Yearly Archives: 2024

Understanding Islam in Asia, a Pathway to Multicultural Canada

Cover images of a selection of Asian History Month books are also on display in the Redpath Library building from May 1st to May 30th.

By Hye-jin Juhn, East Asian Studies and Political Science Liaison Librarian May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. It is a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions that Asian Canadians have made to Canada. It is also a time …

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Paper as Art

Quan

By Michelle MacLeod, Assistant Curator, Visual Arts Collection and Serene Mitchell, Intern, Visual Arts Collection (2022) Lire la version française An artwork in the McGill Visual Arts Collection (VAC) that celebrates paper is Winter Joy by Chinese-Canadian Elizabeth Quan (1921-2016). In this …

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Early modern paper pop-ups in the Osler Library of the History of Medicine

Mary K.K. Hague-Yearl, Head Librarian, Osler Library of the History of Medicine Lire la version française How does one make an anatomical lesson come alive? To many medical academicians, the answer would be to attend or perform a dissection. For …

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The “Flying Wonder” of Victorian Paper Toys

By Dr. Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Penn State College of Education & Jacquelyn Sundberg, Outreach Librarian, McGill Lire la version française The “Flying Wonder” lives up to its name; this is a vibrant set of Victorian-era paper toys, animated with moveable flaps …

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Octavo, Quarto, and Folio! Oh my!

books of various sizes

Lire la version française By Jacquelyn Sundberg, Outreach Librarian, and Ann Marie Holland, Curator, William Colgate History of Printing Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections. If you are new to the world of rare books, you might wonder what these …

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Knitting in the Stacks

What better combination is there than knitting and books? For the past few years, McGill librarians Jacquelyn Sundberg and Kristen Howard have been creating knitting patterns inspired by McGill Library’s rare and special collections. On this snowy April 4th, the …

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A New (Old) Game of Solitaire

Dick's game of Patience

I would guess that most of us know how to play at least one form of solitaire. For owners of a Windows computer, the classic Free Solitaire game has been built into the operating system since 1990. It was included …

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A Journey Through Time With “Caption This”

In the beginning of 2022, ROAAr’s newsletter inaugurated an engaging series: “Caption This” through which we put intriguing images from our archives to good use by inviting users to caption them. After a two-year successful run, the series concluded in …

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Acting, Writing, and Teaching the Bard: Jessica B. Hill in Conversation

Jessica B. Hill smiling while speaking into a microphone

On January 25, 2024, actor, playwright, teacher, and McGill graduate, Jessica B. Hill was in conversation with Professor Paul Yachnin, Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies for the 2024 annual Shakespeare Lecture. Their discussion addressed her preparations to play Viola in Stratford’s 2024 production …

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Winter Carnival Fun Through the Years!

Vintage Martlet on the cover of an archival Winter Carnival program

While icy cold days can be precarious, they also bring to mind the fun of McGill Winter Carnivals of yore! McGill University Archives houses a wide array of Carnival nostalgia, which is brought together here for your cozy enjoyment. Relive …

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