Illustrated historical atlas of the counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, 1878.

McGill’s Ontario Historical County Atlases Collection Coming to Canadiana through the Call for Canadiana Collection Development Projects

La version française suit (excerpt from CRKN press release dated 19 November 2024) The Canadiana collection is expanding with the addition of six new collections from CRKN member institutions. Selected by CRKN’s Canadiana Content Sub-Committee (CCSC) through the inaugural Call for Canadiana Collection Development Projects, …

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A Summer in the McGill Archives: Enhancing Information Accessibility Through Historical Research & Language Digitization Projects

The Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students (IMPRESS) offers Indigenous undergraduate students from McGill or other Quebec post-secondary institutions, a unique experiential learning opportunity to conduct research with a McGill professor, or to work on a project …

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Natalie Waters

Natalie Waters appointed Associate Dean, Research & Scholarship

La version française suit McGill University Libraries are pleased to welcome Natalie Waters as the new Associate Dean, Research & Scholarship, on a five-year term, ending November 2029. Natalie Waters has been leading the Research and Scholarship team on an …

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Commemorating Remembrance Day at McGill Libraries

To mark Remembrance Day, take in this selection of historical materials, poems, newspapers, diaries, artworks, and artifacts from our extensive collections. Handwritten poem of McCrae’s “In Flanders fields” John McCrae’s poem remains one of the most influential pieces of Canadian …

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Celebrate Homecoming 2024 at the Libraries

Make the Libraries your happy place during Homecoming! (Re)connect with the McGill community this fall with a masterclass, special events, branch tours, exhibits and more. Our 2024 Homecoming programming has something for everyone! Masterclass | Be a partner in your …

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McGill University Collections Centre opens a new era for Quebec libraries

La version française suit. By Stephanie Wereley, Internal Communications Officer, Communications and Institutional Relations. Originally published in the McGill Reporter on October 3, 2024. Used with permission. Invited guests were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the McGill University Collections …

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Graduation Cap, 2024 by Jenni Makahnouk

Celebrating McGill Indigenous Awareness Weeks at the Libraries

by Jenn Riley, Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives Indigenous Awareness Weeks, an annual celebration hosted by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, showcases Indigenous academics, artists, and community members. The McGill University Libraires are participating in this year’s installment, held September 19 …

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Timeless Core: Library student handbooks 90 years apart

By Ardyne Cara Aguilar, Student Marketing Projects Assistant at the McGill Libraries and U2 student in the Faculty of Arts, majoring in Psychology with double minors in Behavioral Science and Management. As the new academic year unfolds, McGill University is …

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unfolded turn-up book

T is for Turn-up Book

By Prof. Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Penn State, Video by Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill Libraries What is a turn-up book? A brief history A turn-up book is an interactive booklet that has been engaged with by children and adults from the mid-17th century …

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Unveiling the Secret of Nancy Petry’s Bird of Paradise

by Sophie Becquet, McGill Visual Arts Collection Student Assistant (2024-) Une version française est ci-dessous Nancy Petry is one of the few artists who attended the Bachelor of Fine Arts program during its brief existence at McGill University between 1948 …

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