Foundations of Justice

David Middelstadt is a writer and historian currently working as a heritage consultant on numerous projects. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Foreword Preface and Acknowledgements Legal Archies Society of Alberta Introduction: The Courthouse-General Themes and History Part One: The Territorial Courthouses The North--West Territories to 1905 The Territorial Courts The Territorial Supreme Court Courthouse Policy-The Conservatives Courthouse Policy-The Liberals Architecture and Design Calgary Calgary-The Early Days The Courts in Calgary A Temporary Solution The Courthouse of 1890 The First Decade-Some Modification Epilogue Lethbridge Lethbridge-The Early Days The Courts-And Courtrooms-of Early Lethbridge Courthouses or Public Buildings? Epilogue Medicine Hat Medicine Hat-The Early Days A Temporary Courthouse The Territorial Courthouse Epilogue Fort Macleod Macleod-The Early Days Macleod and the Courts The First Courthouse An Unwanted Courthouse The Dream Becomes Reality Epilogue Edmonton: The Courthouse that Never Was Edmonton-The Early Years Edmontonas First Courtrooms Distractions Robertson Hall The Resident Judge A New Home-The Sandison Block The Chourthouse that Never Was The Resident Judge-Again Red Deer Red Deer-The Early Years The Courts in Red Deer A Liberalas Courthouse Epilogue Conclusion Part Two: The First Provincial Couthouses-The Liberals Reign 1905 to 1921 The Provincial Courts Courthouse Policy, Part One: Rutherford Courthouse Policy, Part Two: The Sifton Years Patronage and Politicking Architecture and Design Cardston Cardson-The Early Years Cardston and the Courts The Courthouse Courthouse or Community Hall? Conclusion Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin-The Early Years Courts and Courthouses Design and Construction Epilogue Edmonton A New Era and a Temple of Justice Fort Saskatchewan Construction An Anticlimax An Inadequate Design Epilogue Lethbridge Lethbridge in the New Era Finding the Perfect Spot A Less than Successful Design Epilogue The Taber Courthouse Calgary Calgary in a New Era A Long Wait Jeffersa Last Hurrah Not Without Incident The Long--Awaited Hall of Justice Epilogue Medicine Hat Medicine Hat in the New Era The First Attempt The Second Attempt The Third Attempt Construction Epilogue Conclusion Pat Three: A New Regime: The UFA Years The Courts Courthouse Policy Architecture and Design Blairmore Blairmore-The Early Days The Chourts in Blairmore The Courthouse Epilogue Grande Prairie Grande Prairie-The Early Days Grande Prairie and the Courts Campaigning for a Courthouse The 1929 Courthouse Epilogue Hanna Hanna-The Early Days The Courts in Hanna The Courthouse Epilogue Drumheller Red Deer The Promised Courthouse The Jeans Factor Stettleras Schoolhouse The Depression Courthouse Epilogue Vegreville Vegreville-The Early Days The Law Comes to Vegreville Design Opening Day Epilogue Conclusion Epilogue: The Alberta Courthouse Since World War II Notes Bibliography Index