Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Memo from P.J. Kidd (Clarke, Irwin) to W.H. Clarke and others (Clarke, Irwin) re Canadiana series, 28 June 1966
Toronto Small Press Fair : Trinity St. Paul's Centre, 12 September 1998
Beyond the hills of dream / by W. Wilfred Campbell
Canadian wild flowers / Painted and lithographed by Agnes Fitzgibbon ; with botanical descriptions by C.P. Traill

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

von Westarp, Generalleutnant Graf, Poster, 10 June 1915
International Catholic Truth Society, Leaflet, [1938]
Phair, George, Letter, 23 March 1918
Military document, 16 February 1917

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: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) To: Bernu, Auguste - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Nov. 29 1943
letter, From: Wojciechowski, Johann To: Frau Dr. Lumila Halka à Elsenau - Dachau 23 April 1944
lettercard, From: Burchardt, Peter To: Burchardt, Sophi in Tormasron Mazordiecki (Poland) - Sachsenhausen 16 august 1942
card, From: Lamot, Julien To: His wife in Ghendt (Belgium) - Herzogenbusch 4 June 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 Romany rye : a sequel to "Lavengro" / by George Borrow.
The theory of international trade : with some of its applications to economic policy / by C.F. Bastable.
Rule and exercises of holy living : together with prayers, containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of devotion fitted to all occasions, and furnished for all necessities / by Jeremy Taylor.
Lord Jim : a tale / by Joseph Conrad.

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.