Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Letter from Austin Clarke to Samuel Selvon, 22 April 1987
Fall & Winter 2000-2001 / Key Porter Books
The Macmillans in Canada present this list of books by Canadian writers / The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited
Professional books : a catalogue for junior & senior high school teachers, 1973 / Clarke Irwin

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

Aldwinckle, Eric, Letter, [April 1945]
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Pamphlet, 21 May [1959]
Photograph, [1917-1918]
Brittain, Vera, Diary, 22 August 1915

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: Drinck, Antonin To: Drinckowa, Franziska in Ungarisch Hradisch in Czechoslovakia - Dora 10 December 1944
letter, From: Staszel, Stanislaus To: His wife near Krakow - Auschwitz 1st June 1941
lettercard, From: Bernu, Auguste To: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Jun. 14 1943
lettercard, From: Megoeuil, M To: Madame Megoeuil, M.H. - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Mar. 14 1942

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

What is science?
Versions and perversions of Heine
Pilgrim's progress ; The holy war ; and Grace abounding / by John Bunyan
English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury / now first collected and edited by Sir William Molesworth, Bart.

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.