Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

A complete price list of the publications & importations of the Canadian Macmillans, 1918
Statement by William Kirby Jr. titled "Literary Review of the Publication of William Kirby's 'Le Chien d'Or'", 1925
The collected poems of Isabella Valancy Crawford / edited by J.W. Garvin ; with an introduction by Ethelwyn Wetherald
Letter from Lorne Pierce to E.J. Pratt, 15 December 1924

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

Turner, Marjorie, Poem, [1939-1945]
Aldwinckle, Eric, Letter, [20 December 1944]
Molony, William O'Sullivan, Photograph, 1914
Brittain, Vera, Diary, 27 June 1915

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: Maruszewski, Aleksander To: Maruszcidski, Laura in Staszow district Radom (Poland) - Auschwitz 20 February 1944
envelope, From: Pilat, Adalbert To: Pilat, Berta in Linz - Dachau 12 September 1942
lettercard, From: Bernu, Auguste To: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Nov. 06 1944
envelope, From: Lantier, Henri To: His wife in Lagnhet (Alpes-Maritimes) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] May 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

The space child's Mother Goose / verses by Frederick Winsor ; illustrations by Marian Parry.
Mémoires du Maréchal Duc de Richelieu : pair de France, premier gentilhomme de la chambre du roi : pour servir à l'histoire des cours de Louis XIV, de la régence du duc d'Orléans, de Louis XV, & à celle des quatorze premières années du règne de Louis XVI,
Novels of Jane Austen : in ten volumes / edited by R. Brimley Johnson.
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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.