News archive - 2021

Friday, July 23, 2021

New zines! The scandalous story of women’s cycling!

Special Collections & Archives recently purchased items from Microcosm Publishing, an independent publishing source for books and zines discussing subjects such as DIY skills, gender, self-care, and social justice.

Monday, March 22, 2021

New oldest item

Special Collections & Archives is pleased to announce that we now have a new “oldest” item in our collection.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

New purchase : Indigenous zines

Special Collections & Archives recently acquired seven zines by Indigenous author Jenna Rose Sands. Sands discusses her motivation for creating the zines on her website Atrocities Against Indigenous Canadians, and was also the subject of a recent Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) article.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

New archives open for research 2020

Archives arranged and described in 2020 are now open for research. We are most grateful to all our generous donors! We would also like to thank our 2020 Srivastava Intern, Sophia Grande-Lawlor, and our Archivist, Nicole Marcogliese, as well as everyone who helped prepare these wonderful donations to be open for research.

Friday, January 29, 2021

New acquisitions January 2021

As we enter a new year we have been busy acquiring new and interesting items for the collection. One of our core collecting areas from our inception was Women's Studies which we have broadened over the years to be Gender and Sexuality studies, and a number of our new items reflect this.

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