Correspondence, telegraphs and typescript documents of and related to the notice of appeal issued by C. R. Magone, solicitor to the Attorney General for Ontario including copies of the notice of appeal, a list of particulars of the grounds of appeal, notes by F. W. Wegenast, and telegraphs sent before and after the hearing of the appeal on June 1, 1937 by people including [James] Bright, A.R. Kaufman, Wegenast. Of note is correspondence to and from Kaufman and Wegenast following the end of the trial in March 1937 about the possibility of an appeal based on the appointment of Paul LeDuc as the new Attorney General, and a telegraph from A. R. Kaufman to Dorothea Palmer congratulating her on the dismissal of the appeal and advising to "not grant newspaper interviews."
Tss. (original).
Tss. (original). Pamphlet originally included is missing; replaced with a photocopy: Lord, Daniel A. What Birth Control is Doing to the United States. St. Louis, Mo.: The Queen's Work, c1936.
Ts. (original).
Photocopy of Seventeen short treatises of S. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. Oxford : J.H. Parker, 1847.
141 pieces of correspondence including originals, carbon copies, telegrams and attachments.
One article from Le Problème Sexuel, no. 2, Feb. 1934, presented to F.W. Wegenast by Dr. Charles G. Harmer.
One article reprinted from Le Problème Sexuel, no. 6, 1935, presented to F.W. Wegenast by Dr. Charles G. Harmer. Contains pencil underlining.
Clippings in English and French, most relating to the trial. Includes cartoons.
Clippings relating to the appeal as well as clippings relating to birth control in other countries.
Ts. (52 leaves, carbon) summary of case from 1888. Copy of file 15.
Ts. (52 leaves, carbon) summary of case from 1888. Copy of file 15.
Ts. (52 leaves, carbon) summary of case from 1888. Copy of file 15.
Ts. (52 leaves, original) summary of a case from 1888.
Collection consists of F.W. Wegenast's material relating to the trial of Dorothea Palmer. It contains correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts of court examinations, arguments used in court, research materials, documents, printed and published items, and clippings relating to the case Rex vs. Palmer.
Wegenast, Franklin WellingtonArticle by Claris Edwin Silcox, "Eastview and the public good," Canadian Forum 17, no. 196 (May 1937): 47-50.
Letter from Eric M. Matsner, National Medical Council on Birth Control, New York , accompanied by a ts. carbon transcript of an account of the Eastview case: "Pro bono publico : the decision of the court in the Canadian birth control case, " Journal of Contraception (April, 1937) and by a 2 p. ts. carbon: "The trial of Dorothea Palmer," by Eric M. Matsner, M.D., New York. Includes 8 ts. carbon leaves of similar editorial comment from the Central News Bureau, Toronto.
Index to the examinations, arranged in alphabetical order by last name of examinee with summaries (63 leaves in various pagings). Contains five copies of the index : two onionskin copies (ts.original and carbon), three other copies (ts. original and two carbons).
Volume one of nine volumes of examinations, pages i to D-198. Contains indices of names and exhibits and a key to pagination.
Volume two of nine volumes of examinations, pages D-199 to D-350.
Volume three of nine volumes of examinations, pages E-1 to F-227.
Volume four of nine volumes of examinations, pages F-228-H-26
Volume five of nine volumes of examinations, pages J-1to J-125.
Volume six of nine volumes of examinations, pages K-1 to O-6.
Volume seven of nine volumes of examinations, pages P-1 to P-146.
Volume eight of nine volumes of examinations, pages P147-P-390.
Volume nine of nine volumes of examinations, pages P-391to P-569.
16 pieces of correspondence to and from John L. Fagan, short-hand reporter, relating to trial transcripts. Correspondents include F.W. Wegenast and A.W. Beament.
5 pieces of correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to French Canadians including a November 19, 1936 Totonto Star article by Claude Dubuc, "The Grievances of Quebec : a memorandum from the Economic Chambers of of Quebec to the Ontario Boards of Trade." Also in the file is correspondence with Claude Dubuc.
15 pieces of correspondence and correspondence copies to and from F.W. Wegenast, mostly relating to borrowed or acquired books and printed material. Correspondents include Mary Hawkins, Birth Control Society of Hamilton. Also includes one unsigned, undated document: Information and complaint on oath of Constable Emile Martel.
7 pieces of correspondence and transcripts of documents relating to birth control in Holland. Correspondents include Mary Hawkins, Birth Control Society of Hamilton; and others.
Correspondence to and from W.L. Hutton, Medical Officer of Health, Brantford, Ont. and President, Eugenics Society of Canada, F.W. Wegenast, and others, mostly regarding books and printed material.
21 pieces of correspondence. Includes "Notice of action for libel. William Lorne Hutton vs. Le Syndicate d'Oeuvres Sociales and Charles Gautier," Feb. 19, 1937. Includes a ts. (carbon) by Charles Gautier, "Trial of Miss Palmer," Nov. 12, 1936, and ms. notes.
One issue, undated, of _Le Problème Sexuel," presented to F.W. Wegenast by Dr. Charles G. Harmer, containing marginal markings in orange pencil. The first article is entitled "La Dénatalité, ses prophètes et ses médecins."
One issue, undated, of _Le Problème Sexuel," presented to F.W. Wegenast by Dr. Charles G. Harmer, containing marginal markings in orange pencil. The first article is entitled "Message du Major Léonard Darwin."
One issue, undated, of _Le Problème Sexuel," presented to F.W. Wegenast by Dr. Charles G. Harmer, containing marginal markings in orange pencil. The first article is entitled "Experience pratique de la sterilisation en Suisse."
Typescript list of numbered exhibits, 15 numbered exhibits, 2 items not numbered.
Material relating to an editorial which appeared in L'Unité, March 31, 1937. Includes 11 pieces of correspondence, one ms. and 2 ts. copies of the editorial and one issue of New Frontier containing a piece about L'Unité.
Two carbon copies of the "Judgement of Magistrate Lester Herbert Clayton," March 17, 1937, and several copies of the text of this judgement printed in The Evening Citizen, Ottawa, Ont. Includes a telegram from F.W. Wegenast to James Bright, Apr. 5, 1937. Includes a copy of The Dominion Law reporter, May 27, 1937, also containing the text of the judgement, p. 609-619. Includes five copies of a transcript "In the Court of Appeal, Rowell, C.J.A., Middleton and Masten, JJ. A."
Ms. & ts. notes on criminal code, cases, particularly Sutherland and Stopes. Includes Medical Journal of Australia 1, no. 10 (March 1935), containing several articles on sterilization, and Obiter Dicta 10, no. 4 (Jan. 22, 1937).
a) Correspondence: 1 letter from John Fagan to A.W. Beament May, 27, 1937, re transcript.
b) Document: "In the Supreme Court of Ontario, Rex. v. Dorothea Palmer : notice of motion, May 26, 1937."
Ms. & ts. notes on moral theology. Includes "Extracts from the Church Times" sent [to Wegenast?] by T.F. Summerhayes, Dec. 5, 1936.
Twelve separate items.
Six pieces of correspondence, printed items.
Ms. notes & ts. draft [by F.W. Wegenast?] for an address about the Eastview Case to an unspecified Orange Lodge.
Eight pieces of correspondence, 3 pamphlets and ms. notes.
Two pieces of correspondence between Dorothea Palmer and F.W. Wegenast about the disposition of the bag which had been entered as an exhibit. Also includes Dun & Bradstreet reports on Dorothea Palmer and F.G. Ferguson.
Ms. and ts. notes.
Ts. (original), ts. carbon, ms. notes..
Three pieces of correspondence and twelve printed items.
Seven pieces of correspondence and two printed items.
One typescript: "The Eastview case, Oct. 21, 1936-Mar. 17, 1937, 33 leaves, original. Also includes a published report: Birth control trial. Kitchener, Ont. : Parents' Information Bureau, [1937], 26 p. (8 copies in two formats).
Ts. (original).
Ts. (original).
Ts. (original).
Ts. (original).
Ts. carbon.
Ts. (original)
Ten pieces of correspondence between Myrtle B. Rogers and F.W. Wegenast, typescripts of three lectures by Marshall J. Gauvin and five printed items.
Three pieces of correspondence, eight "Notice of Action", Notice of Motion & drafts, newspaper clippings.
Mas. and ts. notes (carbon) re other cases.
F.W. Wegenast's ms. and ts. notes and drafts.
F.W. Wegenast's ms. and ts. notes and drafts.
F.W. Wegenast's ms. and ts. notes and drafts.
F.W. Wegenast's ms. and ts. notes and drafts.
F.W. Wegenast's ms. and ts. notes and drafts.
F.W. Wegenast's ms. and ts. notes and drafts.
F.W. Wegenast's ms. and ts. notes and drafts.
F.W. Wegenast's ms. and ts. notes and drafts.
F.W. Wegenast's ms. and ts. notes and drafts.
Twelve pieces of correspondence with , one typescript, one printed item 1 p. ms. notes.
"Report on birth control," by Dr. Alma Sundquist, 3rd Quinquennial Congress, Medical Women's International Association, Stockholm, Aug. 7-12, 1934, presented to F.W. Wegenast by Dr. Charles G. Harmer.
"The Eastview case," Social Welfare 17, no. 1 (March 1937): 18-31.
Four copies of a 33 leaf ts., one original, 3 carbons. Two are marked "second version."