Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Logbook for books published by Macmillan of Canada, 1946-1952
Down the ice : hockey contacts and reflections / by Foster Hewitt
The Canadian west : A geography of Manitoba and the North-west territories / by Alexander McIntyre
PMA books, Fall '74 / Peter Martin Associates Limited

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

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Leaflet, [196-]
Protractor, [1914-1918]
Lisle, John, Postcard, 10 June [1943]
Malleson, Constance [aka O'Niel, Colette], Letter, 3 November 1939

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] Nov. 07 1943
letter, From: Elzanowski, Feliks To: Elzanowski, Josef in Wlochy (Poland). - Dachau 11 January 1942
lettercard, From: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) To: Bernu, Auguste - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Nov. 29 1943
lettercard, From: Bernu, Auguste To: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Jul. 17 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

The virtues needed for freedom : a summary of western anthropology / by F. Creedy.
Earl Russell, the commune, & Christianity [and pamphlets by various authors / compiled by John Russell Amberley]
The truth about a publisher : an autobiographical record / by Sir Stanley Unwin.
Newman, James Roy, 1907-1966., , 1956;

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.