Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Photograph of Stephen Leacock, c. 1940
Songs from Vagabondia ; More songs from Vagabondia ; Last songs from Vagabondia
General catalogue : including late fall and early spring books, 1927 / J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
Order list of new books / McClelland & Goodchild Limited

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

H.M. Stationery Office, Poster, [1939-1945]
Pencil drawing, [1918?]
Inter-service Topographical Department, H. M. Government, Government document, April 1943
Molony, William O'Sullivan, Diary, 28-30 August 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

postcard, From: Prunis, Pierre To: Madame Mme Prunis, Marcelle - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Jan. 17 1943
envelope, From: Bartella, Richard To: Bartella, Sofie; Jesevitz, District Dirschau, West Prussia - Dachau 18 May 1941
letter, From: Homola (?), Franz To: M. Goldenundova in Brünn /Währen - Buchenwald 6 June 1943
letter, From: Wojciechowski, Johann To: Frau Dr. Lumila Halka à Elsenau - Dachau 31 October 1943

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 I am not a Christian, and other essays on religion and related subjects
Opticks : or, A treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflections and colours of light / by Sir Isaac Newton.
History of Romish treasons and usurpations : together with a particular account of many gross corruptions and impostures in the Church of Rome, highly dishonourable and injurious to Christian religion : to which is prefixt a large preface to the romanists
Ethical treatises : being the treatises of the first Ennead, with Porphyry's Life of Plotinus, and the Preller-Ritter extracts, forming a conspectus of the Plotinian system / translated from the Greek by Stephen Mackenna.

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.