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Q & A with the Curators of “Design for the Global Majority”

We got to know the curators of this exhibition a bit better. Here is a glimpse behind the scenes into the curatorial team that put together this exhibition. The exhibition is on through June 18th, so come and enjoy during …

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June 14, 2023

Surprise, that’s my father!

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 …

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June 12, 2023

Stereographic Caption This, June edition

What would you Caption this photo? What do you notice about this photo? Send us your observations, thoughts, and, of course, Captions! Share your comments on and captions for this photo by tagging us on Twitter, Instagram, or by email …

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June 12, 2023

Mutugi Gathuri and Clara Turp smiling at the camera in front of red panels.

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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June 9, 2023

Black and white photograph of John Peters Humphrey.

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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June 9, 2023

Sébastien de Beaulieu (1612-1678) Cartographer/Illustrator, French Jean Frosne (1623-1676) and Nicolas Cochlin (1610-1678) Engravers, French The Battle of Arras, 1654, Engraving, 225 x 200 cm McGill Visual Arts Collection, 1984-002

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 …

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May 17, 2023

May Caption This – Click Joy!

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May 4, 2023

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 …

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May 1, 2023

Olivia Dalton smiling at the camera standing in front of bookshelves.

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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April 24, 2023

Maëlys Lemonnier smiling at the camera standing in front of a bookshelf.

Student Spotlight: Maëlys Lemonnier at the McGill University Archives

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April 24, 2023

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