The Gwillim sisters, Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds, offer a captivating glimpse into life in Madras, India, during the early 19th century. Their letters from India between 1801 and 1807 were acquired by the British Library from the family in …
Yearly Archives: 2024
Holiday Remix | First Snow on Campus
La version française suit Created by Ewalt Halfhide (1916-2002) in 1943, this pastel drawing of the first dusting of snow on our familiar campus is bustling with tiny figures – and some are even playing in the snow. Halfhide was …
From Enssib to McGill Libraries: An interview with Matthieu Tarpin
La version française suit. This Fall, McGill Libraries welcomed Matthieu Tarpin, a student from l’École nationale supérieure des sciences de l’information et des bibliothèques (Enssib) in Lyon, France. Matthieu shared insights into his experiences, the projects he’s tackled at McGill, …
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“Drawing” Connections: Renoir’s Possible Inspirations for Apollo and Daphne and Standing Female Nude
By Julia Widing, McGill Visual Arts Collection Student Assistant, 2024 In 2017, the McGill Visual Arts Collection acquired something special from donor Katherine Smalley: a page from the sketchbook of a young Auguste Pierre Renoir (1841-1919). Renoir, famous for leading …
By You, For You | Student Support and McGill Libraries
Students are at the heart of McGill Libraries. This Giving Tuesday, and always, we celebrate student society support that helps improve services, collections, and spaces at McGill through the years. Recent projects supported by students have included student employment, extended …
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Year-End Roundup: Looking Back at 2024’s Most Searched and Borrowed resources
Whether you’re settling in at home or adventuring afar, the Libraries are here to keep you connected, informed, and entertained throughout the holiday break. With 24/7 access to a vast collection of digital resources—articles, e-books, journals, newspapers, databases, and more—you’ll …
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Deborah Ahenkorah on Her Journey as a MISt Fellow & working at the Libraries
Lire la version française Deborah Ahenkorah is one of the first recipients of McGill University’s Master of Information Studies (MISt) Fellowship for Black Students, an initiative designed to support and amplify the voices of students of Black heritage in the …
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Métis Medicine: Indigenous Health at Schulich Library
Lire la version française By Ressa McMullen*, IMPRESS intern 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 …
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The Rhodes Hours: female devotional culture in early Renaissance France
Iris Bednarski is a fourth-year Honours Art History student and the Editor-in-Chief of Canvas: McGill’s Undergraduate Journal of Art History & Communications. Against the blue-tiled floor of a cavernous hall, a noblewoman kneels to pray. She clasps her hands …
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Who Were the First? The Accomplishments of Women at McGill in the 19th and 20th Centuries
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 at one …
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