Oral History

Ms. Eileen Mitchell Thomas 1988, 259 pages

Documenting the life and career of Eileen Thomas (b. 1916), a sole practitioner and former counsel for the National Commission in Ottawa. Interview topics include: Queen's University; Osgoode Hall Law School; articling; early practice; World War II; Canadian Bar Association; Nuremberg Trials; practice in Ottawa; part- time Family Court Judge; Counsel, Department of Justice; father's practice in Cobalt. Interview conducted by Christine J.N. Kates. File includes eight audio cassettes from a series of four interviews and a transcript with index (259 p.).

Date Started: 09/12/1988

Status: Open

Interviewer: Christine J.N. Kates

Number of pages: 259

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Archive Details

Archive Link: https://aims.archives.gov.on.ca/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/DESCRIPTION_WEB/WEB_DESC_DET?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%2065273

Archive Code: C 81-3-0-2

Title: Interviews with Eileen Mitchell Thomas

Date: Dec. 1988 - Nov. 1989

Description: Textual records, Sound recordings

Physical Description: 2 files of textual records (includes 8 audio cassettes (ca. 450 minutes))

Restrictions: None

Container Info: (Textual records are located in container B436533; sound recordings are located in container B436663)