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Category Archives: Recent acquisitions
Traditional Christmas Greeting Cards: Mrs. Gutgesell’s mail-order catalogue from 1928
In light of the approaching holidays, here’s a selection from our Special Collections, a mail-order catalogue for Christmas cards from 1928. Provided to church and benevolent organizations, Mrs. A.A. Gutgesell credits her seventeen years in the novelty business that “…enable … Continue reading
Recent Acquisition: Paul-Émile Borduas’ copy of “Refus global”
Written By: Lisa Sloniowski, English Literature Librarian and Chair, Special Collections Working Group.
Le Refus global
“Make way for magic! Make way for objective mysteries! Make way for Love.”
York Libraries is pleased to announce our recent acquisition of artist Paul-Émile Borduas’ personal … Continue reading
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Tagged art, automatistes, avant-garde, Paul-Emile Borduas, Quebec, Quiet Revolution, Refus global, surrealism
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Black History Month featured fonds: Obsidian Theatre Company
Founded in February 2000, Obsidian Theatre Company is a leading black theatre companies in Canada. As a producer of black theatre and community advocate, the company has endeavoured to produce plays, develop playwrights and train emerging theatre professionals. Their mission … Continue reading
Recent Acquisition: Speculations of the Uses of Sewage
Here is a recent aquisition to York University’s Special Collections: a pamphlet from 1847 proposing various strategies of dealing with, ahem, night soil in cities.
This pamphlet may be of interest to students studying city planning, environmental studies, water quality, public … Continue reading
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Tagged city life, England, environmental studies, night soil, pamphlet, sewage
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