Oral History

The Hon. Edra Ferguson 1991, 231 pages

Documenting the life and career of Edra Ferguson (b. 1907), a former Toronto-area lawyer who was appointed to Division Court and Family Court in 1962. Interview topics include: family background; articling; Osgoode Hall; legal sorority, Kappa Beta Pi; early practice; move to Toronto; Division Court and Family Court. Interview conducted by Christine J.N. Kates. File includes eight audio cassette recordings from a series of four interviews and a transcript with index (227 p.).

Date Started: 09/04/1991

Status: Open

Interviewer: Christine J.N. Kates

Occupation: Judge, Judge

Number of pages: 231

Read more about: Ontario Court of Justice

Archive Details

Archive Link: https://aims.archives.gov.on.ca/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/DESCRIPTION_WEB/WEB_DESC_DET?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%2065242

Archive Code: C 81-2-0-25

Title: Interviews with Edra Ferguson

Date: Apr. 1991 - Sept. 1991

Description: Textual records, Sound recordings

Physical Description: 2 files of textual records (includes 8 audio cassettes (ca. 420 minutes))

Restrictions: Closed until 1 Jan. 2016

Container Info: (Textual records are located in container B437265; sound recordings are located in container B436845)

Location: Interview was conducted as part of the Women in Law Project.