Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Letter from E.J. Pratt to Lorne Pierce, 15 July
The Canadian west : A geography of Manitoba and the North-west territories / by Alexander McIntyre
The studhorse man / Robert Kroetsch
Too much college, or, Education eating up life : with kindred essays in education and humour / Stephen Leacock

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

Periodical, February - July 1918
Aldwinckle, Eric, Letter, 23 June 1943
Canadian Peace Congress, Leaflet, 24 July 1964
Pritchard, T. (Lyrics) ; Brazil, Jules (Music), Sheet music, [1914-1918]

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: Megoeuil, M To: Madame Megoeuil, M.H. - [field_prison_camp-formatted] May 08 1942
letter, From: Kaczmerkiewicz, Thadaus To: Unknown - Dachau 6 July 1941
letter, From: Wojtasik, Creslaus To: Wojtasik, Cecylia in Brandchöft. - Mauthausen March 1943
postcard, From: Megoeuil, M To: Madame Megoeuil, M.H. - [field_prison_camp-formatted] May 07 1944

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

Nightmare Abbey / T. Love Peacock ; edited by Richard Garnett
The Second World War / Winston S. Churchill.
The song of earth / Tefcros Anthias ; translated from modern Greek by Philip L. Nicolaides.
Relation of Unitarian Christianity to the spirit of the age : two discourses, preached at the Annual Meeting of the Scottish Unitarian Association, held in Glasgow, on Sunday 18th November, 1866 [and pamphlets by various authors / compiled by John Russell

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.