Locating ...
Canadian Primary Sources
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Primo, UW Library's Search Tool
Use the advanced search option. Paste the following string of truncated terms into the first blank search box.
correspondence OR diar* OR document* OR facsimile* OR letter* OR minutes OR narrative* OR speech* OR sources
In the second blank box type in the keyword(s) relating to your research.
e.g., Canad* AND women AND war
Magazines and Newspapers
- Canadian Newspapers A comprehensive listing of newspapers (in print, electronic, and microform formats) held by the UW Library.
- Globe and Mail, Canada's Heritage A digital archive from the newspaper's beginnings in June 1844 to 4 years before the present year.
- Google News Archive search for free and "pay-for-use" newspapers from around the world.
- Libris Canadiana indexes Maclean's Magazine, Financial Post, Monetary Times of Canada, Massey's Magazine, Canadian Bookman, Canadian Magazine, Saturday Night and University Magazine.
Coverage: 1867-1978.
- The "Alternative" Press in Canada: a Checklist of Underground, Revolutionary, Radical and Other Alternative Serials from 1960.
- Canadian Periodical Index lists citations for articles written from 1920 to 2002. Sources include Canadian Forum, Chatelaine, Public Affairs, and Canadian Speeches.
Call number: Abs AI 3. C118x Porter main floor.
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CBCA Complete indexes or provides fulltext for over 1600 Canadian magazines, newspapers, journals and other resources from 1982-present.
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Ontario English Newspapers at UW Library This list tells you what microfilm copies of newspapers (mostly from the 19th and 20th centuries) we have on the Dana Porter Library's 1st floor.
- Eaton's catalogue 1884/85-1976
on microfilm.
Online Collections
Government Documents
- Canadian Constitutional Documents by William F. Maton
- Canadian Debates (Hansard)
- Sessional/Parliamentary Papers and other government documents via Early Canadiana Online 1860 to 1900 and via UW Library's Government Information web page.
Subjects deal with international affairs, education, immigration and colonization, commerce, banking and trade, transportation, natural resources, the legal system, military affairs, technology, science and health care.
- Federal Cabinet Conclusions 1944-1975.
- Index to Federal Royal Commissions 1867-present. Search TRELLIS by the Author or Title of the Royal Commission report to check for holdings.
- Canada's Department of External Affairs (now Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada) Documents on Canadian External Relations from 1909-1949. Call no. CA1 EA D63. Online from 1946-1960 via the Dfait site.
- Labour Gazette (1900-1978)
Early issues were edited by then labour minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King. Provides statistics on workers, the work they did, wages, the industries, and more.
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Publications of the Government of Ontario Bibliography in 2 volumes covering 1876-1955.
War and society
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Comprehensive/General sites
First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)
Speeches
- Empire Club of Canada Context & Commentary 1903-present. Full text, searchable database contains over 3,000 speeches delivered by Canadian and international leaders from various professions, business, labour, education and government.
- First Among Equals. Speeches of Canadian Prime Ministers via Library and Archives Canada.
Statistics
Still need ideas? Get help:
- at the Dana Porter Library's Information Desk [hours]
- via the Ask a Librarian contacts page
- from ,
Liaison Librarian for History
Jane Forgay, Liaison Librarian for History
519 888-4567 x35417
jdforgay@uwaterloo.ca
November 16, 2009
