Featured case study: The Canadian 'Pocket Book,' 1940-1980

Featured case study: The Rise of the Small Press Movement in Canada

Featured case study: William Kirby and Copyright: The Publication History of The Golden Dog

Welcome to Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing.

This site features nearly 100 case studies – short essays written by Canadian scholars – on topics relating to Canadian publishing. The case studies are augmented with letters, photographs, multimedia, and other materials from publishers’ and authors’ archives at McMaster University Library, Queen’s University Archives, and The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (University of Toronto).

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