Hello! This blog will be a small collection of archival and other research resources that would benefit graduate students in the humanities, with a particular focus on resources that are locally situated and free to access. The geographical boundaries of "local" here is the city of Toronto, as it is not only the largest city in Canada (and therefore hosts a wide variety of materials on various subjects) but is also a very short trip from McMaster University. There are, of course, plenty of excellent materials in Mac's stomping grounds of Hamilton; this "archive of archives" will hopefully provide an additional roster of resources that are fairly easy to access (i.e. do not require travel grants!) and also provide a sense of scholarly, public community that we may not realize we have! I think many of us might find something of interest in relation to their projects in Toronto's extensive research network, as well as items that are maybe just fun to know for general interest. For example, did you know that Ryerson has a collection of "Lenin-alia" (cigarette packs, posters, flags, and just about anything else from Russia with Lenin's likeness on it!) and that the Toronto Public Library has a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle collection?
While, like many other members of the class, my research will need to look beyond the scope of our nation, it is also important to gain some awareness of the archival materials that are a short bus or train trip away...
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