MacMillan Company of Canada Limited and correspondence regarding royalties, articles and book revisions. File also includes letters sent by Gordon B. Isnor and Gertrude Mills to Judge Peter O'Hearn, and from Judge Peter O'Hearn to Denys Pare, Richard Lovekin, Halifax Memorial Library, Professor A. MacKay, and Mrs. Pottier.
File contains correspondence from Judge Peter O'Hearn to Robert Pichette, Lance S.M. Partridge, Mrs. Lorna Stuhr, Stan J. Warwick, Russell A. Sheppard, the Honourable Jean Lesage, the Honourable Louis J. Robichaud, the Honourable Walter R. Shaw, the Honourable W.A.C. Bennett, the Honourable Duff Roblin, the Honourable W.S. Lloyd, the Honourable E.C. Manning, the Honourable Lester B. Pearson, the Honourable John Robarts, and John A.Y. MacDonald.
Fonds consists of Peter O'Hearn's records regarding his professional activities and studies in criminal and family law. Record types include meeting minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, booklet, typescripts, and other textual records.
Fonds consists of materials regarding John Willis' career as a law professor, including his notes on equity, tax income law, wills and trusts, and others subjects. Fonds also contains a manuscript and books with handwritten annotations possibly written by John Willis.
File contains a copy of Meng Qing-Nan's paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Law at Dalhousie University. Ronald St. John Macdonald was Meng Qing-Nan's supervisor for the development of the paper.
Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted September 11, 1936, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes [Lorna Doone] Abbott, [Blanchard] Giberson, and [Melissa] Green [sic, Greene] recalled as witnesses, plus further argument of Counsel. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted Wednesday, January 13, 1937, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes Almon E. Hilchey, Major T.H. Mundy, and Harry Croker as witnesses. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted Monday, January 18, 1937, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes Major T.H. Mundy, Reginald V. Harris, Almon E. Hilchey, and Walter A. Stech as witnesses. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted Thursday, June 18, 1936, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes Blanchard Giberson, W. Turney Giberson, and Carolyn A. Bishop as witnesses. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted [Monday], January 25, 1937, regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes discussions among the various legal teams, Mr M.B. Archibald (for T.H. Mundy), Mr. T.C. Doyle, Mr. J.F. Shaw (for Mrs. Lorna D. Abbott), and Mr. Roy Lawrence [sic, Laurence] (for Blanchard Giberson). Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Item consists of Halifax Probate Court transcripts, drafted September 10, [1936], regarding the estate of Sarah Croker Giberson. Includes Thomas H. Mondy, Hope Rockwell, Blanchard Giberson, Lorna D. Abbott, Melissa Greene, Fred Purchase, and A.F. McIsaac as witnesses. Item is part of "Enclosure 8" accompanying correspondence between Thomas Raddall and Roy Laurence.
Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his involvement with the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights. Subseries contains periodicals, reports, press releases, photographs, and other materials.
Item consists of grouped correspondence between Ronald St. John Macdonald, Wang Tieya, Bai Gui-mei, and Ying-han Shi, related to Law in Contemporary China.
File contains correspondence with Richard A. Falk, H.W. Arthurs, J. George Neuspiel, Herbert Marx, James Leavy, Ronald N. Tucker, W. R. Lederman, J.R. Michaud, Alan Grant, Paul A. Crepeau, and others, as well as Macdonald's notes.
Subseries contains Ronald St. John Macdonald's correspondence regarding a wide range of subjects, including his visits to China, his research on the teaching of international law at Canadian universities and other topics, the development of various of his books, Dalhousie University, Dalhousie Law School Journal, Dalhousie Law School centenary, the Hague, the United Nations, the Canadian Council on International Law, and many other matters. Subseries contains correspondence between Ronald St. John Macdonald and different individuals, including Paul Martin, Quing-nan Meng, Edgar Gold, Paul Fauteux, Dominique Alheritiere, Tom Hick, R. C. Strother, W.A. MacKay, Wang Fusun, J.D. Kingham, Patti Allen, John Vandermeulen, Rene Jean Dupuy, M.C.W. Pinto, Jacqueline Dauchy, Leo Nevas, Avard Bishop, Charles B. Bourne, John Willis, and many others.
Item is a letter from Dalhousie Alumni Secretary, Helen Balcom, to Bertha Oxner at the University of Saskatchewan regarding the latter's written query about the history of early women graduates of Dalhousie University. Her letter makes reference to recently made lists, which are likely those listed elsewhere in this file (UA-32, Box 9, Folder 1, Items 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9). Bertha Oxner's letter of response is also included.
File contains three copies of a composite photograph of the 1975 graduating class of the Dalhousie University Faculty of Law. The photograph consists of portraits of J. B. Graham; R. C. Hardy; E. B. Norman; K. H. A. Robinson; J. R. Matheson; R. W. Birton; D. C. Tarnow; G. T. Slelinger; D. A. Potts; A. W. MacLeod; G. B. Roy; J. I. McLean; M. C. More; S. K. Mont; S. R. Lamey; M. A. F. MacDonald; R. G. Griffiths; T. J. McInnes; C. J. Randall; T. C. Matthews; D. J. Keefe; J. W. MacKenzie; A. J. Fraser; S. A. Mattson; G. J. Goneau; R. J. Clarke; J. P. Morris; G. D. Eldridge; J. F. Rorke; T. C. Turner; J. M. Dalziel; D. C. Hicks; M. T. L. Blaxland; J. A. Cameron; J. G. J. Greenan; P. C. Stolnuik; I. J. McLennan; M. E. Mustard; P. A. Davis; R. M. Purdy; B. L. MacLellan; A. G. Love; D. W. Giovanetti; J. M. P. J. Lynch; M. C. Ward; I. A. Healy; S. L. Kitman; G. W. Rockwell; W. J. S. Kunicki; H. L. Redden; J. C. MacPherson; D. F. Potter; M. S. McManus; J. R. Cummings; W. M. Biggs; P. H. O'Reilly; P. M. McPherson; F. G. Gillis; C. H. F. Williams; J. L. Vivian; J. E. Holmes; S. F. White; A. E. Janega; R. P. Dexter; R. A. Snow; M. C. MacNeill; D. C. Wickens; V. A. Adamson; F. A. Mason; M. I. Wylie; J. A. Baker; A. L. Sweet; L. M. Gaudet; P. L. Spears; M. P. Gallivan; T. J. Burke; R. M. Skoke; D. L. MacKay; R. A. Weisfield; J. A. Carmichael; E. O. Sturk; G. M. Munro; J. W. Fournier; R. B. Learmonth; R. D. Dicks; A. D. Tupper; M. A. Kimball; V. A. MacDonald; D. L. Routledge; W. M. LeClair; M. C. Legere; J. E. England; J. M. Haldmann; A. J. Landry; S. E. A. Lawton; J. W. Gallagher; A. J. McMackin; P. J. Reardon; P. D. Edwards; J. F. Carten; S. A. Robinson; B. P. Evans; W. R. G. Charland; D. G. Fredericksen; D. A. Larder; L. J. E. Dunbar; J. D. Stringer; W. J. English; D. C. Allan; M. A. Cote; C. K. Laurence; M. D. Perry; G. R. Armsworthy; C. F. Cox; R. W. Leavens; T. P. A. Power; B. F. Bailey; W. D. Dunlop; K. A. MacCormick; M. C. Ross; J. L. M. G. Batoit; G. H. Evans; R. J. MacKinnon; H. S. Roy; A. G. Battcock; D. A. Fawthrop; H. M. Matheson; C. I. Rusk; J. M. Burgess; E. A. Glenister; I. N. McLean; A. K. Shears; M. W. Burke; P. W. Gurnham; G. R. P. Moir; R. J. R. Stinson; C. M. Campbell; R. E. Klapstein; D. Myers; J. A. Titerle; A. D. Chant; D. A. Knox; L. Oland; R. B. Ward; D. J. Chisholm; R. F. Larkin; F. V. Penick; and M. E. Gallagher arranged in eight rows.