Tag Archives: law

Toronto Police Museum and Discovery Centre

Conservation / Preservation:

Artefacts

Many artefacts related to policing and the administration of justice in Toronto from 1834 to the present, including police weapons, uniforms, vehicles, and other policing technology, and police station furniture.

Archives

A small, on-site archive containing photographs, newspaper clippings, Chief annual reports, police reports, log-books, and other documents.  Museum staff is available to assist with research requests for a fee/donation, but archive materials are not accessible to the public. Requests must be made by email.

Public Programming:

Exhibitions

  • Displays of artefacts, such as weapons and uniforms, from the collection that illustrate the changing nature of policing from 1834 to the present; vehicles in particular are accessible to young children.
  • Recreations of crime scenes, jail cells, police stations, and court rooms.

Law Society of Upper Canada Archives

Conservation/Preservation:

Archives

  • Corporate records documenting the administration, policies, decisions, activities, and functions of the Law Society of Upper Canada since its origin in 1797.
  • Records of over 150 organizations and individuals, such as, The Lawyers Club, William Osgoode, The Juvenile Advocate Society.
  • Collection of architectural plans and drawings relating to the numerous additions and renovations to Osgoode Hall.
  • Printed material about the Law Society such as reports, brochures, government reports, posters, postcards, event programs and menus.
  • Periodicals.
  • Artefacts related to the practice of law, such as legal robes, office equipment and furniture.
  • Biographical information on Ontario lawyers and judges.
  • Over 100,000 photographs.

Public Programming:

Online Exhibitions

Digital exhibitions document past events such as the 175th year anniversary of Osgoode Hall.

Osgoode Hall

Conservation / Preservation:

Archives / Library/ART AND ARTEFACT COLLECTION

The Great Library in Osgoode Hall contains the largest private collection of legal works and is one of the the best reference sources in Canada. The Archives is the repository for all records of permanent value to the Law Society of Upper Canada and collects materials that document the history of the legal profession in Ontario. The Law Society owns a significant collection of portraits of former Chief Justices and Presidents of the Law Society. It also collects artefacts related to the history of the legal profession in Canada.

Artefacts

  • Courtrooms  from the 19th century
  •  Convocation Hall
  • Stained  glass windows covering 4,000 years of law
  • The  Great Library
  • Paintings of former Chief Justices of the Province and Presidents of the Law Society
  • Sculptures
  • Artefacts documenting the history of the legal profession in Ontario

Public Programming:

Exhibitions

  • McMurtry Art Exhibit
  • Heritage  courtrooms
  • Convocation  Hall
  • The  Great Library
  • Lecture halls, classrooms, meeting rooms
  • Temporary exhibitions on heritage topics
  • Virtual museum
  • Virtual archives
  • Flickr Photostream
  • YouTube Channel

Tours: Yes

Old City Hall

Conservation/Preservation:

Artefacts

  • Clock tower, first floor exhibits, grand staircase, memorial window, and war memorial
  • George A. Reid Murals, city council chamber; Romanesque grotesques, collection of photographs and other artefacts; stained-glass windows

Public Programming:

Exhibitions

Exhibit cabinets are found on the main floor of the entrance lobby.

Tours

Yes