Fonds 10-134 - Elizabeth Sheehy fonds

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Elizabeth Sheehy fonds

Level of description

Fonds

Reference code

CA ON0034 10-134

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 1974-2010 (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

4.33 m of textual records
2 VHS

Archival description area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Elizabeth Sheehy holds an LL.B., an LL.M., and an LL.D. (Honoris causa). She started teaching at the University of Ottawa in 1984 and has been a Full Professor since 1995. She held the Shirley Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession from 2013 ... »

Scope and content

The fonds mainly consists of trial transcripts used by Elizabeth Sheehy for her research about violence against women. The trials focus on instances of mariticide following abuse. This research culminated in her book Defending Battered Women on Trial: ... »

Notes area

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Most of the records are open and accessible, however some of the trial transcripts have a publication ban.

Accruals

ACC-2016-01
ACC-2017-15
ACC-2018-10
ACC-2018-11 (VHS)
ACC-2021-12
ACC-2022-12

Access points

Control area

Description record identifier

CA

Institution identifier

ON0034

Rules or conventions

RAD

Status

Final

Level of detail

Full