Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Ninety-five : a calendar for the year MDCCCXCV / Toronto Art Students' League
Letter from Mel Hurtig (M.G. Hurtig) to Al Purdy, 30 July 1968, re The New Romans
A complete price list of the publications & importations of the Canadian Macmillans, 1919
Logbook for books published by Macmillan of Canada, 1946-1952

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

Allen, Clifford and A. Fenner Brockway, No-Conscription Fellowship, Leaflet, 19 February 1916
Photograph, 1919
Aldwinckle, Eric, Letter, 1 August [1944]
Russell, Dora, Leaflet, [August 1958 or after]

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

postcard, From: Lerman, M To: Deudon, M. J. in Paris - [field_prison_camp-formatted] July 17, 1942
lettercard, From: Prunis, Pierre To: Madame Mme Prunis, Marcelle - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Mar. 05 1944
letter, From: Homola (?), Franz To: M. Goldenundova in Brünn /Währen - Buchenwald 6 June 1943
lettercard, From: Megoeuil, M To: Madame Megoeuil, M.H. - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Aug. 15 1943

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

Science absolute of space, independent of the truth or falsity of Euclid's axiom XI (which can never be decided a priori) / by John Bolyai ; translated [from the appendix contributed by J. Bolyai to F. Bolyai's "Tentamen juventutem studiosam in elementa m
What is science?
Nouveau dictionnaire anglais-français et français-anglais : composé sur un plan nouveau d'après les travaux d'Ogilvie, de Worcester, de Webster, de Latham, de Johnson, de Cooley, etc., de l'Académie française, de Bescherelle, de Littré, etc., et les ouvra
What is freedom?

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.