Meet “Orvil,” a wide-eyed McGill freshman of 1930 whose letters home published in the 1931 Old McGill Yearbook are equal parts endearing, funny, and just a little bit cheeky. From missing the pigs back on the farm to navigating poetry …
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The Journey of the Jingjiao Stele: From Tang China to Montreal
La version française suit. By Sophie Becquet, McGill Visual Arts Collection Student Intern (2024-) The Jingjiao (景教) Stele, or Xi’an Nestorian Stele, holds far more than meets the eye, bridging East and West through its cultural and religious significance and …
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McGill Lends Medieval Treasures to Pointe-à-Callière’s Chevaliers/Knights Exhibit
La version française suit. McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections is proud to contribute to Pointe-à-Callière Museum’s latest exhibition, Chevaliers/Knights, currently on view in the Old Port of Montreal until October 19, 2025. Two exquisite 15th-century manuscript leaves from …
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Warden and Witness: 118 years of the ‘Our Lady of the Snows’ banner at McGill
By Katelyn Jones, PhD Candidate, Art History, Max Stern Fellow, McGill Visual Arts Collection (2025-) A magnificent, embroidered banner titled Our Lady of the Snows hangs inconspicuously in the discrete location of the Royal Victoria College Residence Hall nicknamed the …
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Colour McGill!
La version française suit. Stuck inside on a rainy day? Looking for a simple way to recharge and unwind? Download our free colouring sheet based on a preparatory pencil-and-ink sketch by Percy Erskine Nobbs—architect, artist, and longtime McGill professor. Nobbs’s …
Summer Book Bingo at McGill Libraries!
La version française suit. Looking for a fun way to tackle your summer reading list? Try your hand at the McGill Libraries’ Summer Book Bingo! Whether you’re a student, staff, or faculty member, this is your chance to explore new …
Personal and Colourful
By Angela Mortimer, Master of Information Studies (MISt) student at McGill University. Angela is passionate about material culture, public libraries, and social history, and getting people interested in the same. While working at Rare Books and Special Collections, I …
The Lande Legacy and the Art of Building Rare Book Collections
La version française suit By: Chris Lyons, Senior Curator, Rare Books & Special Collections (retired) Rare books libraries collect collectors. At first this might sound like a mercenary or macabre way to describe the work of the earnest curators responsible …
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Backstory: A History of McGill Student Publications
La version française suit. Originally published on August 4, 2017 in The Dark Room Guest post by Annelise Dowd. Annelise is a graduate of the McGill University Master of Information Studies program who worked on a practicum project working with …
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Trans Rights Readathon 2025🏳️⚧️
By Sofie Athanasia Tsatas, Senior Reference Assistant & Cataloguing Editor at the Marvin Duchow Music Library Join us in celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31) with library resources! Every year, the Trans Rights Readathon (March 21-31), a social media …
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