Greek Canadian Archives grows, goes digital
The Hellenic Heritage Foundation Greek Canadian Archives at York University (HHF GCA) is celebrating a series of significant milestones as part of its ongoing mission to preserve and promote the rich...
View ArticleExpanding Access Through Collection Building
ACQUIRING MATERIALS that meet the research and creative needs of the community is an important part of the Libraries’ work. Over the past 18 months, York University Libraries have acquired notable...
View ArticleKey Acquisitions: the Fonds of Kenneth Shah
The completion of finding aid for the fonds of Kenneth Shah was completed in 2023. Shah was a founding member of Caribana and the Caribbean Cultural Committee and was involved for more than thirty...
View ArticleKey Acquisitions: Jane Finch Community Research
Donation of the Wanda MacNevin collection complements the Libraries’ role as co-investigator on “Ethical, Accessible Research Data Management for the Jane Finch Community,” a project funded by a SSHRC...
View ArticleKey acquisitions: Hellenic Heritage Foundation Greek Canadian Archives
A collaboration between the Libraries and the Greek Canadian History Project began in 2012 to support the research of graduate students in York University’s Department of History. The Project...
View ArticleKey Acquisitions: Logbooks of the Larkins
The Libraries work with a network of almost 30 dealers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe to acquire rare works that support York’s mission to pursue, preserve, and...
View ArticleYork University’s Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2023
THE LIBRARIES PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN YORK’S 2023 CONGRESS of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Librarians provided workshops and lectures as part of Congress and our spaces were central to Congress...
View ArticleWoman of the world: Jeanette Heller
Jeanette Heller danced, served (in the armed forces), and defied the norms of her time. She lived a life of adventure as a dancer and performing arts worker. From the time she was 16 years old in 1929,...
View ArticleRecently described acquisitions
The following archival records have recently been processed and described, and are now available for research. F0769 - Wanda MacNevin collection documents the activities of the social worker, activist...
View ArticleKey Acquisitions: Early Printed Books
Over the summer the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections acquired two early printed books. The first was Incipit liber sancti ihe[r]onimi De sc[ri]ptorib[us] ecclesiasticis, otherwise known as...
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