Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Letter from E.J. Pratt to Lorne Pierce, 16 January 1923

Border river / Alfred Goldsworthy Bailey, 1952

Musson's general trade catalogue : a reference catalogue of standard and staple books regularly carried in stock in Toronto

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

MacLachlan, J., Letter, 23 September 1917

Aldwinckle, Eric, Letter, 2 November 1944

Molony, William O'Sullivan, Diary, 25 July 1914

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: Burchardt, Peter To: Burchardt, Sophi in Tormasron Mazordiecki (Poland) - Sachsenhausen 16 august 1942

letter, From: Koresch, Rafael To: Unidentified - Groß-Rosen 27 June 1943

postcard, From: Kociewski, Konrad To: in Thorn (West Prussia) - Neuengamme 28 November 1943

letter, From: Syrek, Stephan To: Unidentified - Auschwitz 15 June 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

The semi-attached couple : and, The semi-detached house : two novels / by the Honourable Emily Eden.

Kinder- und Hausmärchen : Gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm.

Oeuvres complètes / de Paul-Louis Courier.

Social record of Christianity / by Joseph McCabe.

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.