Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Literary lapses / by Stephen Leacock
The fall of a titan : a novel / Igor Gouzenko ; translated from the Russian by Mervyn Black
Spring 1994 / Key Porter Books
Spring publications, 1927 / George H. Doran Company (Canada) 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

Lisle, John, Letter, 9 June [1943]
Russell, Bertrand, Leaflet, 1916
Committee for Nonviolent Action, Leaflet, [1963?]
Lisle, John, Postcard, 28 January [1944]

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: Wojciechowski, Johann To: Frau Dr. Lumila Halka à Elsenau - Dachau 4 September 1943
lettercard, From: Bernu, Auguste To: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Oct. 09 1944
lettercard, From: Szumski, Aleksander To: Lowza in West Prussia. - Natzweiler 13 June 1944
lettercard, From: Drag, Anton To: Drong (or Drag), Franz - Sachsenhausen 20 September 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

Modern metaphysicians [and exerts from various publications / compiled by John Russell Amberley]
Encyclopædia biblica : a critical dictionary of the literary, political and religious history, the archæology, geography, and natural history of the Bible / edited by T. K. Cheyne and J. Sutherland Black.
Works of John Locke : in nine volumes.
Talisman a tale of the Crusades and the Chronicles of the Canongate / by Sir Walter Scott

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.