Oral History

Master Reid Donkin 1998, 136 pages

Documenting the life and career of Reid Donkin (b. 1927), a laywer who became Master of the Supreme Court of Ontario in 1980. Interview topics include: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall Law School; articling; junior, White, Bristol; lawyer in St. Thomas, 1954-1958; legal aid; Master, Supreme Court of Ontario, 1980; select cases. Interview unknown. File includes four audio cassette recordings from a series of two interviews and a transcript with index (136 p.).

Status: Open

Occupation: Judge

Number of pages: 136

Read more about: Masters of the Superior Court

Archive Details

Archive Link: https://aims.archives.gov.on.ca/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/DESCRIPTION_WEB/WEB_DESC_DET?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%2065363

Archive Code: C 81-4-0-86

Title: Interviews with W.Reid Donkin

Date: Oct. 1998

Description: Textual records, Sound recordings

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records (includes 4 audio cassettes (ca. 210 minutes))

Restrictions: None

Container Info: (Textual records are located in container B436854; sound recordings are located in container B436802)

Location: Interview conducted as part of the Legal Aid Project.