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Charles R. Drew fonds

  • P226
  • Fonds
  • 1928 - 2010

The fonds consists of textual records and artifacts related to surgeon and researcher Dr. Charles R. Drew. It contains letters, artifacts, and a yearbook from Drew's time as a student at McGill University, including his notable achievements as a student athlete. These items include medals, a track meet program, an athletic shirt, and a yearbook. The fonds also contains invitations, pamphlets, and other ephemera related to tributes and honors awarded to Drew, including printed testimonials and materials associated with schools, lectures, and institutions named after him, such as the Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School. These tributes and honors primarily recognize his contributions to medical science, but also encompass the program from his induction into the McGill Athletics Hall of Fame. Two letters in the fonds addressed to Drew's sister and his wife reflect on his accomplishments and include reminiscences from friends. Additionally, the fonds comprises five reprints of articles authored by Drew and two items concerning his career at Howard University and the Freedman's Hospital, including an outline for gathering a patient's medical history.

Drew, Charles, 1904-1950

Oswald Hughes Fonds

  • CA RBD MSG 204
  • Fonds
  • approximately 1850

These papers comprise 12 volumes of lectures and plays, including a "Descriptive lecture on the Mail Route through Italy".

Hughes, Oswald, active 1850

Harry Swain fonds

  • CA RBD MSG 1285
  • Fonds
  • 1845-2010; bulk 1989-1992

The fonds documents Swain's career at the Deputy Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, including his role in the standoff at Oka, Quebec, in 1990. One series also consists of research materials collected during the writing of Swain's 2010 books, Oka: A Political Crisis and its Legacy.

Swain, Harry

Joseph Hadfield Fonds

  • CA RBD MSG 1246
  • Fonds
  • 1785

Consisting of documents detailing the 1785 travels and observations of Joseph Hadfield through the Northwest fur trade of North America and to Niagara Falls (probably written after 1810). Observations are primarily economic in nature; however, there are also references to the geographical and cultural surroundings.

Hadfield, Joseph, 1759-1851.

Grant Woolmer fonds

  • CA RBD MSG 1356
  • Fonds
  • 1940-1998

Fonds documents Grant Woolmer's career as an antiquarian book dealer. The records include:

  • Card File. 1954 – 1998, 628.5 cm of 3" x 5" (7.5 cm x 12.5 cm) index cards describing every book owned and sold by Grant Woolmer giving description and price. Over 30,000 cards.

  • Catalogues. 1954 – 1998, 180 cm. Complete run of catalogues of Antique Book Shop, later Grant Woolmer Books. Over 400 different catalogues.

  • Financial Records. 1954 – 1998, 250 cm. 6 ledgers giving daily income and disbursements; invoices, etc.

  • Mailing list, undated, 5 cm. Some 200 names of institutions, dealers and private collectors mimeographed on 7 sheets.

  • Newspaper clippings and ephemera. 1980 –1998, 5 cm. File consisting of clippings and articles relating to the antiquarian book trade, as well obituaries of antiquarian book dealers and collectors. About 200 items.

  • Bates List Finder. 1980s – 1990s, 3 cm. Alphabetical telephone directory and addresses for frequently called numbers.

Woolmer, Grant

Michel Brisebois fonds

  • CA RBD MSG 932
  • Fonds
  • 1966-1994

Fonds documents Michel Brisebois's work as a rare books curator and librarian, and antiquarian bookseller. The records include extensive correspondence from approximately 1966 to 1994 (textual and on diskette), as well as evaluations of libraries and archives including the Archives nationales du Québec, the McCord Musum, the McGill University Libraries, the Université de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal, and others. The fonds also contains Brisebois's agenda books, catalogues, and financial records, as well as documents relating to the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada.

Brisebois, Michel

William Wolfe fonds

  • CA RBD MSG 648
  • Fonds
  • 1905, 1911-1985; bulk 1952-1985

The fonds consists of records documenting William P. Wolfe's business activity as an antiquarian bookseller in Montreal with a focus on Canadiana, from primarily 1952 to 1985. There are also some scattered earlier materials. The fonds contains chiefly textual records, with one microfiche, one artifact, and a small amount of graphic materials, as well as printed matter. The records are mainly correspondence (letters received as well as copies of letters sent to contacts across Canada, the United States and Europe); there are also accompanying catalogues, auction records, receipts, inventory lists and newspaper clippings. Files are arranged alphabetically in two blocks: A-N and A-Z. Other records document the administration of Wolfe's company, including tax forms, bills, auction house receipts, auction house catalogues, receipts for office equipment, promotional materials from other businesses, newsletters and newspaper clippings. The fonds consists of the following series: Business Correspondence (1958-1984) and Financial Administration (1958-1985).

Wolfe, William P.

Ann Diamond fonds

  • CA RBD MSG 1353
  • Fonds
  • between approximately 1975 and 1994

The fonds consists of Ann Diamond's manuscripts and literary archives.

Diamond, Ann, 1951-

Dorothy Duncan fonds

  • CA RBD MSG 698
  • Fonds
  • 1907-1972, predominant 1930-1957

The fonds documents Dorothy Duncan’s personal and professional activities as an American-born Canadian writer and painter, primarily between 1930 and her death in 1957. Duncan’s career as a writer is represented by scrapbooks, clippings, and photographs related to her published works, two unpublished manuscripts, and contracts and correspondence with publishers and her literary agent in New York. Her activities as a painter are documented in clippings, lists of paintings, and contracts with art galleries. The fonds also contains personal correspondence, including letters from friends, family, fans, and a significant number of letters from her husband, Hugh MacLennan. Duncan’s notebooks and diaries also attest to her personal and professional activities. They document her early adulthood in Illinois and her later life in Montreal, and include notes, agendas, and a ledger. The fonds also contains two albums of personal photographs.

Duncan, Dorothy

France Gagnon Pratte

  • CA CAC 66
  • Fonds
  • 1986-1994

The fonds contains photographs, drawings, textual records, and other material used by France Gagnon Pratte as the basis for her 1987 book, "Country Houses for Montrealers, 1892 - 1924: The Architecture of E. and W.S. Maxwell". There are also records related to a book project on the architecture associated with the Canadian Pacific Railway Line.

Gagnon Pratte, France

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