Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

The Macmillans in Canada present the new Macmillan books : 45th season, Autumn and Winter 1928 / Macmillan Company of Canada
Special hymns for use in time of war
Blew Ointment Press announces Ju
Letter from Mazo de la Roche to her children, 29 April, [193?]

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

Brittain, Vera, Letter, 14 September 1915
Toronto Association for Peace, Leaflet, 28 November - 1 December [1968]
Brittain, Vera, Diary, 22 August 1915
Student Association to End the War in Vietnam, Leaflet, [1967?]

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: Bernu, Auguste To: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Mar. 06 1944
lettercard, From: Megoeuil, M To: Madame Megoeuil, M.H. - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Nov. 11 1943
lettercard, From: Bernu, Auguste To: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Nov. 08 1943
letter, From: Olszowka, Erwin To: Olszowka, Paul in Konigshütte. - Auschwitz 9 August 1942

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

Wo stehen wir heute?
Relation of Unitarian Christianity to the spirit of the age : two discourses, preached at the Annual Meeting of the Scottish Unitarian Association, held in Glasgow, on Sunday 18th November, 1866 [and pamphlets by various authors / compiled by John Russell
West Berlin : the facts : revanchism, subversive activity and economic war against the socialist countries
Report of a Meeting of the London National Society for women's suffrage, held at the Hanover Square Rooms, on Sunday, March 26th, 1870 [and pamphlets by various authors / compiled by John Russell Amberley]

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.