The sub-series is composed of photographs concerning Maxwell Cohen's public career, voluntary activities and personal life.
Sub-series includes three black and white group photographs of the Chairmen of the International Joint Commission and International Air Pollution Advisory Board, 1974 and 1975. Photographs by L. Cave, Graphics Division, Environment Canada (1974); and David M. Humphrey, United States Department of State (1975).
Sub-series includes two colour photographs of the swearing-in ceremony at the International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands, 28 January 1982. Photographs by Max Koot.
Sub-series includes one black and white photograph concerning afternoon convocation ceremony honorary doctorate participants at the University of Manitoba, 23 May 1963. Included in the photo are University President Dr. Hugh H. Saunderson, Dr. Bruce Chown, Dr. Maxwell Cohen, and the Chancellor of the University The Honourable Mr. Justice S. Freedman.
Sub-series includes one colour photograph of Maxwell Cohen being invested as an Honorary Doctor at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont., 1993.
Sub-series includes one black and white photographic portrait of Maxwell Cohen, 1979, by Michael Bedford, Ottawa, Ont.
Sub-series includes three black and white photographs concerning Maxwell Cohen being made an Honorary Doctor at Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., ca. 1975. Photographs by Graham Lavers.
Sub-series includes one black and white photograph of Maxwell Cohen being invested as an Honorary Doctor at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., 1981.
Sub-series includes one black and white photograph of Maxwell Cohen being presented by Registrar General of Canada the Hon. Herb Gray with his Commission under the Great Seal of Canada as chairman and member of the Canadian Section of the International Joint Commission, 1975.
Sub-series includes one black and white photograph of Maxwell Cohen and three other Honorary Doctorates at York University, Scarborough, Ont., May 1969.
Sub-series includes one black and white photograph of Maxwell Cohen and three unidentified persons at a dinner at McGill University, Montreal, Que., 1967-68 while Mr. Cohen was Dean of the Faculty of Law.
Sub-series includes one black and white photograph of Maxwell Cohen and three unidentified men in a legal library. N.d., n.p.
Sub-series includes 126 black and white World War II photographs: 79 of Newfoundland, 28 of them by Malak, 1942-1943; 35 of Ottawa by Malak, 1943; and 12 of the Canada Wire & Cable Co. Brass Plant Project, 1940.
Sub-series includes 7 black and white photographs relating to the National Harbours Board, 1961-1966.
Sub-series includes 4 undated black and white photographs, of Maxwell Cohen and others.
A second accrual (date range circa 1930 to after his death in 1998) visually documents a broad range of Maxwell Cohen's professional and personal activities. They include photographs taken at celebrations in his honour, at the granting of honorary doctorates by various universities and at the ceremony for the Order of Canada. There are also images of Cohen and his colleagues from various stages of his career including his participation as a United Nations delegate, as a member of the International Joint Commission, and as a judge of the International Court of Justice. As well, there are pictures of Justice and Mrs. Cohen with representatives of a number of Jewish organizations and with various dignitaries.
The accrual also includes photographs from Cohen's army career and several studio portraits. There is also a portrait of American legal scholar John Henry Wigmore. Photographers/ studios represented in this accrual include: Sydney Cadloff, Schiffer Photography, ABC, Andor André Sima, Leo Rosenthal, Tonguay Studio, Michael Bedford, Harvey Studios, John Evans, Hans V.D. Meulen, Max Koot, and L. Cave.
A third accrual (date range circa 1930 to after his death in 1998) further documents Maxwell Cohen's professional and personal activities. They include photographs taken of the granting of honorary doctorates by various universities, his participation as a United Nations delegate, and as a judge of the International Court of Justice. There are photographs of Maxwell and Isle Cohen with representatives of a number of Jewish organizations and with various dignitaries.
The accrual also includes family photographs, possibly of his parents, photographs from Cohen's army career, and studio portraits. The studios represented in this accrual include: Gauvin, Gentzel and Co., André Sima, Leo Rosenthal, Irwin Dribben, Capital Press Service, W. Harold Reid, Paramount Studio, Posen Photographers, Dominion-Wide Photographs, Wilkinson Studios Ltd., Graetz Bros. Ltd., P.I.C., Photo Illustrations of Canada (Photos Unlimited), Business and Industrial Photography, David M. Humphrey, Michael Bedford, Harvey Studios, John Evans, Hans V.D. Meulen, and Max Koot.