Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing

Letter from F.M. [Fred] Salter (University of Alberta) to Mr. Jack McClelland (M & S), 3 December 1957, re The Double Hook
Letter from John W. (John William) Garvin to Lorne Pierce, 26 March 1935
A complete price list of the publications & importations of the Canadian Macmillans, 1919
Cabbagetown / by Hugh Garner

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

Poster, [21] November 1915
Programme, 26 July 1936
Periodical, December 1942
Protractor, [1914-1918]

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

envelope, From: Kozak, Jan To: Kazimiera, Janiec in Poland - Dachau unknown
postcard, From: Madame Bernu, Auguste (his wife) To: Bernu, Auguste - [field_prison_camp-formatted] Jan. 08 1945
letter, From: Kasakova, Marie from Kladino To: Kasak, Karel - Dachau 7 March 1943
lettercard, From: Porupka, Eduard To: Porupka, Eduard in Poland - Sachsenhausen 16 November 1941

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

Geschichte der Ketzer im Mittelalter : besonders im 11., 12., und 13. Jahrhundert / nach den Quellen bearbeitet von Christoph Ulrich Hahn.
Cambridge ancient history.
The universe around us / by Sir James Jeans.
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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.