Series 7 - Other Professional Activities

1.55 m of textual records (8 boxes)

The files in this series document five principal activities and a few minor ones, the arrangement of which is alphabetical by name of organization. The first principal activity is the report Professor Friedland prepared for Access Copyright on the distribution of royalties. The files include background material, correspondence and drafts of the report.

In 2001 he accepted the position of a public director and chair of the Investment Protector Corporation of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada and two years later was appointed to its board. There he chaired its ad hoc committee on committee structures and its governance committee. The files contain correspondence, memoranda, drafts of legal documents, and proceedings of meetings.

Professor Friedland chaired several degree assessment committees for the Ontario government: one on a paralegal program for Humber College: and another on policing for Georgian College. He also continued as a member of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History board of directors, which was a significant transitional period with the death of Peter Oliver and his replacement by Jim Phillips. The files contain correspondence, miscellaneous documents, and minutes of meetings. There are also files on various projects with the Law Society of Upper Canada. In 2008 he participated in an external review of the Faculty of Law at McGill University and commented on Judge Michael Code’s mega-trial project. He also reviewed articles for Canadian legal journals.

Professor Friedland’s heavy involvement with the University of Toronto Press, as chair of the manuscript review committee and as a member of the board of directors, ended in November 2007 and on June 30, 2008 respectively. These were important years for the U of T Press, with the appointment of a new president and vice-president for scholarly publishing, the sale of the printing division, and the acquisition of Broadview Press. The files, generally, contain correspondence, memoranda, notes, agendas for meetings, and several photographs. The manuscript review committee files contain extensive correspondence, especially with Suzanne Rancourt, senior editor, humanities, and Bill Harnum, senior vice-president, scholarly publishing; and with Heather Murray.

All photos are open. Remaining records are restricted until 2029 or the death of the Donor, whichever is later.