Diaries, manuscripts of poetry and prose, correspondence.
Archival Collections Finding Aids
The Library houses over 750 manuscript collections covering a wide range of subject areas. Holdings range from a collection of about 40 third-century B.C. Egyptian papyri to papers of the co-discoverers of insulin: Banting, Best, Collip and Macleod; and finally to drafts, research notes, and correspondence of Canadian authors such as Margaret Atwood, Gwendolyn MacEwen, Leonard Cohen, Mazo de la Roche and Josef Skvorecky. The majority of our manuscript collections date from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries and pertain to Canadian historical, literary, artistic or scientific fields.
Collections of personal papers are listed by the surname of the creator or collector, e.g. Birney, Earle. Institutional records are listed under the name of the institution, e.g. Royal Canadian Institute.
Collection level records for many of the manuscript collections appear in the on-line catalogue, along with links to finding aids in pdf format.
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Papers, 1940-1978. 3 boxes and 1 item.
Photographs and rubbings of bindings, tool designs, tooling patterns and drawings.
Records, 1840-1961. 23 boxes and items.
Correspondence, drafts and final typescripts for literary writings, teaching materials, scrapbooks, photographs.
Papers, 1896-1987. 287 boxes and items.
Collection of letters and memorabilia relating to Bland-Sutton, eminent anatomist and pathologist at the Middlesex Hospital and Medical School; includes a small amount of material relating to his close friend, Rudyard Kipling.
Papers, 1918-[1937?]. 1 box.
Correspondence, China journals (from 1883-1885 and 1906-1910), typescripts of published works, scrapbooks, photographs.
Papers, 1883-1954. 76 boxes and items. Microfilm.
Personal and professional papers, historical materials relating to the Institute of Child Study and associated schools. Note: Some materials under access restriction.
Papers, 1919-1979. 53 boxes, 9 filing cabinets.
Manuscripts, typescripts and research materials for Bliss' books The Discovery of Insulin and Banting: A Biography.
Papers, [197?-198?]. 27 boxes.
Collection of letters and postcards from contemporary Canadian, British and American poets in response to Blisset's inquiry as to the influence of Edmund Spencer on their work.
Papers, 1953-1984.
Notes and drafts for screenplays and novels, early draft poetry, short stories and juvenilia, correspondence.
Papers, 1978-2012.
Correspondence, diaries and miscellaneous documents of both a political and personal nature.
Papers, 1880-1937. 26 boxes
Correspondence relating to the posthumous publication of Boultbee's work.
Papers, [1930?]-1967. 1 box.
Correspondence from Charles L. Dodgson, memorabilia; also contains Joseph Brabant's notes and correspondence about the collection.
Papers, [1866?]-1896. 7 boxes
Contains the personal and professional records of writer and editor, Elizabeth Brady (known professionally as Liz Brady).
Papers, 1916-2015. 31 boxes.
Contains the journals of Col. Benjamin Aylett Branfill, as well as sketchbooks and assorted papers including correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Also includes photography albums and genealogical information collected by his descendants, specifically the family of his daughter Helen Hammond de Caux.
Papers, 1846-1930. 12 boxes.
This collection consists of material related to the work of Gerard Brender à Brandis as a wood engraver and book artist. It includes 73 prints created between 1964 and 1992. 64 of these are made from wood engravings, 8 are made from linocuts, and 1 is made from a combination of both. The collection also includes 5 original wood blocks.
Prints and woodblocks, 1964-1992. 2 boxes.
Legal correspondence and documents chiefly on behalf of mining and transport companies.
Records, 1905-1920. 14 boxes.
Note: This collection has been transferred to Cambridge University.
Correspondence, manuscript drafts, research notes and materials for lectures and writings; also contains papers of his students.
Papers, 1923-1983.
Collection of materials relating to Lennox Robinson, playwright and director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.
Papers, [1946?]. 1 box.
Literary papers, editorial and correspondence files.
Papers, 1972-1999. 69 boxes.
Collection of letters exchanged between William Brown (1917-1948), Royal Canadian Engineers Lieutenant, and Wilma Brown (née Perry) (1921-2003), Royal Canadian medical Corps Lieutenant, during World War II. Includes photographs.
Papers, 1942-1946. 3 boxes.
William George Browne (1768-1813) was an English travel writer. This collection contains research materials and notes related to Browne’s travels as well as correspondence.
Papers, 1803-1809. 1 box.
Music; typescripts of books and articles on local history of Roches Point, Ont.; short stories.
Papers, [195-?]. 10 boxes.
Original scripts, journals and research materials on theatre and theatre history, and correspondence from theatre writers, actors and directors.
Papers, [1897]-2004. 16 boxes, 2 items.
Research notes on Bartolmé José Gallardo, and northeastern North American place names; holograph, typescript and printed works; a typed bibliography.
Papers, 1904-1952. 26 items + woodcut.