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Collection of posters relating to various Canadian authors including Earle Birney, Gratien Gelinas, Margaret Laurence, Hugh MacLennan and E. J. Pratt. Pratt- Towards the Last Spike ; Gelinas - Yesterday The Children Were Dancing ; Birney - David ; Maclennan - Barometer Rising ; Laurence - The Stone Angel.

Collection contains material regarding land transactions in Quebec relating to families of Hertel De Rouville and Lefebvre De Bellefeuille and Seigneuries of Cournoyer and Mille Iles in Districts of Three Rivers and Montreal. Finding Aid.

A collection of letters from Charles W. Gordon, engineer, World War I Scottish Rifles, writer and bush pilot, written from Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Northern Ontario and Peru to his sister Mrs. Margaret Forsyth, 1915-1936, together some letters from other family members and friends. Also includes a file of correspondence to Mrs. Margaret Vallance Taylor, 2nd wife of Sir Thomas Wardlaw Taylor, Chief Justice of Manitoba, (1887-1899), 1888-1893.

Collection of Chinese propaganda posters depicting various aspects of daily life including two portraying Mao Tse-Tung during the cultural revolution in the 1970s. Collection of programs, scripts, magazines and other theatre memorabilia related to husband and wife actors Charles Palmer and Lillian Graham. Text for opening lecture ("Our common enemy: WW2 posters from the Special Collections of the University of Guelph") given by guest curator Gregory Klages for an exhibition of these and other posters in Archival and Special Collections (Canadian World War II Poster Collection and Russian Propaganda Posters, 1939-1945), held at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, April 24 to July 27, 1997, is included with the Russian Propaganda Posters, 1939-1945 in XM5 MS A003, map drawer 20, Rare Book Room.

Collection of British cigarette cards, ca.1920-1939. Includes 77 series with some numbers missing and some duplicates. Inventory and article with collection. Finding aid.

The Clarke E. Leverette collection contains over 7000 stereoscopic cards from the 19th and early-20th century as well as publications, catalogues, and indexes related to stereographic cards. The stereoscopic cards in the Leverette collection depict a wide variety of subjects, including views of the University of Guelph, portraits, and travel views from across the globe, including views of Scotland.

The stereoscopic cards in this significant and comprehensive collection were produced by world renowned publishers such as Underwood & Underwood and the Kilburn Brothers. The production of stereoscopic views became a colossal commercial industry in the nineteenth century. Through the use of twin photographs and a customized viewer, they had the ability of recreating the illusion of depth. Stereocards were sold for a variety of purposes; however, they became a staple in the souvenir market.

Contains Negatives located in negative file. Articles (some photocopied) concerning the career of R.S. McLaughlin and his residence "Parkwood" in Oshawa, Ont. Also includes 7 photographs of R.S. McLaughlin, family and company members; material related to the opening of McLaughlin Library in 1968; original brass name plate to accompany portrait hanging in McLaughlin Library.

(1) Leaf by Gunther Zainer (Augsburg, Germany, 1474).-(2) Catena aurea by St. Thomas Aquinas (Basel : Michael Wenssler, 1476).-(3) Pantheologia by Rainerus de Pisis (Augsburg : Gunther Zainer, 1477).-(4) Dictionarius by Pierre Bercheur, or Bersuire or Petrus Berchorius (Nuremberg : Anton Koberger, 1489).- (5)1 Schatzbehalter by Stephan Fridolin (Nuremberg : Anton Koberger, 1491).-(6) The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine (Westminster : Wynkyn de Worde, 1498).-(7) Undated incunabulum leaf (Germany)

Collection of Armed Services editions of popular novels / published by the Council on Books in Wartime, Inc., New York.