Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Letter from William Arthur Deacon (The Canadian Authors Association) to Lorne Pierce (Ryerson Press), 12 March 1948

Eros at breakfast, and other plays. With an introd. by Tyrone Guthrie

Letter from Raymond Souster to Lou [is] [Dudek], 31 October 1966

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

Aldwinckle, Eric, Watercolour, [17 August 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

receipt, From: Velas (?), Jed (?) To: Unknown, to Amsterdam, Holland. - [field_prison_camp-formatted] n.d.

lettercard, From: Lakosil, Jan To: Lakosilova, Bozka in Shaznice (Bohemia and Moravia) - Sachsenhausen 16 May 1943

lettercard, From: Megoeuil, M To: Madame Megoeuil, M.H. - [field_prison_camp-formatted] May 05 1941

letter, From: Magdalinski, Josef To: Magdalinski, Therese in Suwalki - Gusen 6 April 1941

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

Report on the Contagious Diseases Act to the civil population [and pamphlets by various authors / compiled by John Russell Amberley]

Total peace: what makes wars and how to organize peace

Poems, 1901 to 1918 / by Walter De La Mare.

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.