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Le Très Honorable Antonio Lamer Canadian Archives Branch Direction des archives canadiennes Le très honorable Antonio Lamer MG 31 E 108 Instrument de recherche no 2016 / Finding Aid No. 2016 Prepared between 1995 and year 2002 by Préparé entre 1995 et l’an 2002 par Lucie Lucie Paquet Paquet ii TABLES DES MATIÈRES Documents relatifs à sa famille, à sa jeunesse et à ses études, 1846, 1900-1999, contenants 1-4, 119-120 ........................................................1 Documents relatifs à ses activités comme avocat et professeur de droit, 1958-1968, contenant 5 ........................................................4 Dossiers personnels .......................................................4 Professeur de droit, Université de Montréal.....................................5 Documents relatifs à la Cour supérieure du Québec et de la Cour du Banc de la Reine (juridiction criminelle),1955, 1967-1978, contenants 6-13 ...................6 Correspondance ..........................................................6 La crise d'octobre 70.......................................................6 - La cause Viger ....................................................7 - Général ..........................................................8 Dossiers des jugements prononcés entre 1970 et 1972 ...........................10 Dossiers personnels ......................................................14 Autres dossiers..........................................................15 Documents relatifs à la Cour d'appel du Québec, 1975, 1978-1979, contenant 14 .........16 Documents relatifs à la Cour suprême du Canada, 1793, 1902-1999, contenants 15-51, 77-88, 91-113, 121-246, 263-285 .................................17 Dossiers personnels, contenants 15-23, 77-79, 91-92, 100-101, 108, 113, 121-246, 263-264 ..................................................17 Documents relatifs à la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés, contenants 24-26, 141...............................................47 Documents relatifs au Conseil canadien de la magistrature, contenants 27-32, 109, 142-163, 265-266 ...............................50 Documents relatifs à l’Institut national de la magistrature, contenants 164-174, 267.............................................67 Correspondance, contenants 33-38, 79-81, 92, 101-102, 110, 175-180, iii 268, 279-281 ......................................................75 -correspondance générale ......................................75 -correspondance personnelle ...................................78 -correspondance classée en ordre alphabétique.. ....................80 - autre correspondance ........................................82 Documents relatifs aux renvois, contenants 188, 191-192 ...................86 Documents relatifs aux appels, contenants 81-84, 92-96, 102-106, 181-192, 269-271 ..................................................87 - listes des appels ............................................87 - demandes d’autorisation d’appel...............................88 - appels généraux ...........................................103 Documents relatifs aux jugements, contenants 39-42, 85, 111, 193-214, 272-275, 282-284 .........................................104 Documents relatifs aux clercs, contenants 85-86, 215-217 .................124 Documents relatifs aux assistantes judiciaires, contenants 276-278 ..........127 Discours, contenants 43-44, 112, 218-220, 285 ..........................129 Documents relatifs aux associations, contenants 45,106, 221-226 ...........132 Documents relatifs aux conférences, contenants 46-48, 86-88, 96-98, 106-107, 227-232 .................................................140 Documents relatifs aux invitations, contenants 49-51, 107, 233-239 .........155 Documents relatifs à l’Ordre du Canada, contenants 240-246 ...............171 Dossiers personnels, 1937, 1966-1999, contenants 52-54, 107, 247-248 286-288 ...................................................................175 Dossiers thématiques de référence, 1953-1999, contenants 55-68, 98-99 249-254 ...................................................................179 Activités postérieures à la retraite de la Cour suprême du Canada, 1999-2002, contenants 289-307 ..........................................................199 iv Correspondance, 2000-2002, contenants 289-294 ........................199 Affaires militaires, 1999-2002, contenants 295-296 ......................201 Conférences, 1999-2002, contenant 297 ...............................202 Discours, 1999-2002, contenants 298, 307 .............................203 Historica, 2000-2002, contenants 299-300 ..............................203 Dossiers personnels, 1999-2002, contenants 301-306 .....................204 Documents à caractère financier, 1972-1999, contenants 69-74, 88, 255-256 ...................................................................207 Commission de la réforme du droit - vice-président et président, 1972-1978, contenants 69-70 ........................................207 Allocations de transfert, 1978-1981, contenant 70 ........................208 Dépenses de voyage, 1972-1985, contenants 70-71 .......................208 Banque royale, 1976-1996, contenants 71-72, 256 .......................209 Impôt, 1975-1992, contenants 72-73 ..................................209 Comptes de dépense et dépenses générales,1985-1990, contenant 73.....................................................210 Cour suprême du Canada, 1989-1999, contenant 255 .....................211 Divers dossiers de finances personnelles, 1977-1999, contenants 73-74, 88, 256...........................................211 Coupures de presse, 1969-1999, contenants 75-76, 99, 257 ..........................213 Certificats et plaques, 1922-1999, contenants 89-90, 258-262 ........................214 Liste des photographies ......................................................218 Liste des documents audiovisuels ..............................................220 v Liste des médailles ...........................................................221 Le très honorable Antonio Lamer MG31-E108 Contenant Dossier Sujet Date Documents relatifs à sa famille, à sa jeunesse et à ses études 1846, 1900-1999 1 1 Bible familiale - Souvenir de la mort de l'oncle Charles Gravel (1928) [1846] 1 2 Images saintes [1928] 2 1 Ancêtres - Carte de la Nouvelle-France - Reproduction n.d. 2 2 Notes d'Antonio Lamer n.d. 2 3 Plans de la maison - Saint-Bruno n.d. 2 4 Livre de spiritualité et carte de décès de l'arrière-grand-mère [1900-1911] 2 5 First Communion Book - Florence Storey (Antonio Lamer's mother) [1905] 2 6 Dame veuve Florence Storey Valiquette - Extrait de naissance 1906 2 7 Écusson - Saint-François-Xavier, champions de l'Est du Canada 1928-1929 2 8 Cartes de souhaits 1937 2 9 Children's Book - Antonio Lamer [1937] 2 10 Cartes de souhaits d'Antonio Lamer à ses parents [1937]-[1942] 2 11 Cahier d'écolier - Antonio Lamer [1938] 2 12 Cartes d'excellence remises à Antonio Lamer - Jardins d'enfants de la [1938] Providence Sainte-Geneviève 2 13 Cahier d'écolier - Antonio Lamer [1939] 2 14 Cahier d'écolier - Antonio Lamer [1939] 2 Le très honorable Antonio Lamer MG31-E108 Contenant Dossier Sujet Date 2 15 Première communion - Correspondance 1939 2 16 Coupures de presse - Antonio Lamer père - Avocat 1940 2 17 Cahier d'écolier - Antonio Lamer [1941] 2 18 Correspondance - Père O.S. Melanson [1941] 2 19 Bulletins scolaires - Collège Saint-Laurent 1942 2 20 Coupures de presse - Antonio Lamer membre du club Beagle TAIO [1942] 2 21 Collège Saint-Laurent - Programmes de pièces de théâtre 1942-1943 2 22 Coupures de presse - Antonio Lamer étudiant 1948-1955 2 23 Carnet bancaire - Bank of Toronto 1950 2 24 Discours écrits par Antonio Lamer - Collège Saint-Laurent 1950-1953 2 25 Militaire - Camp Shilo - Manitoba 1951-1952 2 26 Contrat de construction d'une maison d'habitation - Saint-Sauveur 1957 2 27 Succession de M. Antonio Lamer (Père) 1960-1968, 1981 2 28 Célébration avant le mariage d'Antonio Lamer 1961 2 29 Contrat de mariage 1961 2 30 Coupures de presse - Mariage Antonio Lamer et Suzanne Bonin 1961 2 31 À la Cave Notre-Dame - Documents légaux 1966-1969 2 32 À la Cave Notre-Dame - États financiers 1/2 1967-1968 2 33 À la Cave Notre-Dame - États financiers 2/2 1967-1968 2 34 À la Cave Notre-Dame - Correspondance 1/2 1967-1969 3 1 À la Cave Notre-Dame - Correspondance 2/2 1969 3 2 À la Cave Notre-Dame - Correspondance 1969-1971 3 3 Dame veuve Florence Storey Valiquette - Succession 1970-1977 3 4 Propriété Saint-Bruno - Vente 1/3 1971-1981 3 5 Propriété Saint-Bruno - Vente 2/3 1971-1981 3 6 Propriété Saint-Bruno - Vente 3/3 1971-1981 3 7 À la Cave Notre-Dame - Registre des procès-verbaux et du capital 1973 action 3 8 Dame veuve Florence Storey Valiquette - Certificat de décès 1977 MG31-E108 Le très honorable Antonio Lamer 3 Contenant Dossier Sujet Date 3 9 Profession de foi - Stéphane Lamer (Fils) 1977 3 10 Correspondance - Stéphane Lamer (Fils) [1980],n.d. 3 11 Ancêtres - Arbres généalogiques - Manuscrits d'Antonio Lamer 1980-1988 3 12 Ancêtres - Cartes de décès de la famille (1911-1917) 1980-1988 3 13 Ancêtres - Correspondance sur la généalogie 1980-1988 3 14 Ancêtres - Notes généalogiques 1980-1988 3 15 Ancêtres - Publications généalogiques 1980-1988 3 16 Ancêtres - Reproduction de documents du XVIIième et XVIIIième 1980-1988 siècles 3 17 Menu - Déjeuner pour le mariage - Danielle Tremblay et Antonio 1987 Lamer 3 18 Livre de bord ou journal de voyage du 22 juillet au 13 août 1989 3 19 Cartes de joyeuses fêtes pour les 60 ans d'Antonio Lamer 1993 4 1 Scrap Book - Documents
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