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 …
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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 …
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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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 …
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, …
A Summer with McGill archival collections: 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 …
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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Unveiling the Secret of Nancy Petry’s Bird of Paradise
by Sophie Becquet, McGill Visual Arts Collection Student Assistant (2024-) Lire la version française 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 and …
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A Few of Our Favourite Things
Lire la version française A happy cohort of undergraduate students were hired last term to devote their energies to systematically comb through a portion of the stacks in Rare Books and Special Collections in order to stabilize books most in …
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