The roots of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) date back to the late 1950’s. Several Canadian law librarians began to meet informally at the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) annual conference to discuss matters of interest. On July 5, 1963, CALL became a formal association with its own Constitution and By-Laws. That same year, CALL joined AALL as an official chapter, with whom it remained affiliated until 1971. The first President of CALL was Marianne Scott, with Eunice Beeson acting as Vice-President and Rosemary McCormick serving as Secretary. Future developments in law libraries across the nation, coupled with an increased level of interest amongst law librarians, led to the independent association that functions today. Currently, CALL boasts approximately 500 members who represent a wide variety of law library interests throughout Canada. The Association serves as a forum for the dissemination of information and ideas, fosters cooperation among law libraries across the nation and plays an active role in promoting access to legal information for all Canadians. CALL is incorporated as a federal corporation without share capital under Part II of the Corporations Act. The objectives of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries are: To promote law librarianship, to develop and increase the usefulness of Canadian law libraries and to foster a spirit of co-operation among them; To provide a forum for meetings of persons engaged or interested in law library work and to encourage professional self-development; To co-operate with other organizations which tend to promotethe objects of the Association or the interest of its members.
The fonds is comprised of materials compiled by CALL members. CALL materials include executive correspondence, committee and Special Interest Group (SIG) documentation, publications, oral histories and initiative projects. The majority of materials concern the administrative duties of the Executive Board. In addition to textual materials the fonds includes 21 photographs, 61 tape cassettes, 11 reel to reel audio tapes, 2 5 1/4" floppydiscs, 26 3 1/2" floppy discs, 3 Compact Discs and 2 microfilms.
From the 1980’s to the mid-1990’s, early CALL records were housed in both the York University Library and the National Archives. Records from the York University Library were then transferred to the National Office in Kingston. In 2005 CALL materials from the National Archives were sent to the E.K. Williams Law Library and in 2010 the National Office documents joined them. By the summer of 2010 all CALL records reached the University of ManitobaArchives.
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112Committee on Constitutional Review, 1970-1973
1Committee on Indexing, 1963-1975
3Committee on Constitutional Review, 1974-1991
4Committee on Law Library Statistics, 1970-1986
5Committee on Law Library Statistics, 1987-2004
6KF Modified Committee, 1973-2004
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121Elections Committee, 1975-2003
2By_Laws Committee, 1975-1979
3By-Laws Committee, 1980-1988
4By-Laws Committee, 1989-2004
5Committee on the Development of Law Libraries, 1977-1981
6Nominations Committee, 1977-2002
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131Ad Hoc Committee on Secondary Literature Data Bases, 1979-1981
2Education Committee, 1979-2004
3Eunice Beeson Memorial Bursury Committee, 1979-1996
4Eunice Beeson Memorial Bursury Committee, 1997-2003
5Eunice Beeson Memorial Bursury Committee, 2004-2005
6Placement Committee, 1981-1995
7Subcommittee on Legal Publishing and its Promotion, 1981-1983
8Committee on Cataloguing, 1981-2002
9Miscellaneous Committees, 1981-2003
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141Committees and Special Interest Groups: Budget Requests, Guidelines, Reports, Terms of Reference, 1985-2004
2Scholarship and Awards Committee, 1987-2003
3Daina M. Priestly Memorial Scholarship Committee, 1987-2004
4Preservation Needs Committee, 1987-2004
5Special Committee on Publishers Donations, 1988
6Copyright Committee, 1989-1996
7Copyright Committee, 1997-2004
8Committee on Public Relations, 1991-2003
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151Vendor Liaison Committee, 1991-1994
2Vendor Liaison Committee, 1995-1997
3Vendor Liaison Committee, 1998-2006
4Committee on Law Libraries: Serials Tracking, 1992-2002
5Committee on Organizational Orienteering Program (OOP), 1994-1999
6Committee on Northern Exposure to Leadership, 1994-2000
7Committee on Research Agenda (CRAC), 1995
8Committee to Promote Research, 1995-2004
9Financial Advisory Committee, 1996-2004
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161Web Site Advisory Committee, 1997
2James D. Lang Memorial Committee, 1997-2000
3Digital Documents Committee, 1999-2000
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71Pre-Conference Workshop, 1976
2Pre-Conference Workshop, 1977
3Pre-Conference Workshop, 1980
4Pre-Conference Workshop, 1981
5Pre-Conference Workshop, 1982
6Pre-Conference Workshop, 1983
7Pre-Conference Workshop, 1984
8Pre-Conference Workshop, 1985
9Pre-Conference Workshop, 1986
10Pre-Conference Workshop, 1987
11Pre-Conference Workshop, 1988
12Pre-Conference Workshop, 1989
13Pre-Conference Workshop, 1990
14Pre-Conference Workshop, 1991
15Pre-Conference Workshop, 1992
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81Pre-Conference Workshop, 1993
2Pre-Conference Workshop, 1994
3Pre-Conference Workshop, 1995
4Pre-Conference Workshop, 1996
5Pre-Conference Workshop, 1997
6Pre-Conference Workshop, 1998
7Pre-Conference Workshop, 2000
8Pre-Conference Workshop, 2001
9Pre-Conference Workshop, 2002
10Pre-Conference Workshop, 2003
11Pre-Conference Workshop, 2004
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11CALL Conference 1973: Sherbrooke, Quebec, 1973
2CALL Conference 1974: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1974
3CALL Conference 1975: Toronto, Ontario, 1975
4CALL Conference 1976: Vancouver, British Columbia, 1976
5CALL Conference 1977: Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1977
6CALL Conference 1978: Ottawa, Ontario, 1978
7CALL Conference 1979: Calgary, Alberta, 1978-1979
8CALL Conference 1980: Quebec City, Quebec, 1980
9CALL Conference 1981: Kingston, Ontario, 1981
10CALL Conference 1982: Victoria, British Columbia, 1980-1982
11CALL Conference 1983: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1982-1983
12CALL Conference 1984: London, Ontario, 1981-1987
13CALL Conference 1985: Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1983-1985
14CALL Conference 1985: Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1985-1987
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21CALL Conference 1986: St. John's, Newfoundland, 1983-1986
2CALL Conference 1987: Toronto, Ontario, 1986-1988
3CALL Conference 1988: Jasper Alberta, 1987-1988
4CALL Conference 1988: Jasper, Alberta, 1988
5CALL Conference 1989: Quebec City, Quebec, 1987-1990
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31CALL Conference 1990: Vancouver, BritisColumbia, 1989-1990
2CALL Conference 1990: Vancouver, British Columbia, 1990
3CALL Conference 1991: Ottawa, Ontario, 1989-1991
4CALL Conference 1992: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1990-1992
5CALL Conference 1993: Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1987-1993
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41CALL Conference 1993: Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1993
2CALL Conference 1994: Montreal, Quebec, 1989-1993
3CALL Conference 1994: Montreal, Quebec, 1993-1994
4CALL Conference 1995: Regina, Saskatchewan, 1989-1995
5CALL Conference 1996: Kingston, Ontario, 1991-1996
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51CALL Conference 1997: St.Andrews-Sur-Mer, New Brunswick, 1995-1997
2CALL Conference 1998: Hamilton, Ontario, 1996-1998
3CALL Conference 1999: Banff, Alberta, 1996-1999
4CALL Conference 2000: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 1998-2000
5CALL Conference 2001: London, Ontario, 1999-2002
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61CALL Conference 2002: Victoria, British Columbia, 2002
2CALL Conference 2003: Niagra-on-the-Lake, Ontario, 2003
3CALL Conference 2004: Quebec City, Quebec, 2004
4CALL Conference 2005: St. John's, Newfoundland, 2005
5CALL Conference 2006: Edmonton, Alberta, 2006
6CALL Conference 2007: Ottawa, Ontario, 2007
7CALL Conference 2008: Saskatoon Saskatchewan, 2008
8CALL Conference 2009: Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2009
9CALL Conference 2010: Windsor, Ontario, 2010
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812Annual General Meeting, 1971
13Annual General Meeting, 1972
14Annual General Meeting, 1973
15Annual General Meeting, 1974
16Annual General Meeting, 1975
17Annual General Meeting , 1978
18Annual General Meeting, 1979
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91Annual General Meeting, 1980
2Annual General Meeting, 1988
3Annual General Meeting, 1989
4Annual General Meeting, 1990
5Annual General Meeting, 1991
6Annual General Meeting, 1992
7Annual General Meeting, 1993
8Annual General Meeting, 1994
9Annual General Meeting, 1995
10Annual General Meeting, 1996
11Annual General Meeting, 1997
12Annual General Meeting, 1998
13Annual General Meeting, 1999
14Annual General Meeting, 2000
15Annual General Meeting, 2001
16Annual General Meeting, 2002
17Annual General Meeting, 2003
18Annual General Meeting, 2004
19Annual General Meeting, 2007
20Annual General Meeting, 2008
21Annual General Meeting, 2009
22Annual General Meeting, 2010
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181CALL Newsletter Correspondence, 1981-1987
2CALL Newsletter Correspondence, 1988-2003
3Canadian Law Libraries Book Review Column: Correspondence, 1981-1992
4Canadian Law Libraries Book Review Column: Reviewer Profiles n.d.
5Canadian Law Libraries: Advertising, 1988-2002
6Canadian Law Libraries: Editorial Board Agenda, Minutes, 1993-2005
CALL Newsletter, July-September 1975
CALL Newsletter, January-February 1976
CALL Newsletter, March-April 1976
CALL Newsletter, May-June 1976
CALL Newsletter, July-October 1976
CALL Newsletter, November-February 1976-1977
CALL Newsletter, March-April 1977
CALL Newsletter, May-June 1977
CALL Newsletter, July-October 1977
CALL Newsletter, December 1977-February 1978
CALL Newsletter, March-May 1978
CALL Newsletter, June-October 1978
CALL Newsletter, November-December 1978
CALL Newsletter, January-February 1979
CALL Newsletter, March-April 1979
CALL Newsletter, May-June 1979
CALL Newsletter, July-October 1979
CALL Newsletter, November-December 1979
CALL Newsletter, January-February 1980
CALL Newsletter, March-April 1980
CALL Newsletter, May-July 1980
CALL Newsletter, August-October 1980
CALL Newsletter, November-December 1980
CALL Newsletter, Febrary 1981
CALL Newsletter, March-April 1981
CALL Newsletter, May-July 1981
CALL Newsletter, November-December 1981
CALL Newsletter, January-February 1982
CALL Newsletter, May-July 1983
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20CALL Newsletter, August-October 1983
CALL Newsletter, November-December 1983
CALL Newsletter - Index, 1983
CALL Newsletter, January-February 1984
CALL Newsletter, March-April 1984
CALL Newsletter, May-July 1984
CALL Newsletter, August-October 1984
CALL Newsletter November-December 1984
CALL Newsletter - Index 1984
CALL Newsletter, January-February 1985
CALL Newsletter, March-April 1985
CALL Newsletter, May-July 1985
CALL Newsletter, August-October 1985
CALL Newsletter, November-December 1985
CALL Newsletter - Index 1985
CALL Newsletter, January-February 1986
CALL Newsletter, March-April 1986
CALL Newsletter, May-June 1986
CALL Newsletter, August-September 1986
CALL Newsletter, November-December 1986
CALL Newsletter, January-February 1987
CALL Newsletter, March-April 1987
CALL Newsletter, Vol/12 No.3 1987
CALL Newsletter, Vol.12 No.4 1987
CALL Newsletter, Vol.12 No.5 1987
CALL Newsletter, Vol.13 No.1 1988
CALL Newsletter, Vol 13 No.2 1988
CALL Newsletter, Vol.13 No.3
CALL Newsletter, Vol.13 No.4
CALL Newsletter, Vol.13 No.5 1988
CALL Newsletter, Vol.14 No.1 1989
CALL Newsletter - Includes Index to Vol.13 Vol. 14 No.2 1989
CALL Newsletter, Vol.14 No.3 1989
CALL Newsletter, Vol.14. No.4 1989
CALL Newsletter, Vol.14 no.5 1989
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211Canadian Law Libraries: Editorial Board Reports and Budget Submissions, 1981-2005
2Canadian Law Libraries: Editorial Board Miscellaneous, 1983-2005
3CALL/ACBD Annual Directory Correspondence, 1986-2000
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1978
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1979
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1980
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1980
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1981
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1982
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1983
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1984
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1985
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1986
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1987
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1988
CALL/ACBD Annual Directory, 1989
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221Union List of Periodicals, 1981-1998
2The Canadian Association of Law Libraries: A History, by Margaret Banks, 1984-1987
3The Canadian Association of Law Libraries: A History, by Margaret Banks, 1988-1992
4CALL Position Papers, n.d.-1996
5CALL Occasional Paper Series, 1992-1998
6Publisher Correspondence, 1990-1994
7CALL Manual: Correspondence, 1963-1984
2CALL Manual: Report Writing; Internal Interface; Interlibrary Loan and Photocopying; Automated Information Retrieval Systems; Special Services; Current Awareness; Orientation of Users; Annotated Bibliography of Materials on Cataloguing and Classification, 1982-1984
3CALL Manual: Centralizing Cataloguing; Authority Files and Subject Analysis; Cataloguing Budget; Cataloguing Problems; Methods of Cataloguing; Classification; Bibliography; Recieving and Recording Procedures, 1984
4CALL Manual: Ordering Procedures; Selection Aids; Introduction; Public Relations and Marketing; Budgeting; Personal Management; Consolidating a Library; Moving a Library; Selection and Evaluation of Equipment, 1984-2008
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11CALL Conference, May 23, 1979
2CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
2CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
3CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
4CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
5CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
6CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
7CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
8CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
9CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
10CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
11CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
12CALL Conference, May 26, 1977
13CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
14CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
15CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
16CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
17CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
18CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
19CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
20CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
21CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
22CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
23CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
24CALL Conference, May 27, 1977
25CALL Conference, May 20, 1976
26CALL Conference, May 20, 1976
27CALL Conference, May 20, 1976
28CALL Conference, May 20, 1976
29CALL Conference, May 21, 1976
30CALL Conference, May 21, 1976
31CALL Conference, May 21, 1976
32CALL Conferenece, May 25, 1979
33CALL Conference, May 25, 1979
34CALL Conference, May 25, 1979
34CALL Conference, May 25, 1979
35CALL Conference, May 25, 1979
36CALL Conference, May 24, 1979
37CALL Conference, May 24, 1979
38CALL Conference, May 24, 1979
39CALL Conference, May 23, 1979
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21Annual General Meeting, May 11, 1992
2Annual General Meeting, May 12, 1992
3Annual General Meeting, May 13, 1993
5Guy Tanguay Oral History Interview, November 6, 2008
6Guy Tanguay Oral History Interview, November 6, 2008
7Guy Tanguay Oral History Interview, December 5, 2009
8Guy Tanguay Oral History Interview, December 5, 2009
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CMargaret Banks Oral History Interview, July 8, 2005
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CMargaret Banks Oral History Interview, July 9, 2005
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31CALL Conference, May 1978
2CALL Conference, May 1978
3CALL Conference, May 1978
4CALL Conference, May 1978
5CALL Conference, May 1978
6CALL Conference, May 1978
7CALL Conference, May 1978
8CALL Conference, May 1978
9CALL Conference, May 1978
10CALL Conference, May 1978
11CALL Conference, May 1978
12CALL Conference, May 1978
13Pamela Hardisty Oral History Interview, September 3 and 11, 2009
2Minutes of 2003 Meetings, 2003
3Minutes of 2004 Meetings, 2004
4Annual General Meeting, 2003
5Elections Committe Report, 2003
6Executive Board Pre-Conference Meeting, 2003
7Minutes of 2002 Meeitngs, 2002
8Minutes of 2002 Meeitngs, 2002
9Annual General Meeting, 2002
10Minutes of 2001 Meeitngs, 2001
11Minutes of 2000 Meeitngs, 2000
14CALL Executive, 1995-1997
15CALL Executive, 1995-1997
16CALL Executive, 1995-1997
17CALL Executive, 1995-1997
18Summit Proceedings, 1995-1997
19CALL National Office/CALL Nominating Committee, 1998-1999
20Committee on Preservation Needs/Summit, 1998-1999
21Summit: Final Version, 1997
22Summit: Final Version, 1997
28Margaret Banks Interview, 2005
26CALL By-Laws, Judy Bird, n.d.
27Wendy Duggan, 1991-1993