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Francis Reginald Scott Fonds
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Correspondence with Peter Laing regarding McGill charter powers

File consists of records relating to a study undertaken by F. R. Scott, Peter M. Laing, and Lazar Sarna into the legal status of McGill University, involving review of its charter and governing bodies. The contains chiefly correspondence between F. R. Scott and Peter. M. Laing exchanging documentation, legal opinions, research notes, etc., as well as copies of consultations with others, including McGill historian Stanley B. Frost. Also includes correspondence between Laing and Principal and Vice-Chancellor Robert E. Bell regarding findings of the study. It also contains typewritten drafts of legal opinions regarding McGill's juridical status with F. R. Scott's handwritten annotations, and F. R. Scott's handwritten notes on McGill's historical timeline. There is, in addition, a consolidation of the laws pertaining to Queen's University, solicited by F. R. Scott as part of his research, a photocopy of the Dobie vs. Temporalities Board decision, and two copies of Bill 1, Charter of the French language in Quebec.

Course on Admiralty Law

File consists of handwritten and typewritten notes for course on admiralty law. Also includes notes from the Brussels International Maritime Conference, 1926, with handwritten notes, and various examples of bills of ladings.

Francis Reginald Scott Fonds

  • CA MUA MG 2004
  • Fonds
  • 1919-1985

Fonds consists of photocopies of speeches delivered at Scott's 70th birthday celebration dinner (1969) and of notes for his courses in Admiralty Law and Maritime Law and Carriers (ca 1940) can be found here. The microfilmed copies of Scott's papers are divided into two series. Series One, 1919-1958, contains only that material written or collected by Scott before 1958 and it is completely integrated in terms of his political, legal and literary activities. Series Two was created in 1959 when he moved to a new office in the Faculty of Law. This series contains material primarily originating from 1959 to 1978; however, some material has been brought forward from earlier files for use or review in relation to more recent activities. Also included are microfilmed copies of his scrapbooks, 1924-1974, documenting Scott's career since the 1920s. Two audio cassettes record Scott’s memorial service, which was held on February 18, 1985.

Scott, F. R. (Francis Reginald), 1899-1985