Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

A complete price list of the publications & importations of the Canadian Macmillans, 1918
The Macmillans in Canada present the new Macmillan books : 46th season, Autumn and Winter 1929 / Macmillan Company of Canada
The Macmillans in Canada present the new Macmillan books : 46th season, Autumn and Winter 1929 / Macmillan Company of Canada
Halfbreed / Maria Campbell

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

Fowke, Edith, Pamphlet, 1952
Ogilby, Lt. Col. R. J. L. , Military Document, [27 September 1916]
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Welsh National Council, Leaflet, 1 November 1961
Thompson, Gordon V., Sheet music, 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: Barthélémy, Charles To: Gujot, Paul in Nancy - [field_prison_camp-formatted] March 29, 1943
letter, From: Bodzak, Edzislaw To: Bodzak, Jan in Tarnow (Poland) - Buchenwald 14 May 1944
[field_source-formatted], From: Fych, Joseph To: Unidentified - Buchenwald 4 June 1944
postcard, From: Unknown To: Martel Effenberger - [field_prison_camp-formatted] February 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

Gedichte und Erzaehlungen.
Evangelien, oder, Marcus und die Synopsis der kanonischen und ausser-kanonischen Evangelien : nach dem ältesten Text, mit historisch-exegetischem Commentar / von Gustav Volkmar. --
Ssabier und der Ssabismus / von D. Chwolsohn.
Principles of ethics / by Herbert Spencer.

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.