Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Professional books : a catalogue for junior & senior high school teachers, 1973 / Clarke Irwin

Toronto Small Press Fair : Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 6 November 1999

King Orfeo / edited & with an introduction by Richard Axton

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

Fior, Robin ; Committee of 100, poster, 16-17 September [1961]

Aldwinckle, Eric, Letter, 17 August 1944

U.S. Government Printing Office, Poster, 1943

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: Megoeuil, M To: Madame Megoeuil, M.H. - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Jan. 28 1942

lettercard, From: Prunis, Pierre To: Madame Mme Prunis, Marcelle - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Sep. 07 1941

letter, From: Zygmunt, Vinceslaus To: Zygmunt, Yrenc (?) in Kr. Bendsburg, O/Sl. - Gusen 12 December 1943

letter, From: Posmyk, Mieczystaw To: unknown - Sachsenhausen 20 October 1940

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

Oeuvres complètes / de Paul-Louis Courier.

The theory of international trade : with some of its applications to economic policy / by C.F. Bastable.

Lay scripture, or, A draft for a preface to a textbook of physics / Stefan Themerson

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.