The images in this collection are collected from several series of historical photos throughout Osgoode Digital Commons.
If you would like to view the images in their original galleries please follow the links below:
Osgoode@125 Historical Photo ExhibitOsgoode Catalysts
Remembrance Day
Graduating Class Composites
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1956 - Twist and Shout
Osgoode students host dances throughout the school year in Convocation Hall and annual At-Homes at the Royal York Hotel.
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1953 - An International Reputation
The Law Society receives numerous applications from recent immigrants seeking certification to practice law in Canada. The Law Society requires them to requalify by attending the Law School. By the end of the decade, the School would have students from Poland, Austria, Japan, Holland, Czechoslovakia, South Africa, Estonia, Italy, and Israel. Still photographs of bucolic scenery like this one, combined with political and relative economic stability, drew many to Canada after the war.
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1952 - Raising Morale
All Osgoode entrants now must have a bachelor’s degree. Despite the more rigorous admission requirements, classes will double in size by 1960. Three years later, the Society announces a $1.3 million investment to expand the Law School to accommodate these larger classes. Dean Smalley-Baker takes to naming each entering class. The class of 1954 were the “Pioneer Guards.”