McGill Little Free Libraries: A Story of Serendipity
One word – serendipity. In 2015, I submitted a proposal entitled McGill NooX (“Neighbourhood Book Exchange”) to be considered for funding through the Library’s Innovation Fund. On paper, the McGill NooX project involved a collaboration between McGill students, faculty, staff, …McGill Little Free Libraries: A Story of Serendipity Read More »
Exhibit News – Autopsy: from Sight to Knowledge
A discussion of an orginal watercolour by famed British caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson, drawn from the exhibit Autopsy: from Sight to Knowledge currently on display in the McLennan Main Lobby through to September 10th 2018. Bilingual captions English- French. Presented in French by …
Processing the archive of Casey Wood, McGill’s Birdman
By Sarah Adams, a McGill Master of Information Studies student and Young Canada Works Summer 2018 Archives Intern As a Rare Books and Special Collections intern, I have been given the task of processing a collection of Casey A. Wood and to provide a description …Processing the archive of Casey Wood, McGill’s Birdman Read More »
A ‘ROAAr-ing’ Welcome to Two New Librarians!
ROAAr is delighted to welcome two new librarians to our team. Meet Elis Ing and Lauren Williams, our newest librarians in Rare Books & Special Collections. Elis is liaison librarian for manuscripts and archival collections, and Lauren is liaison librarian …
A Spy Among Us
It is fascinating what unexpected discoveries can be made in the McGill University Archives. This month, during my graduate studies internship with MUA, I discovered a Soviet spy. Working at McGill University. During the Second World War. It all started …
Drama Beyond the Frame: 19th century Japanese prints in the Visual Arts Collection
The Visual Arts Collection’s Visible Storage Gallery on the 4th floor of the McLennan Library is home to a Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi titled Actor Ichikawa Kuzo II as Saitogo Kunitake (1846-47). In the print, pictured below, the actor is depicted as portraying …Drama Beyond the Frame: 19th century Japanese prints in the Visual Arts Collection Read More »
The daily life of an English doctor in Versailles, 1819-1824 : the diaries of Jonas Asplin, M.D.
Amongst the manuscripts in the Osler Library are three volumes that outline in exquisite detail the daily occurrences that one English physician found significant enough to record in his diary. Jonas Asplin was originally from Little Wakering in Essex, …
Chocolate Around the Clock: RBSC cookbook collection
By Colin Rier, a McGill undergraduate studying food history and summer 2018 Goodman Intern. Read more about his internship here: http://news.library.mcgill.ca/introducing-the-goodman-intern/. Certain cookbook authors immediately garner interest and respect amongst cookbook historians. These are authors like Edna Lewis, Julia Child, and Isabella …Chocolate Around the Clock: RBSC cookbook collection Read More »
