Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Photograph of Jack McClelland, [1967]
Toronto Small Press Book Fair : directory, 12 November 1994
Order list of new books / McClelland & Goodchild Limited
Record book, Macmillan of Canada, listing sales of James Reaney's The boy with an R in his hand, 1964-1977

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

Brittain, Vera, Diary, 13 January 1916
Postcard photograph, [1945]
Aldwinckle, Eric, Letter, 15 January 1945
Ration book, 30 June 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

letter, From: Szymanski, Franz To: Szymanski, Maria in Wojslawice , district Lublin, in Poland. - Sachsenhausen 13 October 1940
lettercard, From: Kotarski, Jerzy To: Gutentag, Marie in Krenau - [field_prison_camp-formatted] s.d.
letter, From: Kasakova, Marie from Kladino To: Kasak, Karel - Dachau 16 May 1942
letter, From: Witkowski, Johann To: Witkowska, Anna in Bromberg (Westphalia) - Sachsenhausen 10 May 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

Words for women
Appearance and reality : a metaphysical essay / by F. H. Bradley.
The Romany rye : a sequel to "Lavengro" / by George Borrow.
Agricultural labourers, as they were, are, and should be, in their social condition [and pamphlets by various authors / compiled by John Russell Amberley]

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.