We had a clear frontrunner for last month’s Caption This photo is from Marilyn Hayes. This photo, labelled as “Editor-in-Chief Annual ’32,” is from our McGill Archival collection. It is in fact a photo of Saul Hayes, then Editor in …
Yearly Archives: 2023
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Clara Turp and Mutugi Gathuri awarded 2023 McGill Library Excellence Awards
Congratulations go out to Clara Turp and Mutugi Gathuri, recipients of the 2023 Library Excellence Awards! This year Clara Turp, Systems Librarian, and Mutugi Gathuri, Software Developer, were awarded the Librarian Excellence Award and Staff Excellence Award respectively. Both Clara …
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights & International Council on Archives turn 75
By Lori Podolsky, Archivist, McGill University Archives “That there can be no peace unless human rights and freedoms are respected” (John Peters Humphrey, 1947) Archivists have long played a role in the preservation and management of human rights records and …
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Mapping a History of the Battle of Arras
by Hugo Barsacq-Camard, Undergraduate Student Intern, McGill Visual Arts Collection On the second floor of McGill’s Faculty Club, hangs a massive historical map that was printed in 1654. The lower two-thirds of the 225 x 200 cm engraving is a …
David Hume Collection
By Mark G. Spencer, Department of History, Brock University. McGill University’s David Hume Collection has many remarkable strengths. Any scholar with an interest in Hume and his world is sure to find much that will be of interest. The principal …
Student Spotlight: Olivia Dalton at the McGill University Archives
Student employment in the McGill Library benefits the entire McGill community. At 100+ strong this academic year, McGill Library student workers gain valuable work experience while engaging in academic pursuits. Student navigators, curatorial interns, special project assistants and student researchers …
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Student Spotlight: Maëlys Lemonnier at the McGill University Archives
Student employment in the McGill Library benefits the entire McGill community. At 100+ strong this academic year, McGill Library student workers gain valuable work experience while engaging in academic pursuits. Student navigators, curatorial interns, special project assistants and student researchers …
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Student Spotlight: Katie Carleton at the McGill University Archives
Student employment in the McGill Library benefits the entire McGill community. At 100+ strong this academic year, McGill Library student workers gain valuable work experience while engaging in academic pursuits. Student navigators, curatorial interns, special project assistants and student researchers …
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