Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Condensed catalogue of English books shown by Canadian Authors' Association at book fairs, 1937

Memo from Anna Porter (McClelland & Stewart) to Jack McClelland (McClelland & Stewart), 21 July 1975, re Basil Johnston

Annals of Niagara / by William Kirby ; edited with introduction and notes by Lorne Pierce

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

Jennings, J.E., Letter, 11 November 1916

Military Document, [29-30 September 1916]

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

letter, From: Paprocki, Joseph To: Paprocki, Thomas in Freihaus - Gusen February 1944

lettercard, From: Bernu, Auguste To: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Dec. 13 1942

lettercard, From: Mrozek, Bernhard To: unknwon - Stutthof no date

letter, From: Gabis, Anna (?) To: unknown - [field_prison_camp-formatted] June no year [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

The Russells in Bloomsbury, 1669-1771 / by Gladys Scott Thomson.

This land of ours, Australia / ed. by George Farwell and Frank H. Johnston.

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.