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LASA is dedicated to the presentation, promotion and understanding of the evolution of law and society through the creation of historical displays showcasing memorabilia and photographs from our holdings.
LASA’s archives house over 10,000 photographs documenting the legal profession in Alberta from 1907 to present day. Our online galleries include a select number of collections from among our images.












All photographs used on this website are held by The Legal Archives Society of Alberta.
ORAL HISTORY
A complete listing of oral history holdings from 1982, with select clips of interviews made available online.
2020 and Newer Interviews
2024
- Balfour Q. H. Der, K.C.
- Patricia D. E. Hensley, K.C.
- Ian Holloway, K.C.
- The Hon. Carolyn S. Phillips
- Lorne D. Rea
- The Hon. John D. Rooke
- Patricia P. A. J. Sealy, K.C.
2023
- Alastair R. Lucas, K.C.
2020
- Judy N. Boyes, K.C.
- Colette Y. Chenier, K.C.
- The Hon. Madam Justice Elizabeth A. Hughes
- Norman K. Machida, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice J. D. Bruce McDonald
- Donna J. Munn, K.C.
- The Hon. Clifton D. O’Brien, K.C.
- Laura M. Safran, K.C.
2010 - 2019 Interviews
2019
- Chrysten E. Perry
2018
- Susan Verna R. Billington, K.C.
- Michelle C. Christopher, K.C.
- The Hon. Judge Shelagh R. Creagh
- Kerry C. Day, K.C.
- Denis Edney, K.C.
- Virginia A. Engel, K.C.
- The Hon. Madam Justice Marsha C. Erb
- Peter J. Faulds, K.C.
- The Hon. Adelle Fruman
- Marie L. Gordon, K.C.
- Michael A. E. Greene, K.C.
- Alain Hepner, K.C.
- John M. Hope, K.C.
- Stacy Kaufeld
- The Hon. Madam Justice C. Adele Kent
- The Hon. Mr. Justice James H. Langston
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Sal. J. LoVecchio
- Alan W. Macdonald (Jr.), K.C.
- John C. M. Mah, K.C.
- The Hon. Ernest A. Marshall, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Peter W. L. Martin
- The Hon. Terrence J. Matchett, Chief Judge of Prov. Court of AB
- Emmanuel (Sonny) Mirth, K.C.
- The Hon. Madam Justice Marina S. Paperny
- James S. Peacock, K.C.
- The Hon. Robert A. Philp, K.C.
- Karen A. Platten, K.C.
- Stephen G. Raby, K.C.
- Peter J. Royal, K.C.
- Allan G. P. Shewchuk, K.C.
- The Hon. P. Lawrie J. Smith, K.C.
- Julia A. Turnbull, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Thomas W. Wakeling
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Jack Watson
- The Hon. Neil C. Wittmann, K.C.
2016
- The Hon. Madam Justice Myra B. Bielby
- The Hon. Jean E. L. Côté
- Peter J. M. Lown, K.C.
- The Hon. A. Anne McLellan, P.C., O.C.
- Phyllis A. L. Smith, K.C.
- The Hon. Marguerite J. Trussler, K.C.
- The Hon. Madam Justice Joanne B. Veit
2015
- Patricia L. Blocksom, K.C.
- Rose M. Carter, K.C.
- Ronald S. Foster, K.C.
- Judith B. Hanebury, K.C.
- The Hon. Dennis Gerald David Hart, K.C.
- The Hon. Madam Justice Constance D. Hunt
- Kathleen E. Mahoney, K.C.
- The Hon. Madam Justice Rosemary E. Nation
- Noel C. O’Brien, K.C.
- Diane J. Pettie, K.C.
- Graham E. Price, K.C.
- Susan L. Robinson Burns, K.C.
- The Hon. Madam Justice Barbara E. C. Romaine
- Ernest (Ernie) Shymka
- Maria Francesca (Francine) Swanson, K.C.
2014
- Donald G. Bishop, K.C.
- Philip G. Lister, K.C.
- The Hon. John D. Reilly
2010
- John C. Armstrong, K.C.
- Patricia L. Daunais, Q.C.
- Karen Gainer, K.C.
- John McLaren
- The Hon. Madam Justice Bonnie L. Rawlins
- A. R. (Quincy) Smith, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Allan H. Wachowich
2000 - 2009 Interviews
2009
- The Hon. John C. (Jack) Major, C.C., K.C.
- Virginia May, K.C.
- John P. Peacock, K.C.
- The Hon. Judge A. Gail Vickery
2008
- John H. (Jack) Dunphy, K.C.
- Cheryl C. Gottselig, K.C.
- The Hon. Judge Sandra Hunt-McDonald
- John G. Martland, K.C.
- Douglas A. McGillivray, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Terrence F. McMahon
- Gwen K. Randall, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice John D. Rooke
2007
- Gilbert J. Clark
- Brian A. Felesky, K.C.
- Donald Goodfellow, K.C.
- David R. Haigh, K.C.
- James A. Karras
- Wallace B. MacInnes, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Donald I. MacLeod
- The Hon. Judge Francis L. Maloney
- John J. Marshall, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice David B. Mason
- Dennis A. McDermott, K.C.
- Robert A. F. Montgomery, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Moore
- Edward S. Pipella, Q.C.
- Murray A. Putnam, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice B. Z. Allen Sulatycky
- Garth A. Turcott
2006
- Laurence E. Bowes, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Robert M. Cairns
- Leslie R. Duncan, K.C.
- The Hon. Ronald D. Ghitter, K.C.
- The Hon. A. Milt Harradence, Q.C.
- Robert D. Kerr
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Arthur M. Lutz
- The Hon. Madam Justice Elizabeth A. McFadyen
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Willis E. O’Leary
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Alexander G. (Sandy) Park
- Darryl J. Raymaker, K.C.
- Robert G. Roddie, K.C.
- The Hon. Harry S. Rowbotham
- Stanley S. Schumacher, Q.C.
- The Hon. Judge Brian C. Stevenson
- David D. Tavender, K.C.
2005
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Paul S. Chrumka
- Louis D. Hyndman (Jr), C.C.
- The Hon. Judge Percival C. C. Marshall
- Tom Mayson, Q.C.
2004
- Henry M. Beaumont, Q.C.
- Joseph P. Brumlik, K.C.
- The Hon. Judge Gary G. Cioni
- Harry Finnegan
- Jim Flannery
- The Hon. Lionel L. Jones
- Lawrence Lebitka
- Albert W. Ludwig, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice John C. (Jack) Major
- Thomas Malcolm
- John A. S. McDonald, Q.C.
- The Hon. Judge Thomas B. McMeekin
- Clifton D. O’Brien, K.C.
- James S. Palmer, Q.C..
- The Hon. Madam Justice Anne H. Russell
- John C. Soby, K.C.
- William I. C.. Wuttunee
2003
- Edward P. Adolphe, Q.C.
- Lionel (Bud) Alberstat, Q.C.
- The Hon. Herbert A. Allard
- Robert H. Barron, Q.C.
- The Hon. Roger H. Belzil
- Edward M. Bredin, Q.C.
- Gerald M. Burden, Q.C.
- William E. Code, Q.C.
- Tom J. Duckworth, Q.C.
- The Hon. Joseph B. Feehan
- Francis J. Fleming, Q.C.
- John P. Floyd, Q.C.
- Gregory R. Forsyth, Q.C.
- The Hon. Richard S. Fowler, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Robert P. Fraser
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Ernest A. Hutchinson
- The Hon. James H. Laycraft, O.C., Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice M. Earl Lomas
- Walter B. O’Donoghue, Q.C.
- The Hon. Madam Justice Ellen I. Picard
- Donnel O. Sabey, Q.C.
- David H. Sinclair, Q.C.
- Raymond S. Tharp
- Stephen H. Wood, Q.C.
2002
- Joseph P. Brumlik, K.C..
- William H. Dalgleish, Q.C.
- Garth Fryett, Q.C.
- Orest W. Gauk, K.C.
- Alan D. Hunter, Q.C.
- The Hon. William K. Moore, Q.C.., LL.D.
- John M. Robertson, Q.C.
- Alexander S. Romanchuk
- Dwayne W. Rowe
- Harold C. Sisson, Q.C.
- Norman L. Witten, Q.C.
2001
- Gerard J. Amerongen, Q.C.
- Jack L. Chapman, Q.C.
- Thomas H. Chapman, K.C.
- George L. Crawford, Q.C.
- Hugh Dempsey
- The Hon. Roy V. Deyell, Q.C.
- The Hon. James Dimos, Q.C.
- The Hon. Judge Robert S. Dinkel
- John W. Freeland, Q.C.
- The Hon. Constantine Kosowan, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice J. Richard P. Marceau
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Ernest A. Marshall
- The Hon. Mr. Justice John W. McClung
- The Hon. Judge Douglas M. McDonald
- Peter B. McLaws
- The Hon. Judge William M. Mustard
- Peter M. Owen, Q.C.
- The Hon. Dean Saks, Q.C.
- Peggy F. Sandall
- The Hon. Judge Sharon L. Van De Veen
- The Hon. Edward R. Wachowich, Q.C.
- John A. Weir, Q.C.
2000
- Marjorie M. Bowker
- The Hon. William R. Brennan, Q.C.
- Claude A. Campbell
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Russell A. Dixon
- Alan D. Hunter, Q.C.
- Tom Jackson, Q.C.
- The Hon. Judge Ronald A. Jacobson
- John H. Jamieson, Q.C.
- Sylvia E. Kennedy
- Kenneth A. McKenzie, Q.C.
- Duncan L. McKillop, K.C.
- Donald P. McLaws, Q.C.
- Joseph J. W. Stratton, Q.C.
- Barry Vogel, Q.C.
1990 - 1999 Interviews
1999
- Glen W. Acorn, K.C.
- The Hon. Madam Justice Carol M. Conrad
- The Hon. Judge Douglas L. Crowe
- William C. R. Davidson, K.C.
- Steve Denecky, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice James L. Foster
- The Hon. William J. Haddad, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Willard V. Hembroff
- Laurence K. Higa, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Jack K. Holmes
- The Hon. James D. Horsman, K.C.
- William H. Hurlburt, Q.C.
- Macdonald Johnston, Q.C.
- Stanley J. Lerner, K.C.
- Samuel S. Lieberman, Q.C.
- Elliot W. N. Macdonald, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice John H. Mackenzie
- David J. Maclean, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Lawrence D. MacLean
- The Hon. Judge David P. MacNaughton
- Robert S. Matheson, C.M., Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Donald H. Medhurst
- R. Barry Miskuski
- Fred J. Morgan, Q.C.
- Glenn M. Morrison, K.C.
- Philip M. North, K.C.
- James M. Pritchard, Q.C.
- Edward E. Rice, K.C.
- Robert H. G. Scammell, Q.C.
- Blaine A. Thacker, K.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice L. David Wilkins
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Clarence G. Yanosik
1998
- The Hon. Robert A. Cawsey, Q.C.
- Archibald H. Dickson, Q.C.
- Harris G. Field, Q.C.
- Charlie James
- Douglas R. Matheson, Q.C.
- Hugh W. Morrison
- The Hon. William A. Stevenson, O.C.
- Everett Tingley
- Marrie Ully
1996
- Miles G. Atkinson, K.C.
- (Dean) Wilbur F. Bowker, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice John D. Bracco
- The Hon. William R. Brennan, Q.C.
- The Hon. Carlton W. Clement, Q.C.
- John H. Corbett, Q.C.
- George L. Crawford, Q.C.
- Louis A. Desrochers, Q.C.
- The Hon. Judge Robert S. Dinkel
- David L. Dworkin
- Francis R. Matthews, Q.C.
- Eric A. D. McCuaig, Q.C.
- James A. Millard, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Tevie H. Miller
- Kevin F. Murphy
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Peter C. G. Power
- Susan Turner
1995
- John B. Ballem
- Henry M. Beaumont, Q.C.
- Richard J. Burns, Q.C.
- John C. (Jack) Ebbels
- Howard F. Gain, Q.C.
- James H. Gray
- Tiffin D. Hetherington, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Roger P. Kerans
- Joseph J. Oman
- Miles H. Patterson, Q.C.
- Edward R. Roberts
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Melvin E. Shannon
- The Hon. Mr. Justice John H. Waite
- Thomas J. Walsh, Q.C.
- The Hon. Judge James S. Woods
- Eldon M. Woolliams, Q.C.
1994
- Peter L. P. Macdonnell, Q.C.
1980 - 1989 Interviews
1984
- Robert H. Barron, Q.C.
- G. Spencer Cumming, Q.C.
- Ross A. MacKimmie, Q.C.
- The Hon. Ernest C. Manning
- John James Saucier, Q.C.
1983
- H. S. Allen
- Tee Balfour
- Robert G. Black, Q.C.
- (Dean) Wilbur F. Bowker, Q.C.
- Edward M. Bredin, Q.C.
- Calgary Bar Association – Judge’s Dinner
- Calgary Bar Association – Historical Society Dinner
- Robert L. D. Fenerty, Q.C.
- Alexander A. Gilchrist
- Ruth L. Gorman
- Andrew W. Henricks, Q.C.
- Roland Jardine
- Maclean E. Jones, Q.C.
- Elliot W. N. Macdonald, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice Lawrence D. MacLean
- Mrs. Might (widow of Orrin H. E. Might, Q.C.)
- Glenn M. Morrison
- Mrs. Nolan (widow of Henry G. Nolan)
- Marshall M. Porter
- James M. Pritchard, Q.C..
- Arthur R. Smith (Jr)
- Frederick A. Thurgood
- Peter S. Vallance
1982
- The Hon. Gordon H. Allen, Q.C.
- William Barnett
- Arthur D. Bessemer, Q.C.
- Chester V. Burns, Q.C.
- The Hon. Mr. Justice William G. N. Egbert
- Frederick Kennedy
- Eugene Kush, Q.C..
- The Hon. Mr. Justice James H. Laycraft
- Alan W. Macdonald (Sr)
- R. Thomas Malcolm, K.C.
- The Hon. Ronald Martland, Q.C.
- Marie McCaffary
- Edward J. McCormick, Q.C.
- Douglas P. McDonald, Q.C.
- McGillivray Dinner Party
- Donald P. McLaws, Q.C.
- The Hon. James V. H. Milvain, Q.C.
- Emma R. Patterson
- John J. Saucier, Q.C.
- Archdeacon Cecil Swanson
The Legal Archives Society of Alberta embarked on an Oral History program to record the reminiscences of lawyers, judges and their assistants who played an important role in Alberta’s legal profession. Oral histories fulfill this role by providing compelling and effective sources for demonstrating skills and techniques, and approaches to legal and judicial practice told by senior members of the profession. Used in conjunction with documentary sources, oral histories provide a personal context to the history of the legal profession.
LASA’s Oral History included interviews from the following programs:
- Calgary Bar Association
- LASA Bench and Bar (Edmonton and Calgary)
- Edmonton Bar Association
- Alberta Bench and Bar (Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat)
- Northern Bench and Bar (Grande Prairie, Peace River)