Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

The Macmillans in Canada present the new Macmillan books for Autumn and Winter 1926 / The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited

Letter from Linda McKnight (M&S) to Brita Mickleburgh, 5 February 1971, re market research on Can Lit in high schools

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

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

Neilands, J.B., Computer print, 19 July 2001

Dennis, Walter, Ship's Log, 28-30 April 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

lettercard, From: Kuchnowski, Anton To: Kuchnowski, Gertrid in Danzig - Sachsenhausen 12 September 1943

letter, From: Prousek, Franz To: Prouskova, Anna in Plaw - Sachsenhausen 26 September 1943

lettercard, From: Bernu, Auguste To: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Jan. 17 1943

[field_source-formatted], From: Paukowski, Zygmunt To: Paukowska, Olga in Krakow (Poland) - Groß-Rosen 1st January 1945

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

Why Mr Bertrand Russell is not a Christian : an essay in controversy

De la démocratie en Amérique / par Alexìs de Tocqueville.

Johann Gottlieb Fichte's sämmtliche Werke / herausgegeben von J.H. Fichte.

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.