Western Canadiana at McGill University: The Formation of a Rare Book Collection

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Author/collaborator
Title
Western Canadiana at McGill University: The Formation of a Rare Book Collection
Abstract
The author recounts the acquisition history of McGill University's twelve thousand-item Western Canadiana Collection, with emphasis on the efforts of private collectors, librarians and an antiquarian book dealer for its development and the circumstances leading up to its arrival at McGill.
Publication
Libraries and the Cultural Record
Volume
Vol. 43
Issue
no. 2
Pages
176-192
Date
Spring 2008
Language
en
Citation
McNally, Peter F. “Western Canadiana at McGill University: The Formation of a Rare Book Collection.” Libraries and the Cultural Record Vol. 43, no. 2 (Spring 2008): 176–192.
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