Fonds F1251 - James Boyd McBride fonds

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CA ACU GBA F1251

Title

James Boyd McBride fonds

Date(s)

  • 1907-1947 (Creation)

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Fonds

Extent and medium

3 cm of textual records. -- 18 photographs

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Name of creator

Biographical history

James Boyd McBride, 1888-1959, was born in Scotland. He studied law in Scotland and at the University of Alberta, and was called to the Bar of Alberta in 1912. He married Alison Bowman-Fisher in 1917 and they had two children. He became a KC in 1934, a judge of the District Court of Alberta in 1944, and a Justice of the Supreme Court of Alberta in 1946.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gifts of Ian McBride, 1960.

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Scope and content

The fonds consists of McBride's law school notebooks (1907-1908), appointments, letters of congratulation, and photographs of legal personalities.

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No restrictions on access.

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      The material is in English.

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      No finding aid

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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