Print and Manuscript Collections
The print collections of the Rare Books and Special Collections department at the Fisher Library are many and varied, reflecting the wide diversity of research conducted at the University of Toronto by its own faculty and students, visiting scholars, and the general public. Chronologically, they range from books from the earliest days of the printing press to modern artists' books.
The following is a listing of many of the collections here at the library.
Displaying 101 - 125 of 177Collection of libretti written in Italian performed after 1815. Works in other languages as well as translations of Italian operas are also included. Consists of books and pamphlets.
Collection of publications from Maclean-Hunter, a Canadian communications company active from 1887–1994. Titles represented include Maclean’s, Canadian Homes and Gardens, Chatelaine, and Châtelaine. Consists of periodicals.
Collection of works by and about American writer, journalist and filmmaker Norman Mailer (1923–2007). Consists of books.
Collection of works by and about English writer, craftsman and early socialist William Morris (1834–1896), comprising of works produced at the Kelmscott Press and two original wallpaper sample books by Morris & Co. Consists of books and pamphlets.
Collection of works from the personal library of Canadian and American journalist Mark Gayn (1902–1981). The collection includes books by Gayn as well as research material on the subject of China from 1925–1975. Consists of books and pamphlets.
Collection of works once belonging to the working library of Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980), together with correspondence and marginalia. These works were used while McLuhan was writing such titles as Understanding Media, The Gutenberg Galaxy and The Medium is the Massage. Consists of books, pamphlets, periodicals, and printed ephemera.
Collection of works by and about Scottish writers Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978) and James Thomson (1700–1748), and English writer Samuel Butler (1612–1680). The collection includes various editions of Thomson's The Seasons and Butler's Hudibras. Consists of books and pamphlets.
Collection of official Nazi propaganda and literature directed toward the youth of Germany. The collection includes schoolbooks and pamphlets published after the War by German and American authorities aimed at rehabilitating schools, teachers, and youth. Consists of books and pamphlets.
Collection of works published by the Middle Hill Press established by Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872). The collection covers discoveries in early English topographical and genealogical history. Consists of books and pamphlets.
Collection of rare liturgical and scriptural books printed in Ukraine in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Consists of books.
Collection of works by and about American author William Faulkner (1897-1962). Consists of books and pamphlets.
Collection of works by and about English writer and journalist Graham Greene (1904-1991). Consists of books.
Collection of works by and about English Poet Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892). Consists of books and pamphlets.
Collection of Italian Renaissance and Spanish literature which includes a large group of sixteenth century plays as well as early editions of European literature dating from before 1800. Consists of books.
Collection of works relating to Yiddish songs and music. Consists of books.
Collection of works related to Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) and his family. Consists of books.
Collection of German-language books related to the Mennonites previously owned by the Nash family. Consists of books.
Collection of works by and about British artist William Nicholson (1872–1949). Consists of books.
Collection of Christmas carols and hymns written in various French dialects published between the 15th and early 19th century. Consists of books.
Collection of works related to independent social and political organizations in Poland beginning in 1976. The collection focuses on works published by the Polish trade union Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy “Solidarnosc" as well as works in support of or against the organization. The collection also includes works published by the Polish United Workers Party and other related material. Consists of books, pamphlets and periodicals.
Collection of textbooks and other materials relating to the history of education in Europe and North America dating from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century originally held by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Consists of books and periodicals.
Collection of works in Hebrew that belonged to Toronto photographer and teacher Orah Buck. Consists of books.
Collection of materials from the working library of Jewish-Czech artist, art historian and writer Otto Schneid (1900–1974) along with copies of his unpublished manuscripts. The collection emphasizes Jewish art and artists of the twentieth century, and includes biographical material, correspondence, and artworks. Consists of books, manuscripts, periodicals, photographs, and prints.