Mammoth Football! Caption This May 2022
By Labiba Faiza, ROAAr, McGill Library For the month of May, ROAAr’s monthly “Caption This” series put the spotlight on an intriguing photo of people playing a mysterious sport on campus, taken circa 1890.1 A crowd of spectators can be …
10 McGill Library activities to do with visitors in town for convocation
It’s that time again! After more than two years of virtual ceremonies and convocation-themed Zoom backgrounds, happy graduates and their families are back on McGill’s beautiful campuses. To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of ten fun Library-related things to do …10 McGill Library activities to do with visitors in town for convocation Read More »
Asian North American Art in McGill Visual Arts Collection
By Serene Mitchell, McGill Visual Arts Collection Museum Database Assistant (2022), B.A History, 2022 As a student of Asian North American history, I’ve always been drawn to the development of cultural identity and understanding migration history through sites of artistic …Asian North American Art in McGill Visual Arts Collection Read More »
Celebrating winners of the 2022 McGill Library Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 Library Excellence Awards. The awards honour the extraordinary service, important efforts, and achievements of librarian and administrative & support staff members at the McGill Library. The last two years have been an exceptional …Celebrating winners of the 2022 McGill Library Excellence Awards Read More »
A Victorian-era funeral notice and the story behind it
By Eden Autmezguine, 2nd year student, Faculty of Arts and Science and Student Project Assistant in Rare Books and Special Collections. Eden’s position is made possible thanks to funding from the SSMU Library Improvement Fund. Pictured above from the holdings …A Victorian-era funeral notice and the story behind it Read More »
Caption This – Finders Keepers
Our thanks go to Richard Orlando, (McGill, MLS Class of 1979) for this month’s caption. This month’s post evoked some egg-cellent responses! There were so many in fact, that we ran a poll on our social accounts to choose the …
An Update from Friends of the McGill Library Chair, Donald Walcot
Greetings, As Chair of the Friends of the Library, I am concerned that you may not always be fully aware of all the interesting and educational events that are going on at the McGill Library. So this will be my …An Update from Friends of the McGill Library Chair, Donald Walcot Read More »
Hats Off to a Football Legacy
Lire la version française By Yves Lapointe, Director of Archives Athletics have always been an important part of student life at McGill. These two caps are part of the McGill University Archives Collection, two of many other valuable items documenting …
