Coat

Photographs of Jack McClelland's "Coat of Many Authors", 2008

Photograph of Jack McClelland's "Coat of Many Authors" in Mills Memorial Library, McMaster University
Photograph of Jack McClelland's "Coat of Many Authors" in Mills Memorial Library, McMaster University
Photograph of Jack McClelland's "Coat of Many Authors" in between bookshelves
Jack McClelland's "Coat of Many Authors" with a collection of McClelland's publishings
Photograph of Jack McClelland's "Coat of Many Authors" in between bookshelves
Full Title
Photographs of Jack McClelland's "Coat of Many Authors", 2008
Description

This coat belonged to publisher Jack McClelland (1922-2004). It was designed by Maggy Reeves (1924-2008). This "coat of many authors" features covers from books published by McClelland & Stewart. Jack McClelland wore it to publicize Canadian publishing, most notably when handing out free books during the 1970s and 1980s.
The photos were taken in Mills Memorial Library, McMaster University, 23 October 2008 by Ron Scheffler.

Creator
Scheffler, Ron
Case Study
Jack McClelland and McClelland & Stewart
Date
2008
Place
Hamilton, Ont.
Material Type
photograph
Era
1980-present
Contributor
McMaster University
Subject
McClelland, Jack, 1922-
Rights
Copyright: McMaster University. Photographs by Ron Scheffler . McMaster University owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image in TIFF format.
Contributing Institution
McMaster University Libraries
Language
eng
Identifier
CP01175
Type
image
Format
jpg

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