Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1918-1953 (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes and 1 framed document
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
James Chalmers McRuer, born in Oxford Country, Ont., in 1890, was a distinguished educator, lawyer and judge. He was the Chief Justice of the High Court of Justice for Ontario between 1945-64 and served on a number of high-profile Royal Commissions. He died in 1985.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift from the Esate of Chief Justice James C. McRuer.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection consists of two war diaries from 1918, as well as notes for a planned trip to Europe and England. It also contains memorabilia and slides of the 1953 Coronation of Elizabeth II, attended by McRuer and his wife.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English