Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Toronto Small Press Book Fair, Spring 1992
Musson's general trade catalogue : a reference catalogue of standard and staple books regularly carried in stock in Toronto
Farewell to the 70s / edited by Anna Porter & Marjorie Harris, with photographs of Porter and Harris
Typescript of poem "Alligator Pie" showing manuscript corrections

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

Canadian Peace Congress, Peace pin, [198-]
Leaflet, [1939-1945]
Colins, Leon, Poster, 10-15 July [1916]
Lisle, John, Letter, 5 May [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

[field_source-formatted], From: Papo, Manfred (?) To: Papo, Luise in Vienna - Dachau 18 December [1938]
lettercard, From: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) To: Bernu, Auguste - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Apr. 16 1943
postcard, From: Megoeuil, M To: Madame Megoeuil, M.H. - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Apr. 16 1942
letter, From: Glimny, Jerzy (Georgr) To: Alszewski, Josefa in Litzmannstadt - Gusen November 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

Nicht-euklidischen Raumfarmen in analytischer Behandlung / von Wilhelm Killing.
Thieves in the night : chronicle of an experiment
Nicht-Euklidische Geometrie / von F. Klein ; ausgearb. von Fr. Schilling.
Surgeon's daughter and Castel dangerous / 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.