Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

The Macmillans in Canada present the new Macmillan books : 44th season, Spring and Summer 1928 / Macmillan Company of Canada
Musson's general trade catalogue : a reference catalogue of standard and staple books regularly carried in stock in Toronto
Spring publications, 1927 / George H. Doran Company (Canada) Limited
Toronto Small Press Fair : directory, 6 May 2000

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

Lisle, John, Letter, 14 February [1945]
Brittain, Vera, Letter, 15 June 1915
Committee of 100, Leaflet, [1961]
Colins, Leon, Poster, 5 August 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: Jerzyk, Lesio, Meryska (Last name unknown) To: Urbanski, Mieryslaw - Auschwitz 16 April 1944
lettercard, From: Bernu, Auguste To: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Dec. 30 1940
letter, From: Urban, Edmund To: Martha Urban in Zdunska-Wola (Poland). - Sachsenhausen 9 July 1944
receipt, From: Unknown To: Stejskal, Frantisek - Mauthausen Various

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

Agricultural labourers, as they were, are, and should be, in their social condition [and pamphlets by various authors / compiled by John Russell Amberley]
Medieval people
The tragedy of Charles II in the years 1630-1660 / Hester W. Chapman.
Cobden-Sanderson, T. J. (Thomas James), 1840-1922., , 1914, 1914, 1914, 1913, 1911 and [1911];

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.