Print and Manuscript Collections
Collection of materials published since 1955 concerning Canadian artists, non-Canadian artists who have trained or worked in Canada, Canadian art collections, and Canadian art galleries or schools of art as well as Canadian arts and crafts. Consists of serials.
Collection of Canadian book dealers’ catalogues, sales catalogues, and book auction records dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Canadian and international dealers such as Britnell’s, Amtmann, Montreal Book Auctions, Christie’s, and Sotheby’s are represented. Consists of serials.
General collection of Canadian printed works in broadside format on various subjects. Consists of broadsides.
General collection of drama, fiction, graphic novels, and poetry by Canadian authors covering representing a continuously growing snapshot of Canadian literary publishing over time. Consists of books.
General collection of Canadian printed works in pamphlet format on various subjects. Consists of pamphlets.
Collection of Canadian theatre programs published from the nineteenth century to the present. Consists of pamphlets and printed ephemera.
General collection of literature by Caribbean authors covering various forms and genres. Consists of books and pamphlets.
Collection of works belonging to the social, political and artistic publishing movement known as "cartonera." The collection includes illustrated and handmade books of poetry, novels, short stories, and essays known as "libros cartoneros." The collection emphasizes works published by Eloísa Cartonera, an independent publishing cooperative founded in 2003 in Buenos Aires. Consists of books.
Collection of works by and about Charles Darwin (1809–1882) covering the history and development of the theory of natural selection. The collection includes all editions of his books, as well as precursors to and critical works around Origin of Species (1859). Consists of books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
Collection of cartoons and carricatures with an emphasis on medical themes. The collecton includes material from Punch magazine and artists such as Henry Alken, H. W. Bunbury, Robert Cruikshank, James Gillray, Thomas Rowlandson, and G. M. Woodward are represented. Consists of printed ephemera.
Collection of books written by English authors who came to prominence in the first half of the twentieth century. There is special emphasis on works from 1930–1960. Among the many authors represented are Joyce Carey, Lawrence Durrell, Geoffrey Grigson, James Hanley, Anthony Powell, David Walker, T. H. White, and P.G. Wodehouse. Consists of books and pamphlets.
Collection of materials on the history and collection of ceramics, glassware and antiques, as well as Canadiana and popular art related material. Consists of books, pamphlets, and printed ephemera.
Collection of international tourist guidebooks published between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Among the series of guidebooks represented are Batsford Books, Murray's Handbooks for Travellers, Baedeker Guides, Blue Guides, and Penguin Guides. Consists of books.
General collection of concrete poetry, also known as shape poetry, appearing in various formats printed in Europe, South America, and the United States. Canadian material is excluded. Consists of books, broadsides, pamphlets, periodicals, posters, and printed ephemera.
General collection of works on the subject of cookery in various formats. The collection focuses on Canadian and UK cookbooks. There is an emphasis on community cook books published during the twentieth century. Consists of books, pamphlets, and printed ephemera.
Collection of pamphlets and broadsides from the technical library of Cooper & Beatty Limited dated from 1950–1970, as well as christmas cards dated from 1930–1950. Among the card designers represented are Stuart Ash, Tony Crawford, Carl Dair, Jim Donahue, Allan Fleming, Tony Mann, Jake Sneep, and W.E. ‘Jack’ Trevett. Consists of broadsides, pamphlets, and printed ephemera.
Collection primarily composed of textbooks published by Copp Clark Company, including those marked up for new editions. Consists of books.
Collection of works from the Corson family library including books related to eighteenth century law and philosophy, Canadian history, agriculture, medicine, and travel. Consists of books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
Collection of books, journals, and documents on the Prague Spring and the ensuing Soviet invasion and intervention, published in English, Czech, German, and other languages, and assembled by H. Gordon Skilling for research on his book Czechoslovakia's Interrupted Revolution (1976). Consists of books, journals, pamphlets, and periodicals.
Collection of books and journals in Czech, English, Slovak, German, and other languages documenting the history and politics of Czechs and Slovaks from the late imperial Austrian period to the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918, the Velvet Revolution of 1989 and the Velvet Divorce of 1993. Consists of books, journals, pamphlets, and periodicals.