Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Maria Chapdelaine, récit du Canada français, par Louis Hémon; ed. by Hugo P. Thieme
Toronto Small Press Fair : Trinity St. Paul's Centre, 12 September 1998
Proof sheet of wood engraving, "Allegory" by Peter Lazarov for Endgrain Editions 3, [200?]
Notes by Crispin Elsted on the layout of Endgrain Editions 3: Peter Lazarov, [1998?]

This site features nearly 100 case studies – short essays written by Canadian scholars – on topics relating to Canadian publishing. The case studies are augmented with letters, photographs, multimedia, and other materials from publishers’ and authors’ archives at McMaster University Library, Queen’s University Archives, and The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (University of Toronto).

Peace & War in the 20th Century

Money, 1917
Photograph, September 1942
St. Clair, F. V., Sheet music, 1915
Molony, William O'Sullivan, Diary, 7 August 1914

This interactive, thematic website on Peace and War in the 20th Century has been designed to be informative, educational and engaging. Its major themes have been organized into the opposing paths of Waging Peace and Waging War. Within the themes, case studies provide context and insights. International conflicts are represented by the images and official records available in McMaster University Library’s archives. We invite you to explore Peace and War in the 20th Century.

World War, 1939-1945, German Concentration Camps and Prisons Collection

lettercard, From: Prunis, Pierre To: Madame Mme Prunis, Marcelle - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Oct. 31 1943
letter, From: Povolny, Max To: Unknown - Mauthausen 31 December 1938
letter, From: Magdalinski, Josef To: Magdalinski, Therese in Suwalki - Gusen 6 April 1941
postcard, From: Krystkiewicz, Stanislaus To: Antonina Krystkiewicz, Kolno. SouthWest Prussia. - Groß-Rosen 1st January 1945

World War, 1939-1945, German Concentration Camps and Prisons Collection. The collection has correspondences available from these camps: Arbeitsdorf, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Buchenwald, Dachau, Dondanen, Dora, Fallersleben, Floßenürg, Groß-Rosen, Gusen, Herzogenbusch, Janowska, Jungfernhof, Kaiserwalk, Kauen, Klooga, Kurtenhof, Lemberg, Lublin, Majdanek, Mauthausen, Mittelbau, Natzweiler, Neuengamme, Niederhagen, Plaszow, Ravenbrück, Riga, Sachsenhausen, Salapils, Sangerhausen, Struthof, Stuttof, Torgau, Vaivara, Vught, Warschau, and Wewelsberg.

Digital Russell

Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley / by Thomas Jefferson Hogg ; with an introduction by Edward Dowden and an index. --
Why I am not a Christian : and other essays on religion and related subjects
Nigger of the "Narcissus" : a tale of the sea / by Joseph Conrad.
Fair maid of Perth or St. Valentine's day, chronicles of the Canongate-second series / by Sir Walter Scott

McMaster University is home to the scholarly study of Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, essayist, and renowned peace advocate. The Bertrand Russell Archives came to McMaster Library in 1968, where they are in the Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. Russell's library is part of the Russell Archives, along with his correspondence, manuscripts, tapes, films, photographs, medals and permanently displayed writing desk.